Abstract:
A blind-mate capacitive coupling interconnection between a main module enclosure one or more sub-module enclosures has coupling surfaces each with a ground portion and an aperture, an inner element provided in the aperture, spaced away from the ground portion. The coupling surfaces may be provided, for example, as traces on a printed circuit board. To accommodate a degree of mis-alignment, one of the inner elements may be provided larger than the other. Capacitive coupling between the coupling surfaces occurs when the coupling surfaces are mated together, retained in position, for example, by a mechanical fixture.
Abstract:
Disclosed are one-component compositions that include: (1) an isocyanate-functional urethane acrylate and (2) a polyisocyanate containing allophanate and/or uretdione groups, wherein the one-component composition has a viscosity of less than or equal to about 800 mPa·s and an isocyanate content of greater than about 5% by weight, based on the weight of the one-component composition. Also disclosed are circuit boards and electronic components that are coated with such compositions.
Abstract:
An embodiment of a method of attaching a semiconductor die to a substrate includes placing a bottom surface of the die over a top surface of the substrate with an intervening die attach material. The method further includes contacting a top surface of the semiconductor die and the top surface of the substrate with a conformal structure that includes a non-solid, pressure transmissive material, and applying a pressure to the conformal structure. The pressure is transmitted by the non-solid, pressure transmissive material to the top surface of the semiconductor die. The method further includes, while applying the pressure, exposing the assembly to a temperature that is sufficient to cause the die attach material to sinter. Before placing the die over the substrate, conductive mechanical lock features may be formed on the top surface of the substrate, and/or on the bottom surface of the semiconductor die.
Abstract:
A method for applying a protective coating to selected portions of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes applying a mask to or forming a mask on at least one portion of the substrate that is not to be covered with the protective coating. The mask may be selectively formed by applying a flowable material to the substrate. Alternatively, the mask may be formed from a preformed film. With the mask in place, the protective coating may be applied to the substrate and the mask. A portion of the protective coating that overlies the mask may be delineated from other portions of the protective coating; for example, by cutting, weakening or removing material from the protective coating at locations at or adjacent to the perimeter of the mask. The portion of the protective coating that overlies the mask, and the mask, may then be removed from the substrate.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for mitigating electrical failures caused by intrusive structures. Such structures can be tin whiskers forming on electrical circuits. In an illustrative embodiment, nano-capsules are filled with some type of insulative and adhesive fluid that is adapted to bind to and coat an intrusive structure, e.g., a whisker, making the whisker electrically inactive and thereby reducing the electrical faults that can be caused by the whisker. In another illustrative embodiment, randomly oriented nano-fibers having an elastic modulus higher than tin or any other whisker material is used to arrest a growth or movement of a whisker and further reduce a likelihood that a whisker can cause an electrical fault.
Abstract:
A lighting element is provided, comprising: a substrate; first and second conductive elements located on the substrate; a light-emitting element having first and second contacts that are both on a first surface of the light-emitting element, the light-emitting element emitting light from a second surface opposite the first surface; a first conductive connector located between the first conductive element and the first contact, electrically connecting the first conductive element to the first contact; a second conductive connector located between the second conductive element and the second contact, to electrically connecting the second conductive element to the second contact; a first protective conformal coating located adjacent to the second surface; and an affixing layer located between the flexible substrate and the first protective conformal coating, the affixing layer affixing the first protective conformal coating to the flexible substrate, wherein the first protective conformal coating is substantially transparent to light.
Abstract:
Method and apparatuses for making a smart phone on a chip (SPOC) are described. Active components may be embedded into a copper core. In an aspect, and optionally, passive components may also be embedded into the copper core. Printed circuit board (PCB) laminate may be layered above and below the copper core. A copper ground plane may be fixed underneath the layer of PCB laminate below, and furthest from, the copper core. One or more additional components may be surface mounted on top of the PCB laminate layers above the copper core. A conformal coating may be applied to completely and thinly encase the one or more surface mounted additional components. The conformal coating may include trenching and a copper sputter coating finish.
Abstract:
A system and method of forming a patterned conformal structure for an electrical system is disclosed. The conformal structure includes a dielectric coating shaped to conform to a surface of an electrical system, with the dielectric coating having a plurality of openings therein positioned over contact pads on the surface of the electrical system. The conformal structure also includes a patterned conductive coating layered on the dielectric coating and on the contact pads such that an electrical connection is formed between the patterned conductive coating and the contact pads. The patterned conductive coating comprises at least one of an interconnect system, a shielding structure, and a thermal path.
Abstract:
A method for reducing creep corrosion on a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board comprising a substrate, a plurality of electrically conductive tracks located on at least one surface of the substrate, a solder mask coating at least a first area of the plurality of electrically conductive tracks and a surface finish coating at least a second area of the plurality of electrically conductive tracks, the method comprising depositing by plasma-polymerization a fluorohydrocarbon onto at least part of the solder mask and at least part of the surface finish.