Abstract:
A device includes a substrate. The substrate further includes a first major surface including a plurality of lands, and a second major surface. At least one component is attached to at least some of the plurality of pads on the first major surface. At least one sacrificial component is attached to the first major surface. The at least one component has a first height with respect to the first major surface, and the at least one sacrificial component has a second height with respect to the first major surface. The second height is greater than the first height. The sacrificial component includes a fuse.
Abstract:
A circuit board assembly comprising a laminate substrate and a surface mount device having a CTE less than that of the laminate substrate and attached with at least one solder joint to a first surface of the laminate substrate. The assembly further includes a localized stiffener attached to a second surface of the laminate substrate so as to be directly opposite the circuit device. The localized stiffener is formed of a material and is shaped so that, when attached to the laminate substrate, the stiffener is capable of increasing the thermal cycle fatigue life of the one or more solder joints that attach the device to the substrate.
Abstract:
A physical barrier for a circuit board also functions as a tampering sensor or sensors monitored by electrical circuitry that generates a tamper signal for erasing information critical for the operation of the circuit board in the event of sensed tampering. One or more routing matrices configured in at least one programmable device is programmed to interconnect operating as well as optional dummy components on the board so that routing information is erased in the event of sensed tampering.
Abstract:
An assembly is disclosed that includes an etched hole-fill standoff; a tooling plate contacting the etched hole-fill stand-off, the stand-off and tooling plate being aligned to each other; a device having holes to be filled removably contacting the stand-off, the stand-off and device being aligned to each other; the device and the stand-off each having at least one hole, the hole of the device being aligned with the hole of the stand-off. An assembly is also disclosed comprising an etched hole-fill standoff, the stand-off comprising an etched layer bonded to a non-etched layer. A method of filling holes in a substrate having a plurality of holes to be filled includes the steps of providing an etched hole-fill stand-off, aligning the stand-off to a tooling plate, aligning the substrate to the stand off and placing the substrate in contact with the stand-off, and filling the plurality of holes of the substrate.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board defective area transplant repair method in which printed circuit boards that are determined to be defective undergo a series of reworking procedures comprised of plotting the printed circuit board area block plan, selecting the printed circuit boards, cutting out the area blocks, cutting the selected area blocks, applying the adhesive and fitting area blocks, adjusting the area block alignment, roller tamping the plastic band, curing the adhesive, and tearing off the plastic band. Following the reworking operations, defective printed circuit boards are restored into a good products capable of continuous use such that printed circuit board fabrication and production is even more economical and environmentally protective and, furthermore, printed circuit board manufacturing reaches maximum utilization rates, thereby effectively increasing practical production value.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board device includes circuit parts which are mounted on a wiring board and constitute parts of a circuit in the printed wiring board device. Pads are provided on the wiring board in the circumference of the circuit parts, and the pads being electrically isolated from the circuit. Heat-absorbing dummy parts are mounted on the pads, and the dummy parts absorb heat from the circuit parts through the pads during reflow soldering.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a module component having chip components buried in a circuit board, and a method of manufacturing the same, and more specifically it relates to a module component capable of obtaining desired circuit characteristics and functions stably if the size of the component is reduced, being produced very efficiently, and suited to machine mounting, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the invention, since a desired circuit is composed by disposing a specific number of chip components according to a specified rule, it is not necessary to heat the buried chip components at high temperature when forming a module, chip components are obtained in specified values, and the circuit characteristics, functions, and dimensional precision are stably obtained exactly as designed, and moreover since the chip components are disposed according to a specified rule, it is easy to automate insertion of chip components and increase its operation speed, even if the size of the chip components is reduced, and the circuit composition may be flexibly and easily changed only by changing the inserting position and type of chip components.
Abstract:
Methods for improved electronic substrate via and thru-hole filling, particularly through the use of drilled stand-offs formed by control-depth drilling oversized non-thru-holes and the use of inserted support pillars to prevent sagging of the substrate during filling. In particular, through the use of: (1) a via fill stand off adapted for use with a substrate comprising at least two via holes to be filled, each of the via holes having a diameter of X mils, the standoff comprising at least one recess formed by control-depth drilling of holes having a diameter at least 12X mils; and (2) a via fill standoff adapted for use with a substrate comprising at least one via hole to be filled, the standoff comprising: at least one recess; and at least one support pillar positioned within the recess wherein the support pillar is not an integral part of the standoff.
Abstract:
An electrical circuit includes a substrate having at least two alignment pads on the substrate that are accurately aligned with a first set of electrical interconnect pads, and also includes a corresponding number of alignment posts that are cylindrical and have flat bases that are geometrically similar to and smaller than a corresponding shape of each of the at least two alignment pads by a predetermined solder fillet radius. Each of the at least two alignment posts is reflow soldered to one of the at least two alignment pads. An electrical part can be accurately aligned to the substrate using the alignment posts, during attachment of the electrical part.
Abstract:
In manufacturing multilayer printed wiring boards with a cavity for mounting an electronic device, a rubber or composite rubber sheet is mounted in the cavity to prevent a prepreg resin from flowing into the cavity. The rubber sheet or composite rubber sheet is removed after applying pressure and temperature to an assembly consisting of boards to be bonded and the prepreg between them. This eliminates poor bonding which can result when resin flows into the cavity.