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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Stuart D. Downes, Milford, MA (US);
Louis H. Feinstein, Sharon, MA (US);
Stuart D. Downes, Milford, MA (US);
Louis H. Feinstein, Sharon, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A technique for manufacturing a circuit board involves obtaining a plane-shaped structure having layers of circuit board material integrated together, and carving a hole within the plane-shaped structure (e.g., using a single countersinking drill bit). The carved hole includes an inner portion having a substantially uniform inner portion diameter and a connecting portion disposed between the inner portion and an outer surface of the plane-shaped structure. At least part of the connecting portion has a diameter which is larger than the substantially uniform inner portion diameter of the inner portion to improve access to the inner portion. The technique further involves