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Apparatus having inner layers supporting surface-mount components

US5543586A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1994
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49149
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and a device having at least one electrically conductive lead or wire extending into the well and being in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive component formed on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate. Also, a method of manufacturing an apparatus comprising the steps of forming a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and extending at least one electrically conductive lead or wire from a device into the well such that the lead or wire is in …

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