Patent ID: 8323771

Claim:
A capture pad structure comprising: an integral first dielectric layer; a trace embedded within the first dielectric layer; a capture pad embedded within the first dielectric layer, the capture pad comprising: an end portion of the trace; a first surface coplanar with a lower surface of the first dielectric layer; a second surface within the first dielectric layer; and a first sidewall extending between the first surface of the capture pad and the second surface of the capture pad; and a second sidewall extending between the first surface of the capture pad and the second surface of the capture pad; laser-ablated artifacts in the first dielectric layer, the laser-ablated artifacts comprising: a blind via aperture extending partially through the first dielectric layer from a planar principal surface of the first dielectric layer to the capture pad, wherein a first portion of the first sidewall and a first portion of the second sidewall of the capture pad are exposed by the blind via aperture, and wherein a second portion of the first sidewall and a second portion of the second sidewall of the capture pad are embedded within and in direct contact with the first dielectric layer; and a channel comprising a channel base and a channel sidewall, the channel sidewall extending between the channel base and the principal surface of the first dielectric layer; and a partially embedded trace in the channel, wherein the partially embedded trace is partially embedded within the first dielectric layer and partially exposed from the first dielectric layer, wherein the partially embedded trace comprises a trace sidewall in contact with and extending outward beyond the channel sidewall, the trace sidewall extending both inward and outward from the principal surface of the first dielectric layer; and an exposed trace on the principal surface of the first dielectric layer.