Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of cooling electronic circuit boards using surface mounted devices (SMD), the method comprising the steps of: after or during the board layout, filling empty spaces V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, V9, V10 with at a number of heat sink devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 near a thermal hot spot and connecting the number of heat sink devices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to a thermally conducting path 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35 of the board N, respectively. Further, the invention relates to a heat sink device 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 adapted to implement the method according to the invention.
Abstract:
A dummy memory card includes a circuit board and a golden finger board. The circuit board includes a first conductive element and a second conductive element connected to a first electrical load. The golden finger board extends from the circuit board and is inserted into a memory slot of a motherboard. The golden finger board includes a first power pin and a first ground pin. The first conductive element is electrically connected to the first power pin. The second conductive element is electrically connected to the second power pin.
Abstract:
There is provided a multi-layer printed wiring board that can perform impedance control, concurrently maintaining the flexibility of a flexible portion with one or more signal lines. Such a multi-layer printed wiring board includes a plurality of rigid board units; and a flexible board unit, connecting outer layers or inner layers of the plurality of rigid board units and extending over the outer layers or the inner layers of the plurality of rigid board units. The flexible board unit includes a signal layer sending signals between the plurality of rigid board units; ground layers sandwiching the signal layer; and intermediate layers each interposed between the signal layer and one of the ground layers.
Abstract:
The present invention detects the current flowing through the contacts of the smart card reader due to the presence of a “shim”. Small value resistors are connected in series with either the Power connection or the Ground connection, or both. Values are typically 47 milliohms to 100 milliohms. The use of such small values ensures that little voltage is dropped across the resistors and that the card is therefore adequately powered. With no card present, the current through these resistors should be zero and therefore the voltage across the resistors will also be zero. Amplifier circuits are employed to monitor and amplify the voltage across the resistors and in the “PayPod” design the amplifier outputs are connected to analogue to digital inputs on the microprocessor. Where the microprocessor (or other processing electronics) used has no analogue to digital inputs, separate analogue to digital circuits may be used. The microprocessor may then monitor the current flowing into the power supply contacts of the card reader.
Abstract:
In a circuit module, a chip element is mounted on a mount electrode, with an outer electrode interposed therebetween. The chip element is arranged such that a cut surface thereof is oriented toward a side of a circuit module that is adjacent to the mount electrode. A gap that is observable from outside of the circuit module is provided between a bottom surface of a base of the chip element and a top surface of a circuit board.
Abstract:
An electronic device, and associated method, provided with a circuit board (10) with a set of input contacts (IN/COM), a set of output contacts (OUT/COM) and an electrical circuit (18) connected between the input contacts (IN/COM) and the output contacts (OUT/COM), and a controller. The controller carries out a real-time test of the circuit board using a test signal introduced into the electrical circuit, the electrical circuit (18) being designed as a passive network having a characteristic transfer function and provided with at least one inductive element, which is formed by a conductor wire (201) wound into a coil around a break (202) in the circuit board (10), which in the assembled condition, is penetrated by a ferromagnetic bar or fixing pin (203), such that the inductance of the inductive element in the assembled state differs from the inductance thereof in the disassembled state.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a substantially package-like discrete electronic component of the type comprising a power electronic circuit, a body or casing, substantially parallelepiped, and electric connecting pins connected inside the body with said circuit and projecting from said body for an electric connection on the electronic printed circuit board. The body has a heat dissipating header having at least one surface emerging from the body and laying on a plane whereas the pins project from the body for a first section initially extended parallel to the plane. Advantageously a pair of pins has a substantially U-shaped bending, after the first section parallel to the plane for allowing a more stable bearing of the component during the step of welding to a heat dissipating intermediate die.
Abstract:
A reliable and durable method of testing of printed circuit boards is presented. Test access components are placed in contact regions for providing electrical connectivity between test probes and the printed circuit board. In some cases, a test access component may be a surface mount resistor. The test access component may provide two points of contact for test probes to make electrical and mechanical contact with the printed circuit board. Test access components may also provide for increased durability of testing, allowing for a greater number of test contacts to be made between test probes and printed circuit boards than were previously possible.
Abstract:
A compliant circuit element spacing system comprises a circuit board, a dummy spacer component, and a compliant circuit element. One or more active components are mounted to the circuit board. The dummy spacer component is also mounted to the circuit board, such that the dummy spacer component is electrically isolated from each active component mounted to the circuit board. The compliant circuit element is positionable proximate the circuit board, and spaced from the circuit board by the dummy spacer component. The spacing component isolates the compliant circuit element from each active component mounted to the circuit board.
Abstract:
A memory module is proposed which has a first contact bank at a first edge of its electronic printed circuit board and a second contact bank at a second edge. The printed circuit board has first lines that reach from the first contact bank as far as input connections of at least some of the semiconductor components. The printed circuit board has second conductor lines that reach from output connections of at least some of the semiconductor components as far as the first contact bank. The printed circuit board has third conductor lines that reach from output connections of at least some of the semiconductor components as far as the second contact bank. The printed circuit board has fourth conductor lines that reach from the second contact bank as far as input connections of at least some of the semiconductor components.