Patent ID: 8097484

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a solar cell receiver comprising: providing an insulative substrate having a metallized surface with a first conductive region separated from a second conductive region, the first conductive region forming a first terminal of the solar cell receiver and the second conductive region forming a second terminal of the solar cell receiver, the metallized surface having receptacles positioned around attachment regions with each attachment region corresponding to a different portion of the metallized surface; positioning a material within the receptacles; placing a solar cell on the first conductive region and on a first one of the attachment regions; placing a second component on a second one of the attachment regions; placing a third component on a third one of the attachment regions; and attaching the solar cell, the second component, and the third component to the metallized surface, wherein positioning the material within the receptacles comprises positioning a solder repellant material within the receptacles that repels solder and maintains the solder within the attachment regions when the solar cell, second component, and third component are attached to the metallized surface.