Patent ID: 6705006
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of replacing an electrical net in a circuitized laminate, which comprising:providing a circuitized laminate with electrical nets having plated through holes, a top side having circuitized features and a bottom side having circuitized features; locating a through hole electrically connected to an electrical net in said circuitized laminate; removing plating from the sidewall of said through hole; providing an electrically conductive element having a first end section of a length which matches or exceeds the laminate thickness and of smaller diameter than said through hole and a second headed section of greater diameter than said through hole; feeding said first end section of said electrically conductive element through said through hole until the said second headed section contacts said bottom side of said laminate; providing insulation in said sidewall of said through hole as a barrier between said through hole and said electrically conductive element; electrically connecting said electrically conductive element wire to at least one of said circuit feature on said top side of said laminate; and connecting said headed section of said electrically conductive element to at least one of said circuit feature on said bottom side of said laminate.