Abstract:
A contact strip for the electrical and mechanical connection of two mutually perpendicular circuit boards (1, 2) consists of an insulating receiving member in the form of a strip (3) and a plurality of contact elements (8) with a respective transition zone (9) extending in the strip (3). Two contact zones (10, 10') adjoin the transition zone (9) for electrical connection to a first and a second circuit board (1, 2). The strip (3) is essentially an elongate plastic member (4) with a T-shaped cross section having a carrier web (7) and two identical transverse arms (5, 6). The plastic member (4) is arranged as a T at an angle bisecting the angle between the circuit boards (1, 2) extending perpendicularly to one another.
Abstract:
A probe card assembly (500) includes a probe card (502), a space transformer (506) having resilient contact structures (probe elements) (524) mounted directly to and extending from terminals (522) on a surface thereof, and an interposer (504) disposed between the space transformer (506) and the probe card (502). The space transformer (506) and interposer are "stacked up" so that the orientation of the space transformer (506), hence the orientation of the tips of the probe elements (524), can be adjusted without changing the orientation of the probe card. Suitable mechanisms (532, 536, 538, 546) for adjusting the orientation of the space transformer (506), and for determining what adjustments to make, are disclosed. Multiple die sites on a semiconductor wafer (508) are readily probed using the disclosed techniques, and the probe elements (524) can be arranged to optimize probing of an entire wafer (508). Composite interconnection elements (200) having a relatively soft core (206) covercoated by a relatively hard shell (218, 220) as the resilient contact structures are described.
Abstract:
An eye-of-the needle (EON) pin contact (32) is configured to be received within an electrical via (34) that includes conductive material (42). The EON pin contact comprises a compliant segment (60) including two opposing spring arms (64, 66) and an opening defined between the spring arms, the compliant segment being configured to be received within the electrical via such that the spring arms engage the conductive material. A tip segment (62) extending from the compliant segment is configured to be received into the electrical via before the compliant segment is received into the electrical via. The tip segment comprises broaches (82a, 82b) that are configured to displace the conductive material as the tip segment is received into the electrical via so as to plow respective paths (104a, 104b) through the conductive material for reception of the spring arms.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a connector assembly comprising : a printed circuit board (PCB) having a through- hole; a connector mounted on a first surface of the PCB and having a mounting peg received in the through- hole. The connector assembly further comprises a locking member cooperating with the mounting peg thereby increasing the retention force of the peg in the through-hole.
Abstract:
Eine Schmelzsicherung für Leiterplattenmontage besitzt Anschlüsse, die mit Leiterbahnen auf der Leiterplatte elektrisch verbindbar sind, sowie mindestens eine leitfähige und schmelzbare Verbindung zwischen den Anschlüssen. Sie ist so gestaltet, dass sie kostengünstig einstückig aus Blech oder leitfähigem Kunststoff gefertigt werden kann. Die Schmelzsicherung kann eine Überhitzung einer Heizvorrichtung, in der sie eingesetzt wird, verhindern, indem sie angepasst ist, die mindestens eine leitfähige und schmelzbare Verbindung bei thermischer Überlast zu trennen.
Abstract:
High density packaging of semiconductor devices on an interconnection substrate is achieved by stacking bare semiconductor devices (402, 404, 406, 408) atop one another so that an edge portion of a semiconductor device extends beyond the semiconductor device that it is stacked atop. Elongate interconnection elements (422, 424, 426, 428) extend from the bottommost one of the semiconductor devices, and from the exposed edge portions of the semiconductor devices stacked atop the bottommost semiconductor device. Free-ends of the elongate interconnection elements make electrical contact with terminals of an interconnection substrate (430), such as a PCB. The elongate interconnection elements extending from each of the semiconductor devices are sized so as to reach the terminals of the PCB, which may be plated through holes (432, 434, 436, 438). The elongate interconnection elements are suitably resilient contact structures, and may be composite interconnection elements comprising a relatively soft core (e.g., a gold wire) and a relatively hard overcoat (e.g., a nickel plating).
Abstract:
A light emitting device (1) and a photodetector (2) face each other with a space therebetween in such a way that the light emitting device (1) emits light and the photodetector (2) receives the light. They are fixed with a package made of an opaque material. The leads of the light emitting device and the photodetector are led out of the bottom surface (A) of the package (3), inserted into the through-holes of a substrate and soldered. Axial movement preventive bent parts (11g and 21g) which have at least 1st bending points at the positions on the leads apart from the bottom surface of the package by a distance smaller than the thickness of the substrate are formed. As a result, when the leads of the photointerruptor are inserted into, e.g., a printed board and soldered, no inclination nor misalignment occurs.
Abstract:
The efficacy of electrical discharges for severing bond wires (102, 202) and/or for forming balls (234, 236) at the ends of bond wires (including bond wires (202) already severed by alternative mechanisms) is improved by performing the electrical discharges in the presence of ultraviolet light (130). A "spark gap" is formed between an EFO electrode (118, 232) and the wire (102, 202), one of which serves as the cathode of the spark gap. Preferably, the ultraviolet light (130) is directed at the element serving as the cathode of the spark gap. Providing photoemission at the cathode element of the spark gap stabilizes arc/plasma formation and produces more reliable and predictable results. This technique may be used in conjunction with negative EFO systems or with positive EFO systems, and may benefit from either direct or field-assisted photoemission.
Abstract:
Resilient contact structures (430) are mounted directly to bond pads (410) on semiconductor dies (402a, 402b), prior to the dies (402a, 402b) being singulated (separated) from a semiconductor wafer. This enables the semiconductor dies (402a, 402b) to be exercised (e.g., tested and/or burned-in) by connecting to the semiconductor dies (702, 704) with a circuit board (710) or the like having a plurality of terminals (712) disposed on a surface thereof. Subsequently, the semiconductor dies (402a, 402b) may be singulated from the semiconductor wafer, whereupon the same resilient contact structures (430) can be used to effect interconnections between the semiconductor dies and other electronic components (such as wiring substrates, semiconductor packages, etc.). Using the all-metallic composite interconnection elements (430) of the present invention as the resilient contact structures, burn-in (792) can be performed at temperatures of at least 150 DEG C, and can be completed in less than 60 minutes.