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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Method for optimizing routing layers and board space requirements for a ball grid array land pattern
Applicants:
Kevin L. Seaman, Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Vernon M. Wnek, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin L. Seaman, Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Vernon M. Wnek, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broad Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 9/00 (2006.01); H05K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system, for optimizing routing layers and board space requirements for a ball grid land pattern is described. A number of required pads is determined. A land pattern to yield the required pads is selected. A number of required perimeter routing channels is determined. A size of the land pattern to yield the required perimeter routing channels is optimized. At least one perimeter edge of the land pattern is under populated. In a further aspect, a number of layers is determined when a substrate has multiple layers.