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AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorsFrederik Sporon-Fiedler, Eric Austin, Barry Haskins
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An integrated interconnect tab that provides a mechanically repeatable connection point to electrical components mounted on a printed circuit board. The integrated interconnect tab comprises a conductive pad surrounded by a vertical sidewall structure formed in an overmolded insulating layer. In one embodiment, a large pad accommodates connections to high-power circuit elements such as batteries and high-voltage capacitors. The sidewall structure helps align and guide the position of an interconnecting device such as a wire ribbon connector, facilitating automation of a subsequent attachment process. An automated method of making a PCB assembly having integrated interconnect tabs entails attaching circuit elements and interconnect tabs to a surface of a PCB substrate, encapsulating the attached components, and selectively machining the encapsulating layer to expose weld tabs, to form the vertical sidewall structure surrounding the tabs, and to create mechanical retention features to aid in welding.
An integrated interconnect tab configured to provide a mechanically reparable connection point to make electrical connections to components that are mounted on a printed circuit board comprising:
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