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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kraig A Quinn, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361748 ; 361777 ; 174255 ; 174260 ; 29743 ;
Abstract
A printed wiring board includes features which allow the board to be held firmly in place by a vacuum mounting device so that semiconductor chips can be placed thereon, and wire bonds established between the semiconductor chips and the circuitry on the board. The side of the board opposite the side having the semiconductor chips defines a ridge which encloses a portion of the surface area thereof. The ridge forms a gasket around a vacuum slot on the vacuum mounting device. The ridge also provides a firm surface for wirebonds to be ultrasonically welded to landings on the board.