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US 9,883,582 B2Granted
Circuit boards and circuit board assemblies
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorTran Lin
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Abstract
A printed circuit board includes a body and a belly pad seated within with the body. The belly pad is electrically separated into a first pad and a second pad. The first pad and the second pad are arranged to be electrically connected to one another by an interconnect electrically connecting the belly pad to a conductive plane of an electrical component, thereby allowing continuity testing across an interface between the first pad and the interconnect.
Claims18
A printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- a body having a component-receiving surface and opposite external surface;
- a belly pad seated in the component-receiving surface body and electrically separated into a first pad and a second pad;
- a ground trace having a ground terminal and a ground plane, the ground plane located within the body, the ground terminal located on the external surface opposite the first pad, and the first pad connected electrically in series with the ground terminal through the ground plane;
- a test trace having a test terminal and a test via, the test via located within the body, the test terminal located on the external surface opposite the second pad, and the second pad connected electrically in series with the test terminal through the test via,
- wherein the first pad and the second pad are configured to be electrically connected to one another by an interconnect electrically connecting the belly pad to a conductive plane of an electrical component, thereby allowing continuity testing across an interface between the first pad and the interconnect.
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