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An apparatus including an actuation membrane unit to generate air movement in a direction of a heat generating device to reduce an ambient temperature of the device.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: an actuation membrane unit having a membrane to oscillate in the range of 20-200 Hz to generate air movement in a direction of a card slot within an electronic device having the card slot, wherein the membrane is positioned on a perimeter of the card

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: an actuation membrane unit having a membrane to oscillate in the range of 20-200 Hz to generate air movement in a direction of a card slot within an electronic device having the card slot, wherein the membrane is positioned on a perimeter of the card slot of the electronic device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the card slot is within a chassis of a laptop computer. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the membrane comprises a piezoelectric actuation membrane. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the membrane comprises an electromagnetic actuation membrane. 5. An apparatus comprising: a synthetic jet unit having a membrane to oscillate in the range of 20-200 Hz to generate air movement in a direction of a card slot within an electronic device having the card slot. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the membrane is positioned outside a perimeter of the card slot of the system. 7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the electronic device comprises a laptop computer. 8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the membrane comprises a piezoelectric actuation membrane. 9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the membrane comprises an electromagnetic actuation membrane. 10. A system comprising: a card slot; an actuation membrane unit having a membrane to oscillate in the range of 20-200 Hz to generate air movement in a direction of the card slot with the system; and a graphics controller. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the membrane is positioned on a perimeter of the card slot. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the membrane is positioned outside a perimeter of the card slot of the system. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the card slot is within a chassis of a laptop computer. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the membrane comprises a piezoelectric actuation membrane. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein the membrane comprises an electromagnetic actuation membrane.