An improved circuit board.

摘要

A printed circuit board which is of such a construction that patterns of electrically conductive strips and/or pads of either standard or non-standard form can be readily provided comprises a rigid board 1 of which at least the major surfaces are of electrically insulating material, which has extending through the board a multiplicity of holes 2 arranged in a pattern of rows and columns and which carries on one or each of its major surfaces a multiplicity of annular metal islands 3 each bounding a hole in the board and discrete with respect to the other annular islands. The rigid board 1 may also carry on said one or each of its major surfaces supplementary metal islands 4 and 5 each positioned between and discrete with respect to annular islands bounding adjacent holes in the rigid board. A circuit of either a standard or non-standard pattern can be formed by electrically interconnecting selected adjacent metal islands 3, 4 and 5 with local deposits of material of high electrical conductivity in such a way as to bridge the gap between adjacent islands. The local deposits may be effected manually but are preferably effected automatically using a modified computer aided design plotter or an automatic fluid dispensing machine.