The present invention relates generally to electronic devices and heat spreaders.
A wide variety of “electronic device”, such as personal computers and image pickup devices, e.g., digital cameras and video cameras, are known.
Such electronic device is typically structured such that a circuit board, on which “mounted components including an electronic element” are mounted, is held by a casing.
Examples of the mounted components mounted on the circuit board include a heat-generating electronic device, such as a processing chip, that “generates heat when used”.
Because the heat-generating electronic element generates heat during operation, if the generated heat is not managed properly, the temperature of the electronic element rises high and can hinder the electronic element from functioning appropriately and/or adversely affect functions of mounted components near the electronic element.
As a method for managing heat generated by a heat-generating electronic element, “a method of conducting generated heat to the outside using a heat conductor, thereby releasing the heat” is known. Such a method is disclosed in patent literature 1 and patent literature 2.
In view of the conventional arts, there is a need to provide novel electronic device provided with a function of managing heat generated by the electronic device.