Abstract:
Disclosed is a printed circuit board comprising a contact terminal, which prevents a poor contact and reduces a manufacturing cost, and an image forming apparatus having the same. The printed circuit board comprises a circuit part for controlling and processing an operation of electronic appliance, and a large-area contact terminal formed by a group of small-area terminals for electric connection with external device. The small-area terminals can be formed in various types, respectively having regular size and shape and being distanced a predetermined interval. Accordingly, unevenness of the large-area contact terminal surface caused by soldering is prevented since a plurality of small-area terminals constitute a unit contact terminal of over a predetermined size. Therefore, quality of contact with external terminal improves. Further, manufacturing cost is reduced, and the manufacturing process becomes simple.
Abstract:
A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. A wire or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to mechanical stresses such as movement or rotation of the lead relative to the circuit. A material is configured around the lead and near the point of connection to the circuit so as to create a region of decreasing flexibility or graduated stiffness near the point of connection. In certain embodiments, the lead may also be coiled or otherwise shaped to provide additional ability to withstand mechanical stresses. In other embodiments, additional elements may be provided to assist in controlling the stiffness near the connection point.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a printed circuit board comprising a contact terminal, which prevents a poor contact and reduces a manufacturing cost, and an image forming apparatus having the same. The printed circuit board comprises a circuit part for controlling and processing an operation of electronic appliance, and a large-area contact terminal formed by a group of small-area terminals for electric connection with external device. The small-area terminals can be formed in various types, respectively having regular size and shape and being distanced a predetermined interval. Accordingly, unevenness of the large-area contact terminal surface caused by soldering is prevented since a plurality of small-area terminals constitute a unit contact terminal of over a predetermined size. Therefore, quality of contact with external terminal improves. Further, manufacturing cost is reduced, and the manufacturing process becomes simple.
Abstract:
A press-activated electronic component discharging facilitating apparatus is proposed, which is designed for use with a battery-powered electronic component, such as a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) memory unit installed on a computer motherboard, for providing the CMOS memory unit with a user-operated press-activated discharging facilitating function, and which is characterized by the capability of allowing the user to facilitate the discharging of the CMOS memory unit simply by pressing the battery cell used to power the CMOS memory unit, without having to dismount the battery cell from the motherboard and flip hardware jumpers as in the case of prior art. This feature allows the discharging process of the CMOS memory to be carried out more conveniently and efficiently.
Abstract:
A new and improved electrical connector is provided for Ball Grid Array (BGA) devices and Direct Chip Attach (DCA) devices that solves the prior art problems of mismatch in the coefficient of thermal between a semiconductor die and its substrate, PC board or carrier. The electrical connector consists of a resilient loop of wire that is permanently wire bonded at a first and a second bond position to an electrode or contact pad of a die or an interposer. The closed loop of wire is stable in the X and Y direction and resilient in the Z direction which enables the wire bonded die or interposer to be temporarily attached to a carrier or test board for all forms of tests as well as being removable and reworkable even after being permanently soldered in place on a substrate or PC board. Since the loop shaped connectors are resilient in X, Y and Z directions, the die or interposer may be clamped onto a PC board or substrate to provide a lead free electrical connection that does not require any underfill. The loop size may be made with highly conductive and/or plated (coated) wire in sizes from about 2.5 mils diameter up to about 30 mils using wire having a diameter of about 1.0 mils up to 5.0 mils to replace prior art balls used on pads of about 3 mils size or greater.
Abstract:
A microelectronic spring contact for making electrical contact between a device and a mating substrate and method of making the same are disclosed. The spring contact has a compliant pad adhered to a substrate of the device and spaced apart from a terminal of the device. The compliant pad has a base adhered to the substrate, and side surfaces extending away from the substrate and tapering to a smaller end area distal from the substrate. A trace extends from the terminal of the device in a coil pattern over the compliant pad to its end area, forming a helix. At least a portion of the compliant pad end area is covered by the trace, and a portion of the trace that is over the compliant pad is supported by the compliant pad. In an alternative embodiment, the pad is removed to leave a freestanding helical contact.
Abstract:
An electronic package includes a substrate having a contact pad thereon, a reformable member such as a solder ball positioned on the contact pad, and an elastic member positioned around the reformable member. The elastic member exerts a girdling force on the reformable member so that when the reformable member is softened, the elastic member elongates the reformable member. This elongation accommodates thermal and other stresses between the foregoing substrate and another substrate joined at the free end of the reformable member. An apparatus is also provided for positioning the elastic member on and around the reformable member.
Abstract:
A tuning circuit for a circuit board having an inductor coupling a first and a second trace, the tuning circuit including a first tuning coil having a loop partially extending over the inductor and a second tuning coil having a loop also partially extending over the inductor. The loop of the second tuning coil also partially extends over the loop of the first tuning coil. The circuit is tuned by adjusting the spacing between the loops of the first and second tuning coils and/or adjusting the spacing between the loops and the circuit board.
Abstract:
An electrical connection structure and method allow the coupling of one printed circuit board with another without the use of cables or connectors. An edge of one printed circuit board contains a plurality of plated split holes. Within each hole, an electrically conductive leg is maintained by way of solder, thus providing electrical connectivity between the first and second printed circuit boards. Additionally, a method of soldering a wire coil into a series of such edge-positioned plated split holes and subsequently cutting the coil along the edge of the first printed circuit board will yield the desired conductive legs.
Abstract:
An apparatus for connecting a plurality of electrical circuits borne upon a plurality of substrates is disclosed. A first substrate of the plurality of substrates has a first aperture having a first diametral displacement and a first inner wall. A portion of the first inner wall is electrically connected with a first circuit borne upon the first substrate. The apparatus comprises a sheet of electrically conductive material arranged to a displacement from an axis in a substantially helical orientation about the axis. The material has a spring characteristic when the helical orientation establishes the displacement at a spring displacement. The spring characteristic urges the conductive material to a greater displacement from the axis than the spring displacement and permits insertion of the apparatus in the first aperture. The spring characteristic and the first diametral dimension cooperate to seat the apparatus in the first aperture to establish electrical connection with the first circuit. The method comprises the steps of: (a) spirally winding a sheet of electrically conductive material to an insertion diametral displacement generally equal to or slightly greater than the first diametral displacement; and (b) urging the spirally wound sheet into the first aperture.