Abstract:
An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the electrical connector comprises an insulative housing comprising one or more electronic components, a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with the electronic components and adapted to interface with a plug and a plurality of terminals in signal communication with the one or more electronic components. In one aspect, the plurality of terminals are adapted to interface with one or more externally mounted electronic components on the printed circuit board thereby filtering signals passing between the electrical conductors and the printed circuit board, with the externally mounted electronic components mounted within the footprint of the electrical connector. Methods of manufacture for the aforementioned electrical connector and business methods are also disclosed.
Abstract:
An electrical connector element for connection of a conductor to a circuit board, having a housing, at least one clamp connector for the conductor and at least two connector pins for preferably soldered connection to the circuit board, is disclosed. The housing has at least one separating element made from insulating material, projecting from the lower side, facing away from the circuit board in the assembled position, at least partly arranged between the connector pins and extending through the circuit board in the assembled position, in order to permit the connector pins of the electrical connector element to be arranged closer together.
Abstract:
An electrical connector element for connection of a conductor to a circuit board, having a housing, at least one clamp connector for the conductor and at least two connector pins for preferably soldered connection to the circuit board, is disclosed. The housing has at least one separating element made from insulating material, projecting from the lower side, facing away from the circuit board in the assembled position, at least partly arranged between the connector pins and extending through the circuit board in the assembled position, in order to permit the connector pins of the electrical connector element to be arranged closer together.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of positioning and placing an integrated circuit on a printed circuit board. The integrated circuit comprises first geometrical elements. The first geometrical elements are of one or more predefined shapes and are located on one or more predefined surfaces of the integrated circuit. The printed circuit board comprises second geometrical elements. The second geometrical elements are shaped to accommodate the first geometrical elements. The first geometrical elements are designed to fit into the second geometrical elements. The first geometrical elements are positioned and placed over the second geometrical elements. The first geometrical elements come in contact with the second geometrical elements at two or more points. The positioning and placement of the first geometrical elements over the second geometrical elements limits displacement of connections of the integrated circuit from the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A reflowable camera module has a set of solder joints formed on a bottom surface of the camera module that provide electrical signal and power connections between the camera module and a printed circuit substrate. The solder joints are susceptible to failure caused by shear forces, particularly in corner regions. Additional localized mechanical supports are provided to protect those solder joints carrying power and electrical signals for the camera module. The localized mechanical supports are formed outside of a region containing the solder joints carrying power and electrical signals. The localized mechanical supports may include dummy solder joints formed in corner regions and/or dummy leads used to support the camera module. Solder joint reliability is enhanced without requiring the use of an underfill encapsulant.
Abstract:
To provide a semiconductor package mounting method, with excellent work efficiency, wherein the direction of a semiconductor package can be verified by a simple method before mounting. One corner of a square shaped display section provided on the surface of a semiconductor package body is chamfered such that the chamfer dimensions are different from those of the other corners. If image recognition by a camera determines that this chamfered part is located correctly, the orientation of a semiconductor package is determined to be correct. On the other hand, if image recognition determines that it is not located correctly, the orientation of the semiconductor package is adjusted until it is correct.
Abstract:
A method of making an electronic circuit device includes preparing an electronic element having at least one projection, mounting the electronic element on only a first side of a circuit board in such a manner that the projection is substantially held in point contact with the first side of the circuit board to form a gap between the circuit board and the electronic element, placing the circuit board in a mold cavity in such a manner that a second side of the circuit board is held in close contact with an inner surface of the cavity. The method further includes encapsulating the circuit board in a casing by filling the cavity with a resin material so that the gap is filled with the resin material.
Abstract:
An assembly. The assembly reduces damage to a related electronic package during attachment to a related electronic interconnect structure. The assembly includes an interposer. The interposer has a first side and an opposing second side and has multiple holes formed in the interposer that extend from the first side to the second side. The electronic package is configurable to comprise one or more electronic structures; the interposer is configured for placement between the electronic package and the electronic interconnect structure; the locus of a wall of each of the holes is configured to facilitate insertion of a matching coupling component configured for electrically coupling the electronic package to the electronic interconnect structure; the wall of each hole is configured to provide complete encirclement of that hole; and the interposer mechanically inhibits physical contact between the electronic package and the electronic interconnect structure.
Abstract:
An optical module of the present invention includes: a semiconductor device 14; a grounded metal member 10 for mounting the semiconductor device 14 thereon; a substrate 16 for mounting the grounded metal member 10 thereon; and a lead pin 18 fixed to and insulated from the grounded metal member 10 and soldered to the substrate 16, the lead pin 18 being used to supply power to the semiconductor device 14; wherein the grounded metal member 10 has a protrusion on a surface thereof facing the substrate 16; and wherein the protrusion of the grounded metal member 10 is in contact with the substrate 16.
Abstract:
A high speed electrical connector includes a plurality of substantially planar signal transmission bodies (SPSTB), an insulative housing that retains the plurality of SPSTBs, and a plurality of self-adjusting surface-mount attachment structures (SASMAS). Each SASMAS is confined in its own guide with respect to an associated SPSTB. During the connector-to-printed circuit board (PCB) attachment process, the connector is heated so that solder within the connector that holds the SASMAS structures in place melts. As the connector settles with respect to the PCB, the SASMAS structures slide in their respective guides varying amounts to accommodate non-planarity of the upper surface of the PCB. In one example, each SPSTB is a printed circuit that has a plurality of signal conductors. Each conductor terminates in planar sliding surface. A SASMAS is self-adjustably soldered to each such sliding surface.