Patent · US Expired

Solder ball terminal

US6352437B1 · kind B1 · utility

43Cited by
16References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1999
Grant dateMar 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solder ball terminal includes a body portion, a spherical socket disposed at one end of the body portion, the spherical socket including an interior wall terminating in an annular lip, wherein the annular lip defines an opening of the spherical socket and a solder ball disposed within the socket such that a portion of the solder ball extends through the opening and beyond the annular lip.

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