Abstract:
An edge connector suitable for attachment with a printed circuit board. The edge connector comprises a body composed of a plastic resin, the body defining a first end that is configured to operably attach to a portion of a printed circuit board and a second end configured to operably connect to a slot in a host device and a plurality of conductive traces and contact pads defined on a portion of a surface of the body, the traces being configured to electrically connect with corresponding traces defined on the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating MicroSD devices includes forming a PCB panel having multiple PCB regions arranged in parallel rows. Passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. IC chips, including a MicroSD controller chip and a flash memory chip, are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. A molded layer is then formed over the IC chips and passive components using a mold that prevents formation of plastic on the upper surface of each PCB. The panel is then singulated using one of a laser cutting method, an abrasive water jet cutting method, and a mechanical grinding method such that the resulting PCB substrate and plastic housing have the width, height and length specified by MicroSD specifications. A front edge chamfer process is then performed.
Abstract:
The present invention, roughly described, pertains to a small memory card that includes features which allow the memory card to be more easily handled by a user. In various embodiments, the memory card can include a chamfer and/or a raised portion that allows the memory card to be more easily grabbed by a human hand (or mechanical device) and also provides additional room to store passive devices such as capacitors and/or resistors. Because different electronic devices use different types of memory cards, an adaptor is provided that allows the memory cards disclosed herein to be used in ports or connectors on electronic devices that are meant for other types of memory cards.
Abstract:
A method for surface mounting a leadless chip carrier to a circuit board, the method includes the steps of providing the leadless chip carrier with chamfered edges along one or more sides and with package metallic connection portions disposed along one or more chamfered edges; providing the circuit board with a plurality of circuit board metallic connection portions; placing a layer of solder onto the circuit board metallic connection; placing the leadless chip carrier on the circuit board with the package metallic connections, layer of solder and the circuit board metallic connections aligned; and heating the leadless chip carrier and the circuit board so the layer of solder forms a solder joint with the package metallic connection portions and the circuit board metallic connections.
Abstract:
Disclosed are tapered dielectric and conductor structures which provide controlled impedance interconnection while signal conductor lines transition from finer pitches to coarser pitches thereby obviating electrical discontinuities generally associated with changes of circuit contact pitch. Also disclosed are methods for the construction of the devices and applications therefore.
Abstract:
A memory card including a printed circuit board having an electronic circuit device mounted thereto and at least one I/O pad disposed thereon. The printed circuit board and the electronic circuit device are at least partially encapsulated or covered by an encapsulant material which hardens into a body of the memory card, such body generally defining the outer appearance of the memory card. The I/O pads of the printed circuit board are exposed in the body. The body is formed to include one or more chamfers. Such chamfer(s) are sized and configured to minimize potential damage to the connection terminals or host socket of a device during the process of interfacing the memory card thereto.
Abstract:
A multilayer inductor has a rectangular parallelepiped element body and its length in the lengthwise direction (L), length in the direction of height (H), and length in the direction of width (W) are L≦0.6 mm, H≦0.3 mm, and W≦0.3 mm, respectively. Terminal electrodes are provided so as to cover the vertices of the element body and come round to the side face from the end faces on both sides. The radius of curvature R of the vertex of the terminal electrode is set to a value being 10% or more and 20% or less of H or W.
Abstract:
A circuit carrier includes a substrate with two oppositely arranged areas. The terminal contacts of a flat connector strip are arranged in the edge regions of the areas. A through contact is arranged under at least one of the terminal contacts with concealed electrical connection to the rear side of the terminal contact and the top side of the terminal contact exhibits an undisturbed morphology and planar surface.
Abstract:
A multilayer inductor has a rectangular parallelepiped element body and its length in the lengthwise direction (L), length in the direction of height (H), and length in the direction of width (W) are L≦0.6 mm, H≦0.3 mm, and W≦0.3 mm, respectively Terminal electrodes are provided so as to cover the vertices of the element body and come round to the side face from the end faces on both sides. The radius of curvature R of the vertex of the terminal electrode is set to a value being 10% or more and 20% or less of H or W.
Abstract:
A method for depositing a solder layer or solder bump on a sloped surface. The method includes etching a sloped surface on a planar semiconductor substrate, depositing a solder-wettable layer on the sloped surface, masking the wettabler layer with a coating layer to control the position of the solder deposition, and using an organic film to prevent the solder from being deposited at regions not above either the wettable layer or the coating layer. Also, a semiconductor device structure on which a solder layer or solder bump is formed exclusively on a sloped surface.