Abstract:
A metallic or an electrical trace having a terminus and a stress relief bend formed in the trace adjacent the terminus. The electrical trace may have a portion carried by a flexible substrate to form a flexible circuit. The stress relief bend may be free floating and extend from the flexible substrate or may be encapsulated by the flexible substrate. The electrical circuit and the flexible circuit each have a generally planar portion extending in the X and Y axis, with the stress relief bend projecting into the Z axis. This allows electrical traces to be spaced with a very narrow pitch because the stress relief bend does not consume any valuable real estate on the flexible circuit or the substrate to which the electrical trace is applied.
Abstract:
A process for producing a solder sheet with a bump grid array includes the step of molding a sheet of solder material in a mold having two mold halves. Each of the mold halves is formed with an array of first recesses. At least one of the mold halves is further formed with a plurality of second recesses interconnecting adjacent pairs of the first recesses. Each of the first recesses has a depth deeper than that of the second recesses. The first recesses of one of the mold halves are registered with the first recesses of the other of the mold halves such that the first and second recesses of the mold halves cooperatively form a mold cavity defining the shape of the molded solder sheet when the mold halves are brought toward each other to close the mold.
Abstract:
An interposer for interconnection between microelectronic circuit panels has contacts at its surfaces. Each contact extends from a central conductor, and has a peripheral portion adapted to contract radially inwardly toward the central conductor response to a force applied by a contact pad defining a central hole on the engaged circuit panel. Thus, when the circuit panels are compressed with the interposers, the contacts contract radially inwardly and wipe across the pads. The wiping action facilitates bonding of the contacts to the pads, as by friction welding, or by a conductive bonding material carried on the contacts themselves.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device characterized in that: a circuit substrate of a single or multiple layer which is composed in such a manner that, bumps, which are electrically connected to connection electrodes provided on one face of a surface mount device, are arranged in the same plane arrangement as that of said connection electrodes and protruded onto one side of a sheet of metal foil, on which wiring patterns electrically connected to said bumps with each other are formed, and an insulating adhesive agent layer is made to adhere onto the one side of a sheet of metal foil having bumps, is made to adhere onto one face of the surface mount device by said insulating adhesive agent layer; and tips of the bumps respectively come into contact with the connection electrodes.
Abstract:
Methods of forming electrically conductive interconnections and electrically interconnected substrates are described. In one implementation, a first substrate having an outer surface is provided and a layer of material is formed thereover. Openings are formed within the layer of material and conductive masses are formed within the openings. A second substrate having conductive interconnect surfaces is provided. The conductive interconnect surfaces are then contacted with the conductive masses and deformed thereby. In one aspect, the interconnect surfaces are deformed in part by portions of the layer of material proximate the conductive masses. In another aspect, the layer of material is removed and the interconnect surfaces are deformed by the conductive masses themselves.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an electronic apparatus provided with an electronic circuit substrate that is inexpensive, in which packaging density is high and which has good heat dissipating characteristics, and which comprises: an electronic circuit substrate comprising a resin wiring substrate formed with a wiring pattern and a grounding pattern at an internal layer thereof, a plurality of through holes provided directly below a mounting portion of a heat generating component and connected with the grounding pattern, and a case for protectively housing the electronic circuit substrate provided with a heat dissipating protruding surface portion contacting an area where the through holes of the rear surface of the electronic circuit substrate are disposed, and being formed so as to ensure space between the case and the rear surface of the electronic circuit substrate to enable mounting of low heat generating electrical/electronic components.
Abstract:
Microelectronic contacts, such as flexible, tab-like, cantilever contacts, are provided with asperities disposed in a regular pattern. Each asperity has a sharp feature at its tip remote from the surface of the contact. As mating microelectronic elements are engaged with the contacts, a wiping action causes the sharp features of the asperities to scrape the mating element, so as to provide effective electrical interconnection and, optionally, effective metallurgical bonding between the contact and the mating element upon activation of a bonding material.
Abstract:
The bus bar wiring plate body (20) for an electric coupling box according to the present invention is arranged in a manner that bus bar members (23, 24) are wired between pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and these pre-hardening epoxy resin plates are subjected to the heat pressing process to thereby integrate the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and the bus bar members (23, 24) in a laminated state. When hardened epoxy resin plates (25, 26) are disposed at the outsides of the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) as shown by phantom lines, respectively, the strength of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be improved. Thus, since the bus bar members (23, 24) are sealed in an insulated state, leak current can be reduced surely. Further, the thickness of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be reduced to a large extent, so that the electric coupling box can be miniaturized and lightweighted.
Abstract:
Methods of forming electrically conductive interconnections and electrically interconnected substrates are described. In one implementation, a first substrate having an outer surface is provided and a layer of material is formed thereover. Openings are formed within the layer of material and conductive masses are formed within the openings. A second substrate having conductive interconnect surfaces is provided. The conductive interconnect surfaces are then contacted with the conductive masses and deformed thereby. In one aspect, the interconnect surfaces are deformed in part by portions of the layer of material proximate the conductive masses. In another aspect, the layer of material is removed and the interconnect surfaces are deformed by the conductive masses themselves.
Abstract:
An automotive lamp unit includes a bus bar unit forming a circuit with a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion, the bus bar unit including terminals, for connection to switches and a power source, and a supporting member for supporting a lamp, the circuit serving to switch on the lamp, and a resin base member provided with the bus bar unit mounted thereon at a predetermined position, and a small hole formed in the resin base member at a position thereof associated with the bridge portion. The plurality of bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portion which is disposed in the small hole.