Abstract:
A board-stacking connector has surface-mounting connections to electrical contact pads or lands on two facing surfaces on two printed circuit boards that are spaced from each other a predetermined distance in two substantially parallel planes. The connector takes the form of a generally cylindrical shell of metallic material and defines an axis and a substantially uniform cross-sectional area along that axis. The shell has a wall closed on itself to define an internal cavity forming two openings, one at each of its axial ends, and this wall further defines generally flat contact surfaces normal to said axis and surrounds each of said respective openings. One of the contact surfaces is arranged to be in contact with a pad or land on one printed circuit board and the other of the contact surfaces is arranged to be in contact with a pad or land on the other spaced printed circuit board. The internal cavity is dimensioned so as to produce capillary action of molten solder on each of the pads or lands that are in contact with the contact surfaces, so that excess solder on the pads or lands is drawn into this cavity, at both axial openings, during reflow soldering.
Abstract:
A circuit board connector (1) has a housing (10), male terminals (20) and fixing members (30). Each fixing member (30) is formed by bending a metal plate into an L-shape to define a mounting portion (31) to mount the fixing member (30) to the housing (10), and a bonding portion (32) to be soldered. The bonding portion (32) is formed with connecting pieces (33) by making U-shaped cuts through the bonding portion (32) and then bending areas enclosed by the cuts upward. A clearance (S) is defined between the bottom edge of the leading end of each connecting piece (33) and the corresponding through hole (34). The lower surfaces of the connecting pieces (33) and the inner surfaces of the through holes (34) can be soldered.
Abstract:
A surface-mounted electronic component has an outer lead extending from a package for connection to a circuit pattern on a printed circuit board by using a connecting member. The outer lead has a hole having an opening at least on a connecting member facing side in a portion of the outer lead for connecting the outer lead to the circuit pattern.
Abstract:
An electric connector is disclosed to include an electrically insulative housing, the housing having a plurality of terminal slots and a protruded block in each terminal slot near the bottom side, a plurality of U-shaped terminals respectively mounted in the terminal slots in the housing, each terminal having two bonding ends held between two opposite lateral sidewalls of the corresponding terminal slot and two sides of the corresponding protruded block, and a plurality of solder balls located on the bottom side of the housing and supported on the protruded block in each terminal slot and clamped between the bonding ends of each terminal.
Abstract:
A joint structure of electronic element for linking circuit board and electronic element is provided. The joint structure of an electronic element for being electrically connected to a circuit board has at least one slot positioned thereon. And, the joint structure of the electronic element includes: at least one terminal which has a curved portion including a deflected angle with a normal line of a plane of the circuit board, wherein when the joint structure of the electronic element is connected with the slot, the terminal produces an elastic stress through suffering a jostle from the slot so as to urge against the slot for forming an electrical connection therebetween.
Abstract:
A locating means assembly (100) includes a housing (1) and a plurality of terminals (2). The housing has a plurality of side walls (14) and defines a plurality of passageways (13) therein. A pair of ribs (12) protrude inwardly from lower portions of two side walls in each passageway and define a pair of grooves (11). Each terminal has a planar soldering portion (21), and a pair of fins (211) extending and bending upwardly from two lateral sides of the soldering portion, respectively. The terminal is received in the housing, the pair of fins elastically engaging in the two grooves, respectively. After the housing with the terminal is picked up and placed on a printed circuit board (PCB), the terminal is soldered to the PCB, and then the housing is removed.
Abstract:
Disclosed are semiconductor packages and methods incorporating the use of vias in layers of leaded and nonleaded multilayer packages. The vias provide fluid communication between layers such that bonding material flows among layers for the formation of a 3D bond. As disclosed, the layers may comprise leads, dice, bond pads, or other substantially planar semiconductor package surfaces.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic shield is provided and includes a shield body having an upper wall connected to opposing side walls and opposing end walls. At least two opposing walls of the electromagnetic shield each have a plurality of resilient fingers formed at a lower edge thereof. The electromagnetic shield also includes a solder mass securely held by the fingers by being interleaved between the fingers of each of the at least two opposing walls. The interleaving of the solder mass results in the solder mass being securely held by the fingers and ready for mounting to an electronic component for shielding a portion of the electronic component from undesirable and potentially damaging emissions from neighboring components. A method of mounting an electromagnetic shield to an electronic component having a planar surface and a method of interleaving the solder mass are also provided.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to techniques for forming a connection between a pin and a circuit board using a pin having protruding portions and grooved surfaces that extend between the protruding portions. The protruding portions (i) prevent the pin from inadvertently slipping through a via of the circuit board, and (ii) maintains the pin's proper position relative to the circuit board via. The grooved surfaces enable gas to vent from a cavity in the via during the solder process thus enabling solder to flow within the via and form a reliable and robust solder joint between the pin and the circuit board via. In one arrangement, the protruding portions and grooved surfaces are at both ends of the pin enabling the pin to be soldered between two circuit board sections. In one arrangement, the pin is simultaneously soldered to both circuit board sections. In another arrangement, the pin is initially soldered to one circuit board section, and subsequently soldered to another circuit board section. In either arrangement, the protruding portions of the pin, and in some arrangements close tolerances between the pin and the via, facilitate positioning of the pin in its proper location and the additional surface area provided by the grooved surfaces and the protruding portions (i.e., wetted metallic surfaces having a high affinity for solder) retain solder in the via cavities of the circuit board sections in order to form healthy solder joints. Accordingly, the invention is suitable for use in connecting multiple circuit board sections together at opposite ends of a pin.
Abstract:
There is described a process for producing printed circuits comprising a laminar support, an electrically conductive track on the laminar support, and an auxiliary conductive element soldered to the conductive track. There is a provision to apply the auxiliary conductive element by means of an apparatus for applying SMD components.