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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
David J Silva, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Mitchell G Dorfmeyer, Corona, CA (US);
AST Research, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A printed circuit board having a footprint that is capable of receiving one of two electronic components having differing pin configurations. The footprint includes a first and a second common pin receptor arranged about a first axis. The first and second common pin receptors are configured to receive a first and a second pin on either of the electronic components. The footprint also includes a third pin receptor that is positioned along the first axis so as to be interposed between the first and the second common pin receptors and is configured to receive a third pin receptor of the first electronic component. The footprint also includes a fourth pin receptor that is positioned along a second axis, that is orthogonal to and intersects the first axis at the location of the third pin receptor. The fourth pin receptor is configured to receive a third pin of the second electronic component. In one embodiment, the electronic components are surface mount EMI filters and the third and fourth pin receptors are electrically connected. Hence, electronic components having three pins that have two different configurations can be accommodated in the same footprint.