Steered trim cut
OwnerJoseph Yehle, Derek Young +1inventors
InventorsJoseph Yehle, Derek Young, Roy Deidrick Solomon
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Abstract
An electronic component includes a feature having opposite first and second sides spaced apart from one another along a first direction, third and fourth sides spaced apart from one another along an orthogonal second direction, and a cut extending in the feature. The cut has a first cut portion, a second cut portion and a final cut portion, the first cut portion extends from the third side toward the fourth side along the second direction, the second cut portion extends from the first cut portion partially toward the second side at a non-zero angle to the second direction, and the final cut portion extends partially toward the second or third side.
Claims20
An electronic component, comprising:
- first and second terminals;
- and
- a feature having opposite first and second sides spaced apart from one another along a first direction, third and fourth sides spaced apart from one another along an orthogonal second direction, and a cut extending in the feature and having a first cut portion, a second cut portion and a final cut portion, the first terminal connected to a portion of the first side, the second terminal connected to a portion of the second side, the first cut portion extending from a first end along the third side toward the fourth side substantially along the second direction, the second cut portion extending from the first cut portion partially toward the second side at a non-zero angle to the second direction, and the final cut portion extending partially toward one of the second and third sides.
A method of fabricating an electronic component, the method comprising:
- forming a first cut portion in a feature of the electronic component, the feature having opposite first and second sides spaced apart from one another along a first direction, and third and fourth sides spaced apart from one another along an orthogonal second direction, and the first cut portion extending from a first end along the third side toward the fourth side substantially along the second direction;
- forming a second cut portion extending from the first cut portion partially toward the second side at a non-zero angle to the second direction;
- and
- forming a final cut portion extending partially toward one of the second and third sides.
A system for fabricating an electronic component, the system comprising:
- a cutting tool configured to remove material from a feature of an electronic component, the feature having opposite first and second sides spaced apart from one another along a first direction, and third and fourth sides spaced apart from one another along an orthogonal second direction;
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- a controller configured to control a position of the cutting tool to:
- form a first cut portion extending from a first end along the third side toward the fourth side substantially along the second direction;
- form a second cut portion extending from the first cut portion partially toward the second side at a non-zero angle to the second direction;
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- form a final cut portion extending partially toward one of the second and third sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.