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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory E. Howard, Plano, TX (US);
Modesto Garcia, Allen, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gregory E. Howard, Plano, TX (US);
Modesto Garcia, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a circuit trace. The substrate includes a region that is adapted to receive a discrete component, a metal layer, a dielectric layer formed over the metal layer, a window formed in the metal layer that underlies the region, and a conductive strap that extends across the window. The circuit trace is formed on the dielectric layer and is discontinuous across the region.