Attachment of surface mount devices to printed circuit boards using a thermoplastic adhesive

摘要

An assembly having a surface mounted electronic device mounted onto a printed circuit board and a thermoplastic adhesive applied to the surface mounted electronic device facing the printed circuit board and providing for a gap between the thermoplastic adhesive and the printed circuit board. The assembly is heated at solder reflow temperatures to at least soften the thermoplastic adhesive sufficiently to flow across the gap and provide a thermoplastic adhesive joint between the surface mounted electronic device and the printed circuit board.