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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Mark E. Andresen, Cary, NC (US);
William T. Byrne, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leslie M. Garrett, Stem, NC (US);
Paul D. Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Larry G. Pymento, Cary, NC (US);
Wilson Velez, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark E. Andresen, Cary, NC (US);
William T. Byrne, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leslie M. Garrett, Stem, NC (US);
Paul D. Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Larry G. Pymento, Cary, NC (US);
Wilson Velez, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A modified 0402 footprint for a PCB, including: at least two padstacks each having a minimum area consistent with the 0402 standard; and each padstack modified on at least two corners such that the padstack's footprint can be placed beneath a ball grid array ('BGA'), the BGA having approximately a 1 millimeter pitch, and such that the padstack may be placed at least at a minimum distance away from a closest via in the PCB, wherein each padstack has a trace to a via not directly under a padstack in the PCB and each padstack has no via within the padstack.