Patent ID: 6891272

Claim:
A multilayered circuit component comprising: two or more layers; a first surface of the two or more layers upon which a first plurality of circuit paths are provided; a second surface of the two or more layers upon which a second plurality of circuit paths are provided; an aperture extending through at least a portion of the two or more layers, the aperture being defined by a first opening on the first surface, a second opening on the second surface, and internal surfaces of the two or more layers that extend between the first surface and the second surface; a first trace element provided over a portion of one of the internal surfaces of the aperture to extend between the first surface and the second surface, the first trace element extending onto the first surface to form a first partial perimeter of the first opening; wherein the first trace element is formed by plating a first hole through the first surface, and then subsequently forming the aperture to intersect the first hole, so that after the aperture is formed, a remaining portion of the first hole has plating that forms the first trace element; a second trace element provided over a portion of one of the internal surfaces of the aperture to extend between the first surface and the second surface, the second trace element extending onto the first surface to form a second partial perimeter of the first opening; and wherein the first trace element and the second trace element are formed by plating the first hole and a second hole on the first surface, and then subsequently forming the aperture to intersect the first hole and the second hole, so that after the aperture is formed, the remaining portion of the first hole has plating that forms the first trace element, and a remaining portion of the second hole has plating that forms the second trace element, and wherein the first trace element and the second trace element each form a pedal shaped support element on the first surface.