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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter A Dvorak, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eric W Bates, San Jose, CA (US);
Ana Papio Toda, San Jose, CA (US);
Yiren Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hao Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuan Tao, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Han Wang, Campbell, CA (US);
Jack R Lanzi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronald Lam, Berkeley, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may be provided with a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) printed circuit having conductive trace and a hole. A conductive flange may be soldered to the conductive trace and may extend into the hole. The end of the conductive flange may laterally surround a central opening within the hole. A conductive contact may be inserted into the central opening. Solder may be deposited over the conductive flange and in the central opening. The solder may couple the conductive contact to the conductive flange and thus the conductive trace. This may ensure a robust mechanical and electrical connection between the conductive contact and the conductive trace on the printed circuit despite the printed circuit being formed from LCP, which may not support copper-plated through vias for coupling to the conductive contact.