Advanced Thermal Solutions superGRIP™ clipKIT™ Heat Sink Attachments
Advanced Thermal Solutions superGRIP™ clipKIT™ Heat Sink Attachments promote a two-component system that quickly and securely mounts heat sinks to a range of hot-running Ball Grid Array (BGA) components. These attachments are ideal for densely populated PCBs with minimal space around mechanical attachment components. ATS superGRIP heat sink attachments eliminate the need to drill holes, which allows the heat sink to be detached and reattached without damaging the component or PCB in the event the PCB needs to be reworked.
The superGRIP system uses a plastic frame clip that fastens around the perimeter of a component while a metal spring clip slips through the heat sink’s fin field and securely locks to the plastic frame. This method applies steady, uniform pressure to the component throughout the product life cycle, improving thermal performance and long-term reliability. The frame and spring clips can be quickly installed or released using a flat-blade screwdriver or similar tool.
Features
- Overall
- Ideal for densely populated PCBs
- Available for straight fin, slant fin, cross-cut, and pin fin heat sinks
- Provides tight, secure heat sink attachment in shock and vibration environments
- Strong, uniform attachment force helps achieve maximum performance from high-performance, phase-changing thermal interface materials (TIMs)
- Allows the heat sink to be detached and reattached without damaging the component or PCB in the event the PCB needs to be reworked
- Comes standard with clean break, reworkable, Chomerics T-766 phase change material
- Frame and spring clips can be quickly installed or released using a flat-blade screwdriver or similar tool
- Frame clip
- Thin, yet strong plastic frame clip occupies minimal area around chip, allowing its use in densely populated PCBs
- Mounts easily by hand; no custom installation tooling required
- Interior frame profile locks securely around bottom edge and sides of component package
- Horseshoe tabs along clip lock edges provide tight, movement-free heat sink retention
- Spring clip
- The metal spring clip, placed through the heat sink’s fin field, securely locks to both ends of the plastic frame
- Applies a steady, even pressure to the component, improving thermal performance and long-term reliability
- Flat, twin-channel clip provides stronger retention forces and minimizes spring clip movement
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Published: 2019-06-28
| Updated: 2023-03-28