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Method for forming fiducial mark in resin stencil and stencil formed thereby

US5948466A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/975
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An engraved recess (4) is formed in a resin stencil (1) at a position on a surface of the resin stencil where the resin stencil, when registered with a circuit board, agrees with a fiducial mark of the circuit board. The recess is formed by a laser (3) and serves as a fiducial mark.

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