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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bjoern Erik Brunner, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vivek Amir Jairazbhoy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Richard Keith McMillan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a printed circuit board (PCB) having enhanced mounting pads useful for overprinting solder paste and for repair of the solder joints. The PCB comprises: a dielectric substrate having at least one mounting pad thereon, wherein each mounting pad is arranged in matched relation with a respective termination of an electronic component . Each mounting pad includes a main body portion and one or more fingerlike extensions extending outward from the main body portion and away from a projected footprint of the electronic component.