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Method and circuit board panel for circuit board manufacturing that prevents assembly-line delamination and sagging

US5831218A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 1996
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49155
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Board delamination during the singulation from a board panel and board sagging during front-end assembly are two biggest problems encountered in cellular manufacturing lines. The method (700) and circuit board panel (600) of the present invention substantially eliminate assembly-line delamination and sagging for circuit board manufacturing. A number of slots are punched to fit into a circuit board profile. V-grooves are cut along each of the circuit board profiles through the slots and directly opposite on a top and bottom of the circuit board. Thus, optimization of the cut-outs and v-groove configurations eliminate tearing/delamination and substantially reduce sagging.

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