PC card assembly and method of assembling the same

摘要

Disclosed is an improved PC card assembly (1) and a method of assembling a PC card connector assembly comprising the steps of: placing a first PC card connector (3) to a first side (2a) of a printed circuit board (2); soldering the surface mount solder tails (11) of the signal terminals (8) of the first connector to a signal circuit pattern (12) formed on the surface of the first side of the circuit board; soldering the through-hole solder tails (13) of the ground terminals (9) of the first PC card connector within through-holes (14) made in the circuit board; placing a second PC card connector (4) to an opposite side (2b) of the circuit board; soldering the surface mount solder tails (20) of the signal terminals (17) of the second connector to a circuit pattern (21) formed on the surface of the opposite side of the circuit board; mounting a separate ground terminal piece (18) to the second PC card connector; and soldering the solder tails (22) of the ground terminal piece (18) to a ground circuit pattern (23) on the opposite side of the printed circuit board. Visual inspection of the solder tails with respect to the circuit board can be performed subsequent to each step.