Abstract:
There are provided an electronic component permitting easy surface mounting onto a circuit board and, a mounted structure and an inverter device therewith.A surface mount type electronic component has a dielectric element body, electrodes, lead conductors, and lead wires. The dielectric element body has principal faces and side faces. One electrode is formed on one principal face, the other electrode is formed on the other principal face, and the electrodes face each other. A first portion of one lead conductor is laid on one side face. A first portion of the other lead conductor is laid on another side face. First portions of the lead wires are connected to the corresponding first portions of the lead conductors.
Abstract:
A ceramic capacitor comprises a ceramic sintered body, and first and second terminal electrodes formed on outer surfaces of the ceramic sintered body. The first terminal electrode is electrically connected to a land formed on a substrate through a first metal terminal. The first metal terminal has a first capacitor connecting portion mechanically connected to the first terminal electrode, a first terminal portion mechanically connected to the land, and a first intermediate portion electrically connecting the first capacitor connecting portion and the first terminal portion to each other. The first capacitor connecting portion of the first metal terminal is parallel to the substrate.
Abstract:
A lead-free solder paste printing method is practiced with use of a metal mask of the invention by placing the metal mask 1 on a circuit board 2 having an electrode 21 formed in a predetermined pattern to join an end portion of a lead member 6, and moving a printing squeegee along the upper surface of the metal mask 1 to thereby print a lead-free solder paste on the surface of the electrode 21 on the circuit board 2. The method produces on the electrode 21 of the circuit board 2 two lead-free solder paste patterns 30a, 30a each circular or elliptical in shape and arranged in a direction in which the lead member 6 is to extend from the electrode.
Abstract:
A high power density transistor structure includes a transistor package capable of housing a high power density transistor. The transistor package has a package insulator and a plurality of transistor leads. Each of the transistor leads has a far end, a near end and a lead periphery. The high power density transistor structure also includes a solder lock located on at least one of the transistor leads. At least a portion of the solder lock is attachable to a printed circuit board (PCB). At least a portion of the lead periphery of each transistor lead is attachable to at least one of: the PCB and the package insulator.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus provide for electrical coupling of electrical components to traces on a substrate such that impedance mismatches otherwise experienced in high frequency operation are avoided. Connecting elements having length, width, and thickness, are provided for terminals of a component to be connected to a trace. The connecting element is electrically coupled between the terminal and the trace, typically by soldering. The dimensions of the connecting element are chosen to reduce or eliminate the impedance mismatch which would result from a direct connection between the trace and component. Connecting elements are generally L-shaped, i.e., having first and second planar portions perpendicular with respect to each other, and having a curving portion that connects the first and second planar portions. In one embodiment, dimensions of at least a portion of the connecting element are such that its width increases as its distance from a ground plane within the substrate increases.
Abstract:
An interchangeable printed circuit board having electrical components is attached externally proximate to the base of a switch to customize switch performance. The circuit board includes openings which slide over and electrically engage the terminals of the switch proximate the base, leaving the remainder of the terminals exposed and available for plug-in or solder electrical connection within an electrical system. The openings may be copper contact members having fingers which engage and electrically connect to the switch terminals.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to techniques for forming a soldered connection using a pin having a channel. The channel enables the pin to form a secure connection with a via (e.g., by facilitating gas percolation out of the via hole during soldering to improve solder flow, by holding solder prior to pin insertion and soldering, or by facilitating accurate pin bending to hold solder or a pin insert prior to pin insertion and soldering) to improve connection system reliability and increase manufacturing yields. In one arrangement, the pin has a surface which includes (i) a first surface area, (ii) a second surface area that is substantially parallel to the first surface area, and (iii) a channel surface area which defines a channel that extends from the first surface area toward the second surface area. To form a soldered connection, the pin is inserted into a cavity defined by a via of a connecting member (e.g., a circuit board), in a direction that is parallel to a central axis of the via. The pin is then soldered to the via to establish an electrical pathway between the pin and the via. Depending on the particular arrangement, the channel generally facilitates the introduction of solder into the cavity of the via. Accordingly, the cavity dimension of the via can be smaller than that required for vias of a conventional reflow soldering approach (i.e., less than 100% of the maximum pin cross-section as for a conventional reflow soldering approach). Hence, the invention is suitable for use in high-density, micro-soldered connection arrangements (e.g., in situations with vias closer together than in the conventional reflow soldering approach).
Abstract:
A bonding portion of a connector terminal includes embossed portions and a slit. Each embossed portion is formed by embossing the bonding portion in a thicknesswise direction of the bonding portion to provide an embossed recess on one of opposed sides of the bonding portion. Each embossed recess communicates opposed open ends of an elongated hole provided in a circuit board with each other when the bonding portion is inserted to a predetermined position in the elongated hole. The slit penetrates through the bonding portion. The slit extends over at least one of the opposed open ends of the elongated hole in the thickensswise direction of the circuit board when the bonding portion is inserted to the predetermined position in the elongated hole.
Abstract:
In a two-pole SMT miniature housing in leadframe technique for semiconductor components, a semiconductor chip is mounted on one leadframe part and is contacted to a further leadframe part. The further leadframe part is conducted out of the housing in which the chip is encapsulated as a solder terminal. No trimming or shaping process is required and the housing is tight and is capable of further miniaturization. The solder terminals as punched parts of the leadframe are conducted projecting laterally from the housing sidewalls residing opposite one another at least up to the housing floor which forms the components' mounting surface. The chip mounting surface and the components' mounting surface form a right angle with one another.
Abstract:
A surface-mount semiconductor package comprises a semiconductor which is embedded within a plastics material body (10). Electrical control connections to the semiconductor comprise first and second upstanding legs (12,14) which are offset from each other, making it easier to couple the devices in parallel. Power output is provided by metal pads (16,18). The pads may be partially sheared, to step them, thereby allowing a single thickness leadframe to be used in the manufacture of the device. On the lower face of the body (10) there are channels (22,24) which increase the electrical tracking distance and allow improved washing of residues after the device has been secured to a substrate.