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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Russell Wayne Perkins, Carmel, IN (US);
Mark Alan Yoder, Carmel, IN (US);
Christopher Day States, Plainfield, IN (US);
Theodore Paul Corbin, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for shielding electrical components mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) from electromagnetic and radio frequency interference by reducing the dissipation of heat away from solder joints. In an embodiment of the invention a radio frequency (RF) shield for a printed circuit board comprises a shield for RF shielding a portion of the PCB having electronic components mounted thereon. The shield has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a reduced cross sectional area, for reducing heat conduction between the first and the second portion when the first portion of the shield is inserted into a first plurality of holes in the PCB, for soldering the first portion of the shield to a copper foil of the PCB.