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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Fisher, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Roger S. Krabbenhoft, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 3/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/10 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/40 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/0203 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H03K 19/00369 (2013.01); H05K 1/0272 (2013.01); H05K 1/0275 (2013.01); H05K 1/115 (2013.01); H05K 1/185 (2013.01); H05K 3/0044 (2013.01); H05K 3/4038 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01);
Abstract

The embodiments relate to a method for integrating a venting system in a circuit board. Three or more interconnected accesses (VIAs) are formed in a printed circuit board (PCB). The VIAs are interconnected by routing a bi-planar channel spanning through the VIAs. The channel includes at least two sections, including a first channel section at a first plane extending from the first VIA to the second VIA and a second channel section at a second plane extending from the second VIA to the third VIA. The first and second sections are at different planar levels.


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