Abstract:
A multi-piece substrate includes a frame portion, and a unit portion in which multiple wiring boards is arrayed. The frame portion is formed on the periphery of the unit portion, the wiring boards have semiconductor elements built in the wiring boards, respectively, and the frame portion has multiple slits formed such that the slits have openings on the periphery of the frame portion.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for filling vias in a product greensheet and/or repairing vias in a product greensheet. The method and apparatus utilize a transfer greensheet having filled vias in a fixed array, which vias are punched into the product greensheet to either repair or fill the via of the product greensheet. The method and apparatus employ position determining means such as a camera, a punch head and a corresponding punch die and an activating means to activate the punch head to punch the transfer greensheet via to fill the product greensheet via. The transfer greensheet has a fixed array of filled vias and a transfer greensheet station employs a fixed plate having a plurality of vacuum ports positioned in the non-via areas of the transfer greensheet which secures the transfer greensheet during the method. The product greensheet is held by a vacuum plate.
Abstract:
A compliant circuit element spacing system comprises a circuit board, a dummy spacer component, and a compliant circuit element. One or more active components are mounted to the circuit board. The dummy spacer component is also mounted to the circuit board, such that the dummy spacer component is electrically isolated from each active component mounted to the circuit board. The compliant circuit element is positionable proximate the circuit board, and spaced from the circuit board by the dummy spacer component. The spacing component isolates the compliant circuit element from each active component mounted to the circuit board.
Abstract:
A card reader terminal is provided with circuitry to detect wireless transmission of data from the card terminal from illicit transmitting equipment within the terminal in the form of a “shim” or otherwise. The detector circuit is connected to an A/D input of a microprocessor. Voltage level at the input may be measured rather than just treating it as digital input where the voltage level would be taken by the processor as either ON (signal present) or OFF (signal not present). Where the microprocessor (or other processing electronics) used does not have an analog to digital converter input, an external analog to digital circuit may be used. The terminal can determine the level of radio signal activity in its vicinity before a card is entered into the card slot, the level after the card is inserted and the level during the time the terminal is exchanging data with the card. If there is an abrupt increase in signal level when the card is inserted or when data exchange commences, the processor can ensure that the PIN is not sent to the card and can prevent all further transactions until the radio signal is no longer present.
Abstract:
An electronic circuit board includes at least one conductor path and at least one component which is one of an electronic component, electric component and heat emitting component, and which is connected to the conductor path. At least one thermal capacitor is thermally connected to the conductor in vicinity to the at least one component. The at least one thermal capacitor is suitable for transmitting and/or buffering thermal energy of the at least one component.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a shell, a printed circuit board, and a dummy connector. The shell defines a through hole and accommodates the printed circuit board. The dummy connector includes a main body and a grounded portion. The main body includes a projection engaging the through hole. The grounded portion extends from the main body and is electrically fixed to the printed circuit board to be grounded.
Abstract:
A top panel, which is disposed to face a module board with an electronic component therebetween, includes a resin layer and a metal layer, and has an insulating characteristic. The metal layer includes a metal layer formed at a front side of the resin layer and a metal layer formed at a rear side of the resin layer. With this structure, in reflow soldering performed in mounting a semiconductor module on a main board, warp which is caused, under temperature change, in the top panel due to difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the resin layer and the metal layer formed at the front side of the resin layer is cancelled by warp which is caused, under temperature change, in the top panel due to difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the resin layer and the metal layer formed at the rear side of the resin layer, whereby warp of the top panel is eliminated. This helps prevent the electronic component adhered to the top panel with adhesive from being pressed down to or pulled up from the module board due to warp of the top panel.
Abstract:
A noise electric current flowing through a heat sink is efficiently discharged to the ground of a printed circuit board to reduce levels of clock signal harmonic noises generated from the heat sink. An electronic device-installed apparatus is provided with a printed circuit board (1), one or more of electronic devices (2, 3) that are mounted on the printed circuit board (1) and that operate in accordance with a clock signal, and a heat sink means set to hold the electronic devices (2, 3) together with the printed circuit board (1). The heat sink means (5) is connected with the ground of the printed circuit board (1) through a connecting unit (6) and a plurality of dielectric components (12), which are independent of the electronic devices (2, 3), are provided between portions of the printed circuit board except those on which the electronic devices (2, 3) are mounted and the heat sink means (5).
Abstract:
A damage index predicting system is for predicting a damage-related index of solder joints of an electronic device having the solder joints that electrically connect an electronic component to a mounting circuit board and one or more detection solder joints that are designed so as to have a shorter life than the solder joints. The system includes: a database configured to store a fracture relationship between the detection solder joints and the solder joints; a fracture detector configured to detect fracture of the detection solder joints; and a processor configured to calculate a prediction value of the damage-related index of the solder joints based on information relating to the fracture of the detection solder joints obtained by the fracture detector and the fracture relationship stored in the database.
Abstract:
There is provided a multi-layer printed wiring board that can perform impedance control, concurrently maintaining the flexibility of a flexible portion with one or more signal lines. Such a multi-layer printed wiring board includes a plurality of rigid board units; and a flexible board unit, connecting outer layers or inner layers of the plurality of rigid board units and extending over the outer layers or the inner layers of the plurality of rigid board units. The flexible board unit includes a signal layer sending signals between the plurality of rigid board units; ground layers sandwiching the signal layer; and intermediate layers each interposed between the signal layer and one of the ground layers.