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Method and structure for attaching a circuit module to a circuit board

US5598967A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 1995
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of interconnecting circuit modules (30) to mother boards (50) each having a plurality of mating solder pads (32, 52) is available. The solder pads (32, 52) have respective pairs of arms (40, 42) and (54, 56) with a venting channel (36, 58) formed between each pair of arms to vent solder medium when the solder pads are reflowed to interconnect the circuit modules and mother boards.

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