Method of mounting a component in an edge-plated hole formed in a printed circuit board
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1. A method of mounting a component to a multi-layer printed circuit board and a pallet, the multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a top circuitry layer, a bottom layer and a ground plane layer disposed between the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, the method comprising:
- forming a hole through the top circuitry layer, the ground plane layer and the bottom layer, thereby exposing a first edge of the top circuitry layer, a second edge of the ground plane layer and a third edge of the bottom layer;
plating a conductor inside the hole, thereby connecting the first edge, the second edge and the third edge with the conductor;
removing the plating from the first edge;
attaching the bottom layer to the pallet;
placing the component in the hole; and
soldering the component to the top circuitry layer.
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A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly comprising a PCB having a top circuitry layer and a bottom layer with a hole through the PCB, a component, and a pallet. The printed circuit board manufactured by a method including forming a hole through the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, attaching the bottom layer to a pallet, placing the component in the hole, and soldering the component to the top circuitry layer and to the pallet.
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1. A method of mounting a component to a multi-layer printed circuit board and a pallet, the multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a top circuitry layer, a bottom layer and a ground plane layer disposed between the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, the method comprising:
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forming a hole through the top circuitry layer, the ground plane layer and the bottom layer, thereby exposing a first edge of the top circuitry layer, a second edge of the ground plane layer and a third edge of the bottom layer;
plating a conductor inside the hole, thereby connecting the first edge, the second edge and the third edge with the conductor;
removing the plating from the first edge;
attaching the bottom layer to the pallet;
placing the component in the hole; and
soldering the component to the top circuitry layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
disposing a pre-formed piece of solder between the component and the pallet; and
heating the pre-formed piece of solder.
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3. The method of claim 2, further comprises disposing a heat sink between the pre-formed piece of solder and the component before heating the pre-formed piece of solder.
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4. The method of claim 1, wherein the soldering step comprises:
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disposing a solder paste between the component and the top circuitry layer; and
heating the solder paste.
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the attaching step comprises attaching the bottom layer to the pallet with an adhesive layer.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the adhesive layer is of an electrically insulating material.
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7. The method of claim 5, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an epoxy.
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8. The method of claim 5, wherein the adhesive layer is a resin-preimpregnated glass cloth.
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9. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing step comprises a routing of the plating from the first edge.
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10. A method of mounting a component to a printed circuit board and a pallet, the printed circuit board comprising a top circuitry layer and a bottom layer, the method comprising:
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forming a hole through the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, thereby exposing a first edge of the top circuitry layer and a second edge of the bottom layer;
plating a conductor inside the hole, thereby connecting the first edge and the second edge with the conductor;
removing the plating from the first edge;
attaching the bottom layer to the pallet;
placing the component in the hole; and
soldering the component to the top circuitry layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
disposing a pre-formed piece of solder between the component and the pallet; and
heating the pre-formed piece of solder.
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12. The method of claim 11, further comprises disposing a heat sink between the pre-formed piece of solder and the component before heating the pre-formed piece of solder.
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13. The method of claim 11, wherein the soldering step further comprises:
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disposing a solder paste between the component and the top circuitry layer; and
heating the solder paste.
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14. The method of claim 10, wherein the attaching step comprises attaching the bottom layer to the pallet with an adhesive layer.
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15. The method of claim 14, wherein the adhesive layer is an insulating layer.
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16. The method of claim 14, wherein the adhesive layer is an epoxy.
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17. The method of claim 14, wherein the adhesive layer is a layer of resin-preimpregnated glass cloth.
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18. The method of claim 10, wherein the removing step comprises the step of routing the plating from the first edge.
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19. A method of mounting a component to a printed circuit board (PCB) and a pallet forming a PCB assembly, the printed circuit board including a top circuitry layer and a bottom layer, the method comprising:
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forming a hole through the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer;
attaching the bottom layer to the pallet; and
soldering the component to the top circuitry layers comprising;
disposing a first solder paste area between a lead mounting area of the component and the top circuitry layer;
disposing a second solder paste area between a flange of the component and the pallet; and
heating the PCB assembly in a reflow operation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of mounting a component to a multi-layer printed circuit board and a pallet to form a printed wiring board assembly (PWB assembly), the multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a top circuitry layer, a bottom circuitry layer and a ground plane circuitry layer disposed between the top circuitry layer and the bottom circuitry layer each layer separated by a dielectric material, the method comprising:
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forming a hole in the PCB extending through the top circuitry layer, the ground plane circuitry layer and the bottom circuitry layer of the PCB, thereby exposing a first edge of the top circuitry layer, a second edge of the ground plane circuitry layer and a third edge of the bottom circuitry layer;
plating a conductor inside the hole, thereby coupling the first edge, the second edge and the third edge with the conductor;
removing the plating from the first edge;
attaching the multi-layer printed circuit board to the pallet by disposing an adhesive layer between the bottom circuitry layer of the PCB and the pallet such that the pallet covers the hole in the PCB;
placing a piece of pre-formed solder inside the hole such that the piece of pre-formed solder makes contact with the pallet;
inserting a portion of the component that is to be coupled to the pallet into the hole; and
heating the multi-layer printed circuit board and the attached pallet.
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26. A method of mounting a component to a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) and a pallet that forms a PCB assembly, the multi-layer printed circuit board comprising a top circuitry layer, a bottom layer and a ground plane layer disposed between the top circuitry layer and the bottom layer, the method comprising:
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forming a well extending through the bottom layer and the ground plane layer, thereby exposing a first edge of the bottom layer and a second edge of the ground plane layer;
plating a conductor inside the well, thereby coupling the first edge end the second edge with the conductor;
forming a hole through a portion of the conductor that forms a bottom of the well and through the top circuitry layer, thereby exposing a third edge of the top circuitry layer and thereby forming a hole through the PCB in which the ground layer and bottom layer are coupled with the conductor, and the top layer is not coupled to the conductor;
attaching the bottom layer to a pallet in which the pallet covers the hole;
inserting a piece of pre-formed solder through the hole into the well such that the piece of pre-formed solder makes contact with the pallet;
placing a component inside the hole; and
heating the multi-layer printed circuit board and the pallet. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of fabricating a printed circuit board assembly comprising:
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forming a well, having a well side surface and a well bottom, in a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the well being formed on a side of the first surface;
depositing a conductive material in the well resulting in a conductive well side surface coupled to a conductive well bottom and electrically coupled to the first surface of the printed circuit board;
forming a hole through the printed circuit board such that a portion of the well bottom is removed;
coupling a heat sink to the first surface of the printed circuit board;
disposing a solder material in the well;
disposing a component in the well such that the solder material is between the component and the heat sink; and
heating the assembly to melt the solder material. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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