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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Wesley M. Enroth, Mooresville, NC (US);
George D. Oxx, Jr., Concord, NC (US);
Jenny B. Porter, Charlotte, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and product for fabricating a printed circuit board assembly comprising a via, wherein the method inhibits the flow of molten solder into the via during a wave soldering step, thereby preventing heat transfer that might otherwise degrade a solder joint at a top pad that is thermally coupled to the via. The method includes the steps of: (1) fastening a bottom component to the bottom surface of the circuit board by a screening and reflow of solder paste that also generates a solder plug in the via; (2) fastening top components to the top surface of the circuit board by a screening and reflow of solder paste, wherein the top components have ball grid arrays and other surface mount devices that are to be affixed to pads which are connected to vias; and (3) wave soldering the bottom surface to affix additional components onto the circuit board, such as pin-in-hole components placed on the top surface. The solder plug formed in the via during the first step prevents molten solder from flowing into the via during the subsequent wave soldering step, thereby inhibiting heat transfer from the molten solder to the solder joint at the top pad.
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