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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1993
Andrzej T Guzik, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Todd L Smith, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jeffrey P Marchuk, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus provide a surface mountable package (100) with leads (150) having free end portions (355) coplanar in a target plane (370). The method includes forming the leads (150) such that the free end portions (355) angle away from the target plane (370), and biasing the free end portions (355) against a biasing surface (365) integral to the package (100) such that the free end portions (355) are forced toward the target plane (370) and into a coplanar state. The apparatus includes a housing (110), a plurality of leads (150) with free end portions (355) preformed to angle away from the target plane (370) mounted onto the housing (110), and a biasing surface (365), located on the package (100), to bias the free end portions (355) toward the target plane (370).