Patent ID: 7663232

Claim:
An electronic device assembly comprising: an assembly substrate comprising a plurality of electrically conductive structures disposed on a surface thereof, the assembly substrate having at least one aperture extending therethrough; at least one electronic component comprising a plurality of electrically conductive structures disposed on a surface thereof, the at least one electronic component having at least one aperture extending therethrough; and at least one fastener comprising: an elongated portion extending continuously through the at least one aperture extending through the at least one electronic component and the at least one aperture extending through the assembly substrate, the at least one fastener at least partially securing together the at least one electronic component and the assembly substrate; and at least one discrete end piece secured to an end of the elongated portion by at least one of a weld and a press fit, the at least one discrete end piece sized and configured to prevent the at least one discrete end piece from passing through the at least one aperture extending through the at least one electronic component and the at least one aperture extending through the assembly substrate.