Patent ID: 8278563

Claim:
A printed circuit board (PCB) strip comprising: an inner circuitry layer comprising a plurality of trace lines, wherein the inner circuitry layer does not include a plating bus; a top circuitry layer formed over the inner circuitry layer, the top circuitry layer including a plating bus; and at least one plated through-hole located within at least one saw street of the PCB strip, the at least one plated through-hole interconnecting the plating bus of the top circuitry layer to one or more of the plurality of trace lines of the inner circuitry layer, wherein the at least one plated through-hole is plated with a conductive material to facilitate electrical shorting of the PCB strip, and wherein the at least one plated though-hole is disposed such that the entire circumference of the at least one plated through-hole is disposed completely within the at least one saw street of the PCB strip.