Patent ID: 6490173
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A printed circuit board (PCB) construction comprising:a PCB having electronic components mounted thereon which are susceptible to picking up electromagnetic interference signals; a shield material for radio frequency (rf) shielding a portion of the PCB, the shield having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the shield being inserted into an aperture in the PCB, the first portion being soldered to a copper foil of the PCB, and structural means for reducing the amount of heat conduction between the first portion and the second portion of the shield; and wherein the structural means for reducing the amount of heat conduction between the first portion and the second portion of the shield comprises apertures in the shield material for narrowing the path for heat conduction from the first portion and the second portion of the shield.