Claims
- 1. A thermally conductive case for holding electrical components comprising:a metal substrate having abase and a plurality of peripheries forming four walls, thereby defining a reservoir in the thermally conductive case; an electrically insulating material located on a substantial portion of an inner surface of each of said base and said walls; and electrically conductive traces formed on portions of the electrically insulating material of at least two of said inner surfaces.
- 2. The thermally conductive case of claim 1 wherein the walls define corners therebetween and the corners are sealed.
- 3. The thermally conductive case of claim 2 wherein the corners are sealed by an adhesive.
- 4. The thermally conductive case of claim 2 further comprising an encapsulant filling at least a portion of the reservoir.
- 5. The thermally conductive case of claim 1 further comprising electrical components mounted in the reservoir and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive case.
- 6. The thermally conductive case of claim 2 wherein the corners are sealed by welding.
- 7. The thermally conductive case of claim 2 wherein the corners are sealed by solder.
- 8. A thermally conductive case for holding electrical components comprising:a metal substrate having a base and four walls defining a five-sided reservoir, the corners of the five-sided reservoir being sealed; an electrically insulating middle layer located on a substantial portion of an inner surface of each of said base and said four walls; and electrically conducive traces formed on portions of the electrically insulating middle layer of least two of said walls.
- 9. The thermally conductive case of claim 8 wherein the corners are sealed by an adhesive.
- 10. The thermally conductive case of claim 8 further comprising an encapsulant filling at least a portion of the five-sided reservoir.
- 11. The thermally conductive case of claim 8 further comprising electrical components mounted in the five-sided reservoir and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive case.
- 12. The thermally conductive case of claim 8 wherein the corners are sealed by welding.
- 13. The thermally conductive case of claim 8 wherein the corners are sealed by solder.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/879,478, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,005,773, by A. F. Rozman et al. filed on Jun. 20, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent appl. Ser. No. 08/772,681, filed Dec. 23, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,835,350 to D. L. Stevens issued Nov. 10, 1998.
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