Abstract:
There is provided an inverter device that is small in size and has high durability against long-term use with vibration. A power substrate 20 is placed at a bottom portion of a box-shaped module case 11, and a control substrate 30 forms a lid of an opening in the module case 11, and thus an inverter device 10 of the present invention is modularized, thereby reducing a height of the inverter device 10. In the inverter device 10, a capacitor 22 is provided between the power substrate 20 and the control substrate 30, and the capacitor 22 is covered with a resin mold layer 12 and fixed in the module case 11. The capacitor 22 is fixed in the module case 11 by the resin mold layer 12, which provides higher durability against vibration than that by conventional fastening with a screw.
Abstract:
A connector assembly includes an electric connector, and a cable assembly mated with the electric connector. The electric connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The cable assemble includes a base board with a plurality of golden fingers, and a plurality of wires electrically connected to the golden fingers. The base board includes a mating portion and a connecting portion connected to the mating portion. The golden fingers are arranged on the mating portion and the wires are physically connected to the connecting portion. The mating portion is inserted into the housing of the electric connector.
Abstract:
A circuit board assembly includes a mother board and a daughter board. The daughter board is defined by a plurality of frangible connections to the mother board and is disposed on a common plane with the mother board. After all the electronic devices are installed to the mother board and the daughter board on a common plane the frangible connections are broken to allow the daughter board to be moved to a desired position relative to the mother board. The electrical conductors that connect the daughter board to the mother board are semi-rigid to provide movement while maintaining a desired position of the daughter board relative to the mother board.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package, that is suitable for implantation in living tissue, such as for a retinal or cortical electrode array to enable restoration of sight to certain non-sighted individuals. The hermetically sealed electronics package is directly bonded to the flex circuit or electrode by electroplating a biocompatible material, such as platinum or gold, effectively forming a plated rivet-shaped connection, which bonds the flex circuit to the electronics package. The resulting electronic device is biocompatible and is suitable for long-term implantation in living tissue.
Abstract:
A connector assembly configured to be mounted to a device substrate is provided. She connector assembly includes a connector substrate, an electronic component. contacts, and conductive wires. The connector substrate has a mounting side and an opposite supporting side interconnected by an edge. The mounting side is used to mount the connector substrate to the device substrate. The electronic component is disposed on the supporting side of the connector substrate. The contacts are provided on the mounting side of the connector substrate and are used to electrically couple the electronic component with the device substrate. The wires are joined to the electronic component and to the contacts. The wires extend along the supporting and mounting sides and wrap around the edge of the connector substrate. The conductive wires are separated from one another by a separation gap along the supporting side and the mounting side of the connector substrate.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, coaxial plated through holes (PTH) for robust electrical performance are presented. In this regard, an apparatus is introduced comprising an integrated circuit device and a substrate coupled with the integrated circuit device, wherein the substrate includes: a plated through hole, the plated through hole filled with dielectric material and a coaxial copper wire, and conductive traces to separately route the plated through hole and the coaxial copper wire. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a magnetic body in which insulating magnetic powder particles are stacked and press-molded in a molding space, and wiring is formed on a surface of the insulating magnetic powder particles solidified by press molding is provided according to the present invention. The method includes: a first step S10 of preparing a wiring plate which includes a sheet-shaped base plate and the wiring which is formed on the base plate and is removable from the base plate; a second step S20 of stacking the insulating magnetic powder particles in the molding space, arranging the wiring plate on a surface of the insulating magnetic powder particles in a state that the wiring faces the surface of the insulating magnetic powder particles in an opposed manner, and press-molding the insulating magnetic powder particles and the wiring plate; and a third step S30 of removing the base plate from the surface of the solidified insulating magnetic powder particles while leaving the wiring on the insulating magnetic powder particles in this order. According to the method of manufacturing a magnetic body of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the corrosion of the insulating magnetic powder particles thus realizing the manufacture of a highly reliable magnetic body.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board according to the present invention is a printed circuit board (4) including a component mounting pin (1) made of a metal wire to connect with a semiconductor chip (10). The semiconductor chip (10) is a surface mounting type semiconductor chip having an electrode pad on its mounting surface for use in a flip-chip mounting system. The component mounting pin (1) is formed by using wire-bonding technology. This printed circuit board (4) is able to decrease malconnections or disconnection caused by a difference between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the semiconductor chip (10) and the printed circuit board (4).
Abstract:
Devices and methods for electrical interconnection for microelectronic circuits are disclosed. One method of electrical interconnection includes forming a bundle of microfilaments, wherein at least two of the microfilaments include electrically conductive portions extending along their lengths. The method can also include bonding the microfilaments to corresponding bond pads of a microelectronic circuit substrate to form electrical connections between the electrically conductive portions and the corresponding bond pads. A microelectronic circuit can include a bundle of microfilaments bonded to corresponding bond pads to make electrical connection between corresponding bonds pads and electrically-conductive portions of the microfilaments.
Abstract:
A vehicular lamp includes a lamp body; a plurality of LED light sources disposed inside a lamp chamber formed by a front cover positioned in front of the lamp body; and a lighting circuit portion positioned behind the LED light sources. The LED light source is electrically connected to a conductive bus bar, and forms a light-emitting surface at a position opposite the front cover. The lighting circuit portion is formed on the back side of the light-emitting surface of the LED light source with respect to the front cover, and a circuit element thereof is electrically connected to the conductive bus bar. The conductive bus bar to which the LED light source is connected and the conductive bus bar to which the circuit element is connected are conductively connected.