Abstract:
A board adapter for electrically transmitting signals between an electrical card connector and a mother board, includes a plurality of signal traces formed on both faces of the board adapter for electrically connecting signal holes with corresponding conductive pads. The signal holes respectively receive the corresponding contacts of the card connector. The conductive pads electrically engage with corresponding contacts disposed within a receiving slot defined in a card edge connector when the board adapter is inserted therein and stabilizing means ensures proper engagement therebetween. The stabilizing means comprises a cutout defined on a bottom edge of the board adapter and a post formed in the receiving slot of the card edge connector. The engagement between the cutout and the post ensures that the conductive pads of the board adapter are properly aligned with the contacts of the card edge connector.
Abstract:
In a disk drive, an interconnect adapter for coupling a head of a suspension assembly to front-end read/write circuitry includes a pad set with a plurality of specially designed pads. The pads are formed with an integrated frame and multiple tabs. The tabs enable removal and replacement of the pad set from the suspension assembly to enable suspension assembly rework. The interconnect adapter is designed to adapt to polarity specifications of various head and read/write circuitry designs. The pad set design is configured for connection with a variety of traces, with a piezoelectric microactuator, pre-amplification circuitry, and any of a variety of heads.
Abstract:
A SIMM format printed circuit board with a data terminal equipment and a data communication equipment interface. The connectors for each interface have independent pin assignments. The pin assignments are arranged such that for every signal received on a pin on one connector, the corresponding signal is transmitted on a same-numbered pin on the other connector. Resultingly, the data terminal equipment and data communication equipment interfaces have common line driver/receivers.
Abstract:
A circuit protection device which comprises first and second laminar electrodes; a laminar PTC conductive polymer resistive element sandwiched between the electrodes; a third laminar conductive member which is secured to the same face of the PTC element as the second electrode but is separated therefrom; and an electrical connector which connects the third conductive member and the first electrode. This permits connection to both electrodes from the same side of the device, so that the device can be connected flat on a printed circuit board, with the first electrode on top, without any need for leads. The connector is preferably a cross-conductor which passes through an aperture in the PTC element, because this makes it possible to carry out the steps for preparing the devices on an assembly which corresponds to a number of individual devices, with division of the assembly as the final step.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board has a first plurality of pin receptors configured to receive a first type of keyboard controller and a second plurality of pin receptors configured to receive a second type of keyboard controller. The first plurality of pin receptors are in the form of a square which defines an outer boundary of an area wherein the second plurality of pin receptors are formed. The second plurality of pin receptors are also in the form of a square. Equal numbers of pin receptors are provided on each side of each square, and the corresponding sides of the two squares are mutually parallel. Conductive traces are formed between corresponding pin receptors of the first and second plurality of pin receptors. The pin receptor configuration allows two different types of keyboard controllers to be used with the printed circuit board without requiring additional space on the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A dual footprint for servicing either of two types of microprocessor packaging systems. A first footprint capable of receiving and servicing a first type of microprocessor packaging system, for example, a tape carrier package microprocessor package, is formed within a second footprint capable of receiving and servicing a second type of microprocessor packaging system, for example, a pin grid array microprocessor package. In a preferred form, the two footprints are electrically interconnected and the first footprint is offset by a selected angle from the second footprint to allow increased connectivity between the two footprints.
Abstract:
A dual footprint for servicing either of two types of microprocessor packaging systems. A first footprint capable of receiving and servicing a first type of microprocessor packaging system, for example, a tape carrier package microprocessor package, is formed within a second footprint capable of receiving and servicing a second type of microprocessor packaging system, for example, a pin grid array microprocessor package. In a preferred form, the two footprints are electrically interconnected and the first footprint is offset by a selected angle from the second footprint to allow increased connectivity between the two footprints.
Abstract:
The method of surface mounting radio frequency components includes using at least one radio frequency component having a pair of input/output contact points or areas at corners on the underside of the component, wherein each of the input/output contact points or areas abuts the adjoining edges of the corners. The component is positioned relative to a pair of traces on a circuit board for enabling an electrical connection thereto in a range of angular dispositions. By using a single non-customized component, adjacent components can be configured with a signal flow path of a range between about 0.degree. (a chain configuration) and about 180.degree. (a "U"-turn).
Abstract:
A printed circuit board for connecting, in n different ways, connection pins of an integrated circuit mounted in a dual-in-line (DIL) package to printed circuitry on the printed circuit board, where n is an integer .gtoreq.2. The printed circuit board comprises contact holes which are electrically connected to the printed circuitry and are each suitable for receiving a connection pin of the DIL package. To avoid the use of so-called jumper blocks for the different ways of connection, the contact holes form a matrix of p columns and q rows, with p being at least equal to the number of connection pins on a long side of the DIL package, q being at least equal to 2n, and the distance between successive rows of contact holes being such that n-1 rows of free contact holes are located between the rows of connection pins on the opposite long sides of the DIL package when these rows of connection pins have been mounted in two rows of contact holes. The contact holes are preferably located in an IC base, so that the desired connection can be chosen by placing the package in this base in one of the n possible ways.
Abstract:
A printed cirucit board design capable of accepting both first and second versions of an IC device. First and second IC devices (10, 20) have pins disposed along respective first and second rectangular peripheries (12a-b and 15a-b; 22a-b and 23a-b). Each pin on the first IC devices has a functional counterpart pin on the second IC device. The board configuration contains pads in first and second arrays (32a-b and 35a-b; 32a, 32c, 33a-b) that correspond to the pins on the first and second IC devices. At least some of the pads (32b) of the first array do not physically conicide with pads in the second array and are located within the rectangle defined by the second array. Each non-overlapping pad in the first array is connected by a circuit board trace (40) to a respective pad in the second array such that each circuit board trace joins two pads corresponding to counterpart pins.