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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicant:
Wayne Bernard Thomas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventor:
Wayne Bernard Thomas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steering Solutions IP Holding Company, Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) includes of disposing thermal transfer vias and electrical vias through the PCB. The method further includes filling holes of the vias with a solder mask. The thermal transfer vias are filled to about 70% of capacity while the electrical vias are completely filled. Once filled, surfaces of the PCB are coated with an organic solderability preservative.