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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Prashant P. Joshi, Auburn Hills, IL (US);
Robert M. Fuerst, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/02 ;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for facilitating the interconnection of the conductors of a flat circuit. A flat circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of conductors thereon. A dielectric film on the substrate substantially covers the conductors. An opening is formed in the film to selectively expose the conductors. A layer of solder material is preapplied to the exposed conductors in the opening. Therefore, the opening can be juxtaposed with a mating conductor to facilitate interconnecting the conductors by an appropriate soldering process using the preapplied solder material.