One-Piece Board Level Shielding With Peel-Away Feature

A method to remove a peel panel from a shielding element and restore shielding;

• comprising:
• providing a one-piece board level shielding element having a substantially planar top cover having at least three sides dimensioned to cover an element to be shielded and having a preformed peel line corresponding to the perimeter of the top cover to define a peel panel and allow for removal of the peel panel, the top cover extending to a side wall integral with the cover and extending at about a 90° angle outside the peel line to form a substantially vertical side walls adapted to be mounted to the circuit substrate;
• the cover including a peel tool insertion slot adjacent an intersection formed by two adjacent sides of the cover and inside the preformed peel line;
• placing a substantially planar fixture plate having a central opening having an inwardly extending flange to overlap a portion of the top cover between the side wall and peel line over the top cover to cover a portion of the side walls;
• inserting a peel tool having an elongated mid-section with a cylindrical peel key at the proximal end of the elongated section and a peel hook tip at the distal end thereof to engage the peel panel;
• the peel key adapted to rotate along the fixture plate away from the intersection and remove the peel panel;
• and
• placing a replacement lid on to the side walls.