Nortel Networks Corporation

Andrew Siu Hing Liu

Ian A Abraham

An electrical circuit arrangement comprising a circuit board and an electrical component attached thereto by a plurality of solder joints. The sizes of the joints are chosen according to a characteristic (for example the frequency) of signals to be conducted through them. The joint sizes are inversely proportional to the frequency of signals which they are arranged to conduct. The expected fatigue life of the arrangement is greater than one in which all joints are of a smaller size, as required for example for high frequency signals, and this reduces the need for component underfill.

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Epping Green, United Kingdom

Andrew Siu Hing Liu