Patent ID: 7416420

Claim:
A circuit board arrangement comprising: a conductive connector having at least one mechanical contact area, the at least one mechanical contact area having integrated structures formed on a surface thereof, wherein a surface area of the integrated structures of the at least one mechanical contact area electrically connects to a second contact, wherein a conductive adhesive is mechanically interlocked with the at least one mechanical contact area along the surface area of the integrated structures for providing greater adhesion to the at least one mechanical contact area, wherein the integrated structures include a plurality of jagged protrusions which are provided on a first side of the at least one mechanical contact area and on a second side of the at least one mechanical contact area, wherein the jagged protrusions on the first side of the at least one mechanical contact area are inverted with respect to the jagged protrusions on the second side of the at least one mechanical contact area, wherein the jagged protrusions on the first side of the at least one mechanical contact area are directly opposite the jagged protrusions on the second side of the at least one mechanical contact area with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one mechanical contact area of the conductive connector, and wherein there are at least three jagged protrusions provided on each of the first side and the second side, a substrate; and a circuit board formed over the substrate, wherein the second contact is formed on the circuit board, wherein a body of the conductive connector is embedded in or attached to the substrate and extends along a main plane of the substrate, wherein the at least one mechanical contact area of the conductive connector extends through the circuit board in a direction perpendicular to the main plane of the substrate, and wherein the conductive adhesive electrically connects the surface area of the integrated structures of the at least one mechanical contact area to the second contact on a surface of the circuit board opposite the substrate.