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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Moises Cases, Austin, TX (US);
Tae Hong Kim, Round Rock, TX (US);
Rohan U. Mandrekar, Austin, TX (US);
Nusrat I. Sherali, Austin, TX (US);
Moises Cases, Austin, TX (US);
Tae Hong Kim, Round Rock, TX (US);
Rohan U. Mandrekar, Austin, TX (US);
Nusrat I. Sherali, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Example multi-layer printed circuit boards ('PCBs') are described as well as methods of making and using such PCBs that include layers of laminate; at least one via hole traversing the layers of laminate, and a via conductor contained within the via hole, the via conductor comprising a used portion and an unused portion, the via conductor comprising copper coated with a metal having a conductivity lower than the conductivity of copper.