Olin Corporation

George A Anderson

Jeffrey S Braden

Murray A Ruggiero

Thomas A Armer

Robert T Brooker

Kin-Shiung Chang

Kin S Chang

The present invention relates to a terminal pin for electronic circuitry. The terminal pin includes an axial passageway. Various processes for electrically connecting the pin to the circuit are provided. The processes include riveting, welding and soldering. The axial passageway aids in the control of metal deformation to improve the bond between the pin and the circuitry.

Terminal pins for flexible circuits

A process plate for the manufacture of molded electronic packages such as plastic pin grid array packages is provided. The process plate is a single fixture which is used to position terminal pins, align the pins for electrical interconnection and form the base of the mold during encapsulation. In one embodiment, the process plate comprises a support plate which is used for all standard terminal pin configurations and a thin cover plate which is specific for each terminal pin configuration. The process plate reduces the number of fixtures required to mold an electronic package reducing both cost and assembly error.

Process plate for plastic pin grid array manufacturing

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Old Lyme, CT, United States of America

George A Anderson