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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1996
Alexander Craig Ekrot, Humble, TX (US);
Bassam Nakhle Elkhoury, Spring, TX (US);
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A printed circuit board that includes contact slider regions between conductive pads on the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is particularly suited for high density situations. According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board according to the invention includes a connection edge for insertion into a connector, a first row of conductive pads disposed on one or both sides of the printed circuit board proximate to the connection edge and extending away therefrom in a predetermined direction, and a row of slider regions disposed on one or both sides of the printed circuit board proximate to the connection edge and extending away therefrom in the predetermined direction, the slider regions being interposed between the conductive pads of the first row. The printed circuit board according to the invention is not only more reliable and easier to manufacture, but it also wears substantially better than previously designed high density circuit boards.