A coated heat spreader for a die includes a body and a coating on a surface of the body, wherein the outermost coating is an organic surface protectant. An IC package includes a die thermally coupled to a heat spreader coated with an organic surface protectant. A PCB assembly including a die thermally...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6751099?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6751099 - Coated heat spreaders