Patent ID: 7483237

Claim:
A composite structure comprising: a base having a first side and a second side, the first side having a patterned surface structure including at least one aperture extending through the base between the first side and the second side; a printed circuit board including at least one raised circuit component elevated from a board portion of the printed circuit board and the at least one raised circuit component extending into the at least one aperture and forming a space between an edge surface of the at least one aperture and the at least one raised circuit component; an adhesive portion in the at least one aperture that extends between the first and second sides of the base and between the edge surface of the at least one aperture and the at least one raised circuit component to fill the space between the at least one raised circuit component and the edge surface of the at least one aperture of the base; and an adhesive layer between the base and the board portion of the printed circuit board bonding the base to the printed circuit board.