Abstract:
The present invention relates to a power unit comprising at least one power electronics module, a circuit carrier, which is connected to said power electronics module, and at least one heat sink, which is connected to said power electronics module, in order to dissipate heat. The invention also relates to an associated heat sink and a corresponding assembly method. In order to provide a power unit and an associated assembly method which allows improved dissipation of air heat, as well as adequate electrical insulation of the power modules and simplified implementation, the circuit carrier comprises at least one through hole. At least one contact extension located on the heat sink, which is at least partially received by the through hole. The contact extension of the heat sink is thermally contacted with the power electronics module by means of a heat-conductive material.
Abstract:
An etched dielectric film for use in a hard disk drive. The dielectric film has a thickness of about 25 μm or greater when it is attached to a supporting metal substrate, and is subsequently etched to a thickness of about 20 μm or less.
Abstract:
Resilient contact structures are mounted directly to bond pads on semiconductor dies, prior to the dies being singulated (separated) from a semiconductor wafer. This enables the semiconductor dies to be exercised (e.g., tested and/or burned-in) by connecting to the semiconductor dies with a circuit board or the like having a plurality of terminals disposed on a surface thereof. Subsequently, the semiconductor dies may be singulated from the semiconductor wafer, whereupon the same resilient contact structures can be used to effect interconnections between the semiconductor dies and other electronic components (such as wiring substrates, semiconductor packages, etc.). Using the all-metallic composite interconnection elements of the present invention as the resilient contact structures, burn-in can be performed at temperatures of at least 150° C., and can be completed in less than 60 minutes.
Abstract:
A tape substrate including an insulating film, a copper foil pattern formed on the insulating film at one side of the insulating film, and provided with a connecting area where an electronic element is to be mounted, a barrier layer plated on the copper foil pattern at the connecting area, and formed with a plurality of pores, and a tin layer plated on the barrier layer, and alloyed with a portion of the copper foil pattern corresponding to the connecting area, through the pores. A method for fabricating the tape substrate is also disclosed. In accordance with the invention, it is possible to reduce the time taken for the copper foil pattern to come into contact with the electroless tin plating solution used in the tin plating process, thereby preventing the copper component of the copper foil pattern from being eluted. Accordingly, there is no open-circuit fault caused by formation of pores. The barrier layer makes it possible to obtain an improved plating efficiency and to reduce the thickness of the alloy layer. In addition, the barrier layer serves to reduce internal stress generated at the interface between the tin layer and the copper foil pattern, thereby suppressing formation of voids. Accordingly, there is an effect of preventing a short circuit caused by the growth of whiskers.
Abstract:
A packaged semiconductor chip including the chip, and a package element such as a heat sink is made by connecting flexible leads between contacts on the chip and terminals on a dielectric element such as a sheet or plate and moving the sheet or plate away from the chip, and injecting a liquid material to form a compliant layer filling the space between the package element and the dielectric element, and surrounding the leads. The dielectric element and package element extend outwardly beyond the edges of the chip, and physically protect the chip. The assembly may be handled and mounted by conventional surface mounting techniques. The assembly may include additional circuit elements such as capacitors used in conjunction with the chip.
Abstract:
A control circuit device for a motor is provided with a circuit board which has an electrically-conductive terminal for electrically connecting the motor with an exterior connector, a heat radiating unit which is connected with the circuit board to radiate heat generated by the circuit board. The heat radiating unit has a convex member at a surface thereof of the side where the electrically conductive terminal is arranged. The electrically conductive terminal is integrally formed with a concave member for being engaged with the convex member. The convex member is engaged with the concave member. Thus, a heat sink can be readily mounted without increasing the cost.
Abstract:
Resilient contact structures are mounted directly to bond pads on semiconductor dies, prior to the dies being singulated (separated) from a semiconductor wafer. This enables the semiconductor dies to be exercised (e.g., tested and/or burned-in) by connecting to the semiconductor dies with a circuit board or the like having a plurality of terminals disposed on a surface thereof. Subsequently, the semiconductor dies may be singulated from the semiconductor wafer, whereupon the same resilient contact structures can be used to effect interconnections between the semiconductor dies and other electronic components (such as wiring substrates, semiconductor packages, etc.). Using the all-metallic composite interconnection elements of the present invention as the resilient contact structures, burn-in can be performed at temperatures of at least 150° C., and can be completed in less than 60 minutes.
Abstract:
The invention provides a fixing structure for an electron device that enables an electron device to be attached and removed from wiring with one touch. The structure is provided with bus bars formed from conductive plate material that are connected to a power source, and an LED which has lead electrodes fixed to the bus bars and which is supplied with electricity therefrom. Fixing portions of the bus bars are provided with position determining tabs for positioning the lead electrodes, and an elastic contacting tab that elastically holds each lead electrode. The position determining tabs and the elastic contacting tabs are formed by bending portions of the bus bars. Accordingly, there is no need to provide components separate from the bus bars. When attachment and removal is performed, the LED is pushed downward toward or lifted up from the fixing portions of the bus bars.
Abstract:
An integrated lead suspension includes a solder ball that is placed between a lead wiring pad provided on a flexure of the suspension, and a bonding pad provided on a slider of a head gimbal section. The lead wiring pad and bonding pad are soldered by melting the solder ball. As a result, there is provided a recessed section into which a solder ball is placed by way of surface raised sections, using gravitational force, in the vicinity of the center line of the surface of the lead wiring pad. In this way the position of the solder ball is not displaced from the center line when a bonding pad and lead wiring pad are connected by means of a solder ball.