Printed circuit board including removable auxiliary area with test points
US6612022B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49144
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a Personal Computer Memory Common Interface Architecture (“PCMCIA”) printed circuit board (“PCB”) includes providing a PCB having a PCMCIA area and an auxiliary area. The PCMCIA area has multiple locations adapted to receive electronic components. The auxiliary area has multiple test points disposed thereon. The method also includes populating the PCMCIA area with electronic components. Testing of the PCMCIA area is next performed by electrically contacting at least some of the multiple test points within said auxiliary area. If the testing produces unsatisfactory results, diagnostics and repair are performed. After the testing produces satisfactory results, the auxiliary area is separated from the PCMCIA area to produce a populated, tested, PCMCIA PCB.
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