Abstract:
In printed circuit board fabrication, processing steps for components on one section of the board are sometimes incompatible with processing steps for components on another section of the board. The method of the invention provides for physically separate printed circuit board sections that are processed separately and joined together following processing. To provide electrical connection between a first component on a first printed circuit board section and a second component on a second printed circuit board section, the method of the invention includes the steps of connecting the first and second components to conducting regions disposed on edges of their respective printed circuit board sections. The two printed circuit board sections are then joined together so that the two conducting regions contact each other.
Abstract:
An electrical connector (10) with multiple through holes (2, 50) extending through an insulating sheet (1, 20), first conducting material lining the through holes (2, 50) and connected to conducting lands (5) on the sheet (1, 20), and deformable material (6) in the through holes (2, 50), and conducting contact members (8) on ends of the deformable material (6), and the contact members (8) deforming the deformable material (6) when pressure is applied on the contact members (8).
Abstract:
An electrical device which comprises first and second laminar electrodes and a laminar PTC resistive element sandwiched between them, the device comprising: (a) a main portion which comprises a main part of the first electrode, a main part of the second electrode, and a main part of the resistive element; and (b) a first connection leg which extends away from the main portion and which comprises a first leg part of the first electrode which is integral with the main part of the first electrode, and a first leg part of the resistive element which is integral with the main part of the resistive element. Such devices can be secured to circuit boards in a variety of ways, and to elastically deformed terminals.
Abstract:
The process for producing subsequently contactable contact points between two conductive track planes on a circuit substrate separated by an electrically insulating layer makes it possible to produce, for example, a basic conductor pattern which can subsequently be easily adapted to requirements. By laying windows in the conductive track planes out in such a way that, when the electrically insulating layer is subsequently through-etched due to under-etching, rod-like parts connected to the aperture periphery are revealed between or in the apertures which can be brought into contact with electrically conductive parts of the other conductive track plane, these conductive tracks can be electrically interconnected by mechanical bending.
Abstract:
A multi-layer circuit panel assembly is formed by laminating circuit panels (10) with interposers (12) incorporating flowable conductive material (48) at interconnect locations and a flowable dielectric material (30, 38) at other locations. Excess materials are captured in reservoirs (20) in the circuit panels. The flowable materials and reservoirs allow the interposers to compress and take up tolerances in the components. The stacked panels may have contacts (538) on their top surfaces, through conductors (527) extending between top and bottom and terminals (530) connected to the bottom end of each through conductor. The terminals and contacts are nonselectively connected to one another at each interface so that wherever a terminal and contact an adjacent panels are aligned with one another, these are connected to one another. This forms composite vertical conductors extending through a plurality of the panels. The selective treatment of the panel top and bottom surfaces provides selective interruptions in the vertical conductors.
Abstract:
A method for effecting high density solder interconnects between a substrate and at least one metalized film having through holes therein is provided. Solder is first applied to metalized portions of the substrates and the solder is then subject to a reflow process to provide reflowed solder. Pressure is applied to the reflowed solder during a second reflow process to provide prestressed or shaped solder. The metalized film is then positioned with at least one metalized portion adjacent to the shaped solder. Heat, as from a laser, is directed through the through holes in the film to melt the solder and form solder interconnections between the substrate and the metalized film.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the connection structure of a multilayer printed wiring board suitable for high density packaging. SOLUTION: An FPC 2 has an exposed conductor part 2A composed of a foil-like conductor 21 forming an external exposure surface, and an insulating substrate 22 arranged tightly to the surface of the conductor 21 opposite to the exposure surface. The FPC 2 has a multilayer structure where a reinforcing plate 23 is arranged tightly on the substrate 22 at the exposed conductor part 2A. A multilayer printed wiring board 1 is formed, in the board thickness surface thereof, with an opening 10B for inserting the exposed conductor part 2A of the FPC 2. The insertion opening 10B is provided with a plurality of through terminals 11A at positions where the conductors 21 of the FPC 2 are coupled when the FPC 2 is inserted. The conductors 21 of the FPC 2 are connected electrically when they are soldered to the through terminals 11A. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI