Patent ID: 6691408
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for forming electrical interconnects for circuit boards, the method comprising the steps of:laminating a first surface of a rigid dielectric substrate with a first conductive laminate such that the first conductive laminate extends beyond at least one edge of the dielectric substrate, in a direction substantially parallel to the first surface of the dielectric substrate; patterning the first conductive laminate to define a plurality electrical interconnects which extend beyond the edge(s) of the dielectric substrate; forming a plurality of conductive traces on a second surface of the dielectric substrate; forming a plurality of openings in the dielectric substrate, each opening extending from a first location on the first surface of the dielectric substrate which is proximate at least one electrical interconnect to a second location on the second surface of the substrate which is proximate at least one conductive trace; and forming conductive material within the openings of the dielectric substrate such that the conductive material facilitates electrical communication between the electrical interconnects and the conductive traces.