Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a wiring board comprising a substrate made of an insulation material and having first and second surfaces, first and second conductor patterns formed on the first and second surfaces, respectively, and a via conductor penetrating the substrate to electrically connect the first conductor pattern with the second conductor pattern; the process comprising the following steps of: forming the substrate with a through-hole penetrating thereto and defining openings at the first and second surfaces, respectively; plating the substrate with a metal so that a metal layer having a predetermined thickness is formed on the respective first and second surfaces of the substrate and the through-hole is substantially filled with the metal to be the via conductor; irradiating a laser beam, as a plurality of spots, around a metal-less portion of the plated metal, such as a dimple or seam, at positions corresponding to the openings of the through-hole, so that the a part of the plated metal melts to fill the metal-less portion with the molten metal.
Abstract:
An integrated lead suspension includes a solder ball that is placed between a lead wiring pad provided on a flexure of the suspension, and a bonding pad provided on a slider of a head gimbal section. The lead wiring pad and bonding pad are soldered by melting the solder ball. As a result, there is provided a recessed section into which a solder ball is placed by way of surface raised sections, using gravitational force, in the vicinity of the center line of the surface of the lead wiring pad. In this way the position of the solder ball is not displaced from the center line when a bonding pad and lead wiring pad are connected by means of a solder ball.
Abstract:
An embodiment of a cable system includes a cable that has a conductor, a power layer and dielectric material. The conductor is operative to carry a signal, the dielectric material is located at least partially between the conductor and the power layer, and the power layer is operative as ground. The power layer is formed of a conductive material and includes a first region and an adjacent second region. The first region includes a greater amount of the conductive material than the second region so that the power layer is less resistant to bending along the second region than along the first region. Methods and other systems are also provided.
Abstract:
An electronic device requires an electronic component to be mounted for the purpose of static shielding. The mounting of such an electronic component raises a problem of avoiding thermal stresses and cracks generated due to the difference between the coefficients of linear expansion of component materials. A positioning recess, a joining-substance thickness ensuring recess, a joining-substance thickness ensuring projection, etc. are formed in a combined manner in an electronic component mount portion of each of leads, whereby spreading of cracks generated in the joining substance can be suppressed and reliability can be improved. Filling a sealing material so as to seal and restrain the electronic component mounted in the electronic component mount portion without leaving voids contributes to further suppressing spreading of cracks generated in the joining substance and ensuring more improved reliability of the joining substance.
Abstract:
A heat spreader has an improved geometry which reduces the mechanical stress due to the thermal expansion to enhance the heat transfer performance, and increases the surface area to reduce the thermal resistance between device and surrounding without external cooling assemblies. The heat spreader is able to improve the electrical performance of power modules due to the improved thermal performance.
Abstract:
A chip part (6) is mounted on bus bars (2, 3), and connection portions (6t) of the chip part (6) are soldered to the bus bars (2, 3), respectively. At this time, recesses (10, 11) are beforehand formed respectively in soldering lands of the two spaced-apart bus bars each corresponding to a predetermined solder wetting area. The chip part is soldered to the bus bars in such a manner that the connecting portions are spaced apart from inner edges of these recesses, respectively, thereby forming a solder fillet between at least part of each of the recesses and the corresponding connecting portion of the chip part.
Abstract:
A light-emitting diode (LED) light source unit includes a printed circuit board mounting LED elements thereon. The LED elements are arranged in the form of an array and mounted on a bottom face of a straight groove defined in the printed circuit board by a groove forming technique. A lateral face of the groove acts as a reflecting face for reflecting beam from the LED elements toward an object to be illuminated.
Abstract:
To provide a heat dissipation structure for an electronic circuit board, a recessed portion is formed in a surface of a heat dissipation board to extend to at least one side surface thereof. A gel-like resin having a high thermal conductivity is coated over the recessed portion. The electronic circuit board is brought into facial contact with the heat dissipation board with the electrical insulation sheet interposed therebetween so that at least one electronic component is buried in the gel-like resin. The gel-like resin coated in the recessed portion is such an amount that a gap between the electronic component and side surfaces and bottom surface of the recessed portion is filled with the gel-like resin and an excess amount of the gel-like resin is expelled out of the side surface of the heat dissipation board The gel-like resin protruded from the side surfaces of the heat dissipation board is removed.
Abstract:
An embodiment of a cable system includes a cable that has a conductor, a power layer and dielectric material. The conductor is operative to carry a signal, the dielectric material is located at least partially between the conductor and the power layer, and the power layer is operative as ground. The power layer is formed of a conductive material and includes a first region and an adjacent second region. The first region includes a greater amount of the conductive material than the second region so that the power layer is less resistant to bending along the second region than along the first region. Methods and other systems are also provided.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for forming a plurality of uniformly sized solder balls utilize a stencil having a plurality of holes of uniform volume disposed on a substrate. Solder is disposed in the holes of the stencil on the substrate. Typically, the solder is in the form of solder paste which is distributed into the holes using a squeegee. While within the holes of the stencil on the substrate, the solder is melted to form solder balls. The stencil may then be removed to leave the solder balls on the substrate, or the solder balls may be removed while the stencil remains on the substrate.