Printed circuit board (PCB) and method of making the same

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a printed circuit board for mechanical support and electrical connection of electrical or electronic components. The printed circuit board has conductive tracks and contact pads carved away or etched from at least one sheet layer of copper laminated onto a non-conductive substrate and has a label attached to the printed circuit board at an intended position before the assembly process. Soldering defects often occur due to the deposition of excessive amounts of solder paste on the contact pads of components adjacent to the label. To prevent soldering defects caused by incorrect solder paste application quantities by simple and inexpensive means, the printed circuit board provides the intended position of the label as a depression with respect to the surroundings thereof.

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