Abstract:
A solder preform and technique for making same is disclosed for use in a one time flux process for attaching electronic modules to printed circuit substrates via plated through holes or surface mount pads.
Abstract:
A unique housing (104) or a portable radio transceiver (100) is described that includes unique metal printed circuit panels providing for grounding and heat sinking of electrical components and circuitry thereon, and a battery as a structural element thereof. In one illustrated housing (104), three printed circuit panels (212, 213 and 214) and a stick battery (210) are held together by interlocking side rails (206,207). The unique printed circuit panels (212, 213, and 214) include mesas (422) that protrude through corresponding holes in the dielectric and circuitry layers (404 and 406) laminated on the panel. The mesas (422) are preferably soldered to the circuitry layer or electrical components thereon. The shape and size of the mesas (422) can be varied to provide the desired grounding and/or heat sinking. The unique metal printed circuit panel of the present invention may be advantageously utilized in a variety of applications including battery-operated radio transceivers, such as, for example, cellular radiotelephone systems and trunked radio systems.
Abstract:
An improved method of manufacturing a printed wiring board having the characteristics of one with a solder mask over bare copper for circuit traces and ground planes. The method includes the step of electroplating a very thin coating of tin-lead over the circuit traces, ground planes, holes and circuit pads prior to selectively coating only the pads and holes with a relatively thick coating of tin-lead solder plate. After removing the plating resist which defines the areas for selective solder coating, the board is chemically etched and then mechanically scrubbed to roughen the surface of and reduce the thickness of the thin solder plate. A solder mask may be applied over circuit traces and ground planes prior to reflowing the thick coating of solder plate. Assembled printed wiring boards may then be wave soldered without wrinkling of the solder mask.
Abstract:
A novel conductive paste is disclosed which is suitable for use to connect circuit patterns of a printed circuit board.The conductive paste comprises a melt of gallium and a metal element which forms an eutectic mixture with gallium, and metal powder which alloys with gallium uniformly dispersed in the melt. The content of the metal element and the metal powder are selected to control a solid content in the paste at a predetermined working temperature.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a printed wiring board having two electrically conductive circuit layers on an insulating laminate. The insulating laminate includes a first insulating layer having a thickness of 0.01 to 0.5 mm, and metal foils are provided on both sides of the first insulating layer. Metal foil circuit layers of predetermined patterns are formed by printing and etching the metal foils. Thereafter, through holes are formed in the first insulating layer across the facing metal foil circuit layers, and then electrically conductive members are applied over the through holes and the metal foil circuit layers at their ends. After that, a second insulating layer is attached onto one of the sides of the first insulating layer on which the connected metal foil circuit layers are provided.
Abstract:
A vacuum laminating fixture includes a pair of opposed plates having opposed plane faces with a peripheral groove formed in each plate surrounding the face with the grooves matched for receiving a unitary band seal extending between the grooves for sealing the space between the faces of the plates, a vacuum port is formed in the lower plate communicating with the area of the face inside the peripheral groove. The method includes setting up a laminate of plural flexible sheets of circuit, placing the laminate within and between the faces of the plates, drawing a vacuum of 28 inches of mercury for a period of two minutes to completely evacuate the space between the laminate sheets, and thereafter applying a predetermined curing pressure and temperature to the plates within a press.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating mask-over-copper printed circuit boards from a laminated insulated board material having conductive metallic coatings on both sides thereof includes piercing a plurality of holes completely through the laminate, forming a desired circuit connection pattern of copper extending between selected holes on the laminate first side and electrically connecting the laminate first side connection pattern to the second side copper coating by depositing copper material through the holes. A solder mask is applied to the areas of the first side connection pattern which are to be protected from solder during subsequent fabrication steps and then a protective metallic material is electroplated to portions of the first side connection pattern not covered by the solder mask and to desired portions of a circuit connection pattern on the second side conductive metallic coating, and the portions of the laminate second side conductive metallic coating outside the second side connection pattern are then removed.
Abstract:
A method of making a multilayered circuit assembly from a plurality of flat, flexible circuit elements, wherein each circuit element includes a substrate having conductive means to define an electrical path of travel which is formed between a base layer made of insulation material and a cover layer made of insulation material. Each circuit element has a connecting station associated with the conductive means. The method generally includes the steps of forming the conductive means on the base layer of each circuit element, punching a first opening through the conductive means and base layer at a connecting station of each circuit element, soldering the connecting station of each circuit element so that a solid solder pad fills the first opening whereby the solder electrically contacts the conductive means, punching a second opening through the cover layer of each circuit element, securing the cover layer of each circuit element over the base layer and conductive means so that the first opening is generally concentric with the second opening, punching a third opening in each circuit element through the solder pad, stacking a plurality of punched and soldered circuit elements on top of one another so that the third openings are generally concentric, inserting a terminal into the third openings of the stacked circuit elements so that a portion thereof contacts the solder, and staking the terminal so that the other surface thereof forms a cold weld interference fit against the solder.
Abstract:
A method of one step soldering of the outer diameter of a filter sleeve to a printed circuit board while soldering the leads thereto simultaneously as well as the completed filter assembly. The method comprises provided a printed circuit board having an electrically conductive coating on at least the upper surface with a portion of the conductor removed in the regions where leads from the filter to be positioned on the top surface of the printed circuit board are to extend through the printed circuit board for soldering. The printed circuit board includes apertures extending entirely therethrough, not only for the leads from the components positioned on the surface thereof, but also beneath filter sleeves positioned on the printed circuit board. The apertures in the printed circuit board are preferably coated with an electrically conductive material to provide better adherence for the solder during the soldering operation. In the event a conductive ground plane is to be utilized on the upper and lower surfaces of the printed circuit board, it is essential that the apertures beneath the filter sleeves be plated through.
Abstract:
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a planar substrate receives a plurality of conductive posts therein, which posts include an offset medial portion having a laterally projecting notch portion. Certain posts are arranged with their notch portions in coplanar relationship and in latching registration with an interior sidewall portion of a housing received over the posts. Accordingly, the housing provides an insulating receptacle shroud for the posts and is latchingly retained in place without a need for attachment to the substrate. The shroud is also provided with card guides connected thereto by integral hinge portions enabling alignment of, and reducing twisting and warping of, the card guides. The card guides are additionally coupled together with rails further reducing twisting and warping of the guides. The terminals are advantageously mounted in strip form for ease in manufacture and assembly to the substrate.According to another aspect of the disclosure, a plurality of discrete electrically conductive posts are initially connected on selected center spacings to a common carrier strip without interconnecting portions between adjacent posts. A portion of the carrier strip is severed to separate a selected number of posts, which are inserted in a substrate. The carrier strip maintains the posts in alignment and in their desired center spacings. After the posts are secured to the substrate by reflow of a solder band provided on each post, the carrier strip is removed, allowing a connector housing to be slipped over the posts. The posts will interlock with the connector housing and positively anchor it to the substrate. In another embodiment, the connector housing is placed in registration on the substrate and the selected posts are then inserted simultaneously in the connector housing and in the substrate. When the solder bands of the posts are reflowed, the posts thus become secured to the substrate and simultaneously anchor the connector housing in positive location on the substrate. As in all the embodiments, the carrier strip connected to the posts is removed after solder reflowing.The disclosure further relates to a printed circuit board having mounted thereon a plurality of electrically conducting post-type contacts, enclosed by a removable electrically insulating housing latchably secured to a selected contact, and to a multi-layer printed circuit board and a method of fabrication thereof.