Patent ID: 7084353

Claim:
A circuit board, comprising: a layer of non-conductive material; and a set of soldering pads disposed on the layer of non-conductive material; wherein the set of soldering pads defines a common axis that extends substantially through a midline of each soldering pad; wherein each soldering pad has, as measured perpendicularly through the common axis, an inner width, a first edge width and a second edge width; wherein the inner width is longer than each of the first and second edge widths; and wherein the first edge width is longer than the second edge width; wherein each soldering pad defines a first edge and a second edge; wherein the set of soldering pads is configured to solder to a pair of terminals of a discrete circuit board component; wherein the first edge of each soldering pad has the first edge width and is configured to be covered by the discrete circuit board component when the pair of terminals of the discrete circuit board component is soldered to the set of soldering pads; wherein the second edge of each soldering pad has the second edge width and is configured to not be covered by the discrete circuit board component when the pair of terminals of the discrete circuit board component is soldered to the set of soldering pads; and wherein the common axis extends substantially through a midline of the first edge and a midline of the second edge of each soldering pad.