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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1995
Ivan Ivor Chobot, Whitby, CA;
John Arthur Covert, Binghamton, NY (US);
Randy Lee Haight, Waverly, NY (US);
Keith David Mansfield, New Milford, PA (US);
Donald Wayne Miller, Newark Valley, NY (US);
Reinaldo Anthony Neira, Endicott, NY (US);
Alexander Petrovich, Endicott, NY (US);
Paul Camilo Sviedrys, Great Neck, NY (US);
Louise Ann Tiemann, Endwell, NY (US);
Gerald Arthur Valenta, Haw River, NC (US);
Thurston Bryce Youngs, Jr, Vestal, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-layer printed circuit board or card including at least one passage in at least one of the layers of the circuit board or card for preventing the diffusion of heat throughout the circuit board or card during the securing or removal of components in plated through holes in the circuit board or card by the heating of the plating material to a temperature above a melting point of the plating material.