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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Marc B. Cartier, Jr., Durham, NH (US);
Mark W. Gailus, Concord, MA (US);
Tom Pitten, Merrimack, NH (US);
Donald A. Girard, Jr., Bedford, NH (US);
Huilin Ren, Amherst, NH (US);
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including conductive layers separated by dielectric layers; and at least one via configured for solder attachment to a connector lead of a surface mount connector, the at least one via including a conductive element that extends from an upper surface of the printed circuit board through one or more of the plurality of layers, the conductive element having a recess in a surface thereof. The recess is configured to receive a tip portion of the connector lead of the surface mount connector. The printed circuit board may have via patterns including signal vias and ground vias.