US 12,309,928 B2
Interlocked circuit board elements and assemblies
Darryl Galipeau, Warwick, RI (US); Danny Clavette, Greene, RI (US); and Darryl Tschirhart, Cambridge (CA)
Assigned to Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach (AT); and Cypress Semiconductor (Canada), Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach (AT)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/952,859.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107669 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H02M 3/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/09 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/36 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/14 (2013.01) [H02M 3/003 (2021.05); H05K 1/141 (2013.01); H05K 1/145 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); H05K 3/366 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H05K 2201/047 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09163 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10015 (2013.01); H05K 2201/1003 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10166 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first circuit board including a first slot;
a second circuit board including a second slot;
the first circuit board interlocked with the second circuit board via interlocking provided by the first slot and the second slot;
wherein a first portion of the second circuit board resides within the first slot of the first circuit board;
wherein a first portion of the first circuit board resides within the second slot of the second circuit board; and
the apparatus further comprising: i) a first assembly affixed to a first surface of the first circuit board, the first assembly including a first inductor device, the first inductor device including a first electrically conductive path extending lengthwise along a first axis from a first terminal of the first inductor device to a second terminal of the first inductor device; and ii) a second assembly affixed to the first surface of the first circuit board. the second assembly including a second inductor device. the second inductor device including a second electrically conductive path extending lengthwise along a second axis from a first terminal of the second inductor device to a second terminal of the second inductor device, the second axis disposed in parallel with the first axis.