Abstract:
An improved electrical connection between a leadless chip carrier and one or more circuits on a printed circuit board is disclosed. A solder fillet connects a metallization layer on the groove face of the carrier to the printed circuit. The solder fillet is fused to only a portion of the full length of the metallization layer, thereby permitting the unfused layer portion to flex when differential expansion and contraction between the carrier and the substrate occurs. Thus, the solder fillet is only minimally stressed and the chance of failure of the connection due to cracking is reduced. The center of the carrier may be mechanically fastened to the substrate in order to equalize the differential expansion between different parts of the carrier and the substrate.
Abstract:
Key-like portable information electronic devices and other electronic devices adapted to be inserted into mating electrical receptacles. The bodies of devices in their preferred embodiments are formed of plastic molded around a printed circuit substrate, the barrels of which, when positioned on edges of the board, are modified so as to function as electrical contacts.
Abstract:
Individual ceramic substrates for electronic microcircuits are formed in an array having rectangular perforations which define score lines along which the array is broken to yield the individual substrates. The surfaces of the rectangular perforations are metallized and leads are attached thereto by thermocompression bonding after the array is broken. The rectangular perforations result in semi-rectangular openings around the periphery of the individual substrates, which eliminate tensile forces on the substrate during lead bonding.
Abstract:
A multilayer printed circuit board (10) is provided with vertical circuit traces (51-54) which are readily accessible by mechanical means, by first creating vias at the locations of the vertical circuit traces (51-54). An opening (59) is then bored in a manner that the perimeter of the opening (59) intercepts the vias. The remaining plating material on the vias forms the vertical circuit traces (51-54), which are thereby established along the perimeter of the opening (59).This technique utilizes procedures which are readily adaptable to present multilayer printed circuit board manufacturing techniques and which effect a low cost and reliable connection. Furthermore, the vertical circuit traces (51-54) are readily accessible for mechanical broaching and can be formed in a relatively high-density configuration.
Abstract:
An electronic circuit including a substrate with an aperture therethrough is manufactured by cutting one or more slots in an edge of a slab of substrate, metalizing the slotted edge of the substrate and metalizing a mating edge of a mating substrate, securing together the metalized edges of the slotted substrate and mating substrate to create an aperture through the substrate from an upper surface to a lower surface thereof and creating a printed circuit pattern on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the combined substrate and metalizing the other surface of the combined substrate including a connection to the metalized edges.
Abstract:
A planar charge plate having individual charge electrodes uniformly spaced along one face thereof is provided by cutting grooves into the edge of a blank nonconductive charge plate support structure. The surfaces of the structure, including grooves and lands, are metallized and printed circuit leads are formed leading from the grooves. The grooves are filled with an electrically conductive material such as solder, and then the front face of the structure is lapped to remove excess solder and metal plating from the lands to form the completed planar-faced structure.
Abstract:
An electrical resistance package comprises:A. an insulative substrate,B. a network in film form on the substrate, the network including resistance branches,C. there being terminals on the substrate and associated with the respective branches for registration with contact pins, whereby the resistance branch may be selectively electrically connected via said terminals with the pins in registration therewith.