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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Smit Kapila, Bangalore, IN;
Jithin Valappilekandy, Bangalore, IN;
Sean J.W. Lawrence, Bangalore, IN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a circuit board configured for attachment to a cover by a first fastener. The circuit board includes a first via sized to receive a distal portion of a first shaft of the first fastener. A first upper portion of the first shaft is to be received in a through-hole in the cover. The apparatus further includes a first conductive trace extending from a first side wall defining the first via to first circuitry. The first conductive trace is configured to carry one or more input signals to the first circuitry indicating whether the distal portion of the first shaft is at least partially disposed in the first via and communicatively coupled to a first conductive element associated with the first via. The first conductive element may include a first conductive plating at least partially covering the first side wall defining the first via.