Patent ID: 7851255
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of positioning and placing an integrated circuit on a printed circuit board, comprising the steps of: providing said integrated circuit comprising first geometrical elements, wherein said first geometrical elements are of one or more predefined shapes and wherein said first geometrical elements are one or more of asymmetrically located and diagonally located on one or more predefined surfaces of the integrated circuit in one of a horizontal orientation, a vertical orientation and a combination thereof with respect to said integrated circuit; providing said printed circuit board comprising second geometrical elements, wherein said second geometrical elements are shaped to accommodate the first geometrical elements in one of a horizontal orientation, a vertical orientation, and any combination thereof, wherein one or more of said first geometrical elements and second geometrical elements in said horizontal orientation comprise semicircular or semispherical ends, and wherein one or more of said first geometrical elements and second geometrical elements in said vertical orientation comprise one of conical ends, angled ends and rounded ends; positioning the one or more of asymmetrically located and diagonally located first geometrical elements over the second geometrical elements; and placing said positioned first geometrical elements over the second geometrical elements, wherein the first geometrical elements come in contact with the second geometrical elements at two or more points, and wherein said predefined shapes and said locations enable a proper fit of the first geometrical elements of the integrated circuit in an unique position of the integrated circuit in relation to the printed circuit board; whereby said positioning and said placement of the first geometrical elements over the second geometrical elements limit displacement of connections of the integrated circuit from the printed circuit board.