Hollow (e.g., Plated Cylindrical Hole) Patents (Class 174/266)
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Patent number: 10332843Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip disposed in a through-hole of a first connection member having the through-hole and a second connection member disposed on an active surface of the semiconductor chip. A plurality of dummy vias surrounding the semiconductor chip are disposed in the first connection member.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Ho Baek, Moon Hee Yi, Kyung Sang Lim
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Patent number: 10299370Abstract: A differential trace pair system includes a first conductive layer that is located immediately adjacent a first insulating layer. The system includes a second conductive layer that is located immediately adjacent the first insulating layer and opposite the first insulating layer from the first conductive layer, and includes an aperture that extends through the second conductive layer. A second insulating layer is located immediately adjacent the second conductive layer and opposite the second conductive layer from the first insulating layer. The system includes a first differential trace pair that is included in the second insulating layer and that includes a first differential trace that is positioned adjacent the aperture and references the second conductive layer, and a second differential trace that is longer than the first differential trace and that includes a first portion that is positioned adjacent the second conductive layer aperture and references the first conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Umesh Chandra, Bhyrav M. Mutnury
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Patent number: 10298000Abstract: A door hole seal is provided between an inner panel and a door trim of an automobile door. The door hole seal comprises a slit mechanism used to pull out a wire harness from an outer-cabin side to an inner-cabin side or from the inner-cabin side to the outer-cabin side. The slit mechanism comprises a first slit extending up and down with respect to the main sheet and a circular hole formed at a lower end of the first slit. The circular hole has a diameter that is identical to or slightly smaller than that of a wire harness, and is arranged to receive the wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Itsuki, Naoya Sasaki, Satoshi Endo, Hiromu Inoue
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Patent number: 10249503Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board including an insulating layer, a circuit layer formed on a lower surface of the insulating layer, and a metal post contacting the circuit layer and extending from the lower surface to an upper surface of the insulating layer. The printed circuit board is able to prevent shorts while components are mounted by forming a metal post to have a secured height tolerance to connect with a die and to be in a caved shape into the board.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung-Ro Yoon, Hyun-Kyung Park
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Patent number: 10251265Abstract: The present invention provides the prepreg being formed by impregnating a fiber base material with a resin composition and the resin composition comprising an acrylic resin, wherein the ratio of the peak height near 2240 cm?1 due to nitrile groups (PCN) with respect to the peak height near 1730 cm?1 due to carbonyl groups (PCO) in the IR spectrum of the cured resin composition (PCN/PCO) is no greater than 0.001 and the like in order to provide a prepreg, a film with a resin, a metal foil with a resin and a metal-clad laminate, which exhibit excellent bending resistance while also prevent ion migration and have excellent insulating reliability when printed wiring boards are fabricated, as well as a printed wiring board employing the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Akiko Kawaguchi, Nozomu Takano, Yasuyuki Mizuno, Kazumasa Takeuchi, Shigeru Haeno, Yoshinori Nagai, Masato Fukui
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Patent number: 10204203Abstract: Systems and techniques for pattern-based power-and-ground (PG) routing and via rule based via creation are described. A pattern for routing PG wires can be received. Next, an instantiation strategy may be received, wherein the instantiation strategy specifies an area of an integrated circuit (IC) design layout where PG wires based on the pattern are to be instantiated and specifies one or more net identifiers that are to be assigned to the instantiated PG wires. The PG wires can be instantiated in the IC design layout based on the pattern and the instantiation strategy. Additionally, a set of via rules can be received, wherein each via rule specifies a type of via that is to be instantiated at an intersection between two PG wires that are in two different metal layers. Next, one or more vias can be instantiated in the IC design layout based on the set of via rules.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.Inventors: Yan Lin, Yi-Min Jiang, Phillip H. Tai, Lin Yuan
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Patent number: 10187971Abstract: A wiring board that includes: insulation layers and wiring layers which are laminated alternately; a component connection pad present on one surface of the wiring board in a lamination direction of the insulation layers and the wiring layers, and to which an electronic component is connected; a circuit connection pad present on another surface of the wiring board in the lamination direction and is connected to a circuit board; and a structure which includes a coaxial structure, wherein each of the wiring layers is connected by a via, and the coaxial structure includes an inner wiring part extending in the lamination direction and an outer wiring part located on a side corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of the inner wiring part through an insulating resin, and the inner wiring part is electrically connected to the component connection pad and the circuit connection pad.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kosuke Hareyama
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Patent number: 10165688Abstract: A flexible electronic device including a first flexible substrate, an electronic component, and a control device is provided. The electronic component includes a conductive layer. The control device includes at least one integrated circuit and a circuit layer set. The circuit layer set includes a plurality of circuit layers and at least one first dielectric layer, and at least a portion of the first dielectric layer is interposed between two adjacent circuit layers. The integrated circuit is electrically connected to the electronic component through the circuit layer set and the conductive layer. At least a portion of the conductive layer and at least a portion of one circuit layer are integrally formed, and the conductive layer and the circuit layer are both disposed on the first flexible substrate. A fabricating method of a flexible electronic device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Sheng-Po Wang, Heng-Yin Chen, Cheng-Chung Lee, Jia-Chong Ho, Yung-Hui Yeh, Tai-Jui Wang
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Patent number: 10164361Abstract: A separator is configured to separate first and second printed circuit boards that are in electrical communication with each other through first and second pluralities of electrical connectors that are mounted to the first and second substrates, respectively, and mated to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventor: Steven E. Minich
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Patent number: 10163557Abstract: Devices and methods including a though-hole inductor for an electronic package are shown herein. Examples of the through-hole inductor include a substrate including at least one substrate layer. Each substrate layer including a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface. An aperture included in the dielectric layer is located from the first surface to the second surface. The aperture includes an aperture wall from the first surface to the second surface. A conductive layer is deposited on the first surface, second surface, and the aperture wall. At least one coil is cut from the conductive layer and located on the aperture wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: William J. Lambert, Mihir K Roy, Mathew J Manusharow, Yikang Deng
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Patent number: 10135335Abstract: In some examples, a device comprises an inductor and a package comprising at least one power device. The package is attached to the inductor by an adhesion layer, and the inductor comprises one or more leads. A first lead of the one or more leads is configured to conduct electricity between the at least one power device and the inductor, and a surface of the first lead and a surface of the package are substantially co-planar.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.Inventors: Eung San Cho, Danny Clavette
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Patent number: 10111368Abstract: Systems to manufacture an electronic circuit assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a flexible substrate with a substrate registration feature and a carrier with a carrier registration feature. A removable fastener removably fixes the flexible substrate to the carrier by being received into the substrate registration feature and the carrier registration feature. Once the flexible substrate is removably affixed to the carrier, the carrier provides the flexible substrate with rigidity to receive at least one electronic device of the electronic circuit assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Tomita, Joshua D. Heppner
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Patent number: 10111338Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to creating a high-aspect ratio opening in a package. Embodiments may include applying a first laminate layer on a side of a substrate, applying a seed layer to at least part of the laminate layer, building up one or more copper pads on the seed layer, etching the seed layer to expose a portion of the first laminate layer, applying a second laminate layer to fill in around the sides of one or more copper pads, and removing part of the buildup copper pads. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Frank Truong, Dilan Seneviratne
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Patent number: 10064270Abstract: Provided herein are flexible interconnects, systems containing one or more flexible interconnects, and textiles including one or more flexible interconnects.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Jesse S. Jur, Murat Yokus, Rachel Foote, Amanda Caton Myers, Raj Pravinbhai Bhakta
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Patent number: 10064271Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a PCB processing method and a PCB. The method includes: respectively carrying out laminating processing on a plurality of PCB daughter boards constituting a PCB, and drilling and electroplating the top-most PCB daughter board to form a via hole; and laminating the plurality of PCB daughter boards together to form the PCB, and drilling and electroplating the formed PCB to form a through hole for mounting a connector, wherein a blind hole for mounting a connector is formed by the via hole, and a depth of the blind hole is greater than or equal to the length of a signal pin of the connector. By virtue of the technical scheme of the present disclosure, a space between wafers of the lower layer of PCBs may be doubled, and the space for layout between wafers may be doubled.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Bi Yi, Fengchao Ma, Yonghui Ren, Wang Xiong, Yingxin Wang
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Patent number: 10062677Abstract: Solid state lights (SSLs) including a back-to-back solid state emitters (SSEs) and associated methods are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an SSL can include a carrier substrate having a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface. First and second through substrate interconnects (TSIs) can extend from the first surface of the carrier substrate to the second surface. The SSL can further include a first and a second SSE, each having a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The back side of the first SSE faces the first surface of the carrier substrate and the first SSE is electrically coupled to the first and second TSIs. The back side of the second SSE faces the second surface of the carrier substrate and the second SSE is electrically coupled to the first and second TSIs.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Cem Basceri, Casey Kurth, Kevin Tetz
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Patent number: 10015881Abstract: A method is disclosed for making an interconnection component. The steps include forming a mask layer covering a first opening in a sheet-like element that has first and second opposed surfaces; forming a plurality of mask openings in the mask layer, wherein the first opening and a portion of the first surface are partly aligned with each mask opening; and forming electrical conductors on spaced apart portions of the first surface and on spaced apart portions of the interior surface within the first opening which are exposed by the mask openings. The element may consist essentially of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10 parts per million per degree Celsius. Each conductor may extend along an axial direction of the first opening and the first conductors may be fully separated from one another within the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Invensas CorporationInventors: Cyprian Emeka Uzoh, Craig Mitchell, Belgacem Haba, Ilyas Mohammed
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Patent number: 9998234Abstract: An optical receiver is disclosed having a dielectric non-conductive substrate. A ground plane is positioned on the dielectric non-conductive substrate. An optical signal converting photodiode is also positioned on the dielectric non-conductive substrate, and has an optical signal receiver and an electrical signal output. An electrical signal amplifier is provided having an input connected to the electrical signal output of the optical signal converting photodiode. A first opening is positioned in the ground plane and surrounds the optical signal converting photodiode. The first opening has a resonance frequency higher than a fundamental frequency such that crosstalk is reducible at the input of the electrical signal amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATIONInventors: Andrei Kaikkonen, Lennart Per Olof Lundqvist, Lars-Goete Svensson, Peter Lindberg
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Patent number: 9966513Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element; a light reflecting member having an Ag-containing layer on a surface thereof; and a protective film having a thickness of 1 nm to 300 nm and covering a surface of the light reflecting member, the protective film covering a surface of the light reflecting member, in which the Ag-containing layer has a thickness of 0.1 ?m to 0.5 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Sakamoto, Yoshiki Sato, Yasuo Kato
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Patent number: 9951420Abstract: A nanoparticles aerosol generator is disclosed. The nanoparticles aerosol generator includes an evaporation chamber having a wall, a container containing a source material, and a heating device configured to heat the source material. The nanoparticles aerosol generator also includes a carrier gas source configured to blow a carrier gas toward the source material to generate a nanoparticles aerosol with nanoparticles of the source material suspended therein. The nanoparticles aerosol generator further includes a dilution gas source configured to supply a dilution gas into the chamber to flow substantially along the wall within the chamber and to dilute the nanoparticles aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SOL VOLTAICS ABInventor: Greg Alcott
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Patent number: 9935066Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package having a substrate structure with selective surface finishes, and a process for making the same. The disclosed semiconductor package includes a substrate body, a first metal structure having a first finish area and a second finish area, a second metal structure having a third finish area, a surface finish, and a tuning wire. The first metal structure and the second metal structure are formed over the substrate body. The surface finish is provided over the first finish area of the first metal structure and at least a portion of the third finish area of the second metal structure. The surface finish is not provided over the second finish area of the first metal structure. The tuning wire is coupled between the first finish area and at least one portion of the third finish area.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Scott Morris, Robert Hartmann
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Patent number: 9930775Abstract: An electrical interconnect including a first circuitry layer with a first surface and a second surface. A first liquid dielectric layer is imaged directly on the first surface of the first circuitry layer to form a first dielectric layer with a plurality of first recesses. Conductive plating substantially fills a plurality of the first recesses to create a plurality of first solid copper conductive pillars electrically coupled to, and extending generally perpendicular to, the first circuitry layer. A second liquid dielectric layer is imaged directly on the first dielectric layer to form a second dielectric layer with a plurality of second recesses. Conductive plating substantially fills a plurality of the second recesses to form a plurality of second solid copper conductive pillars electrically coupled to, and extending parallel with, the first conductive pillars. An IC device is electrically coupled to a plurality of the second conductive pillars.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: HSIO Technologies, LLCInventor: Jim Rathburn
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Patent number: 9905519Abstract: An electronic structure process includes the following steps. A redistribution structure and a carrier plate are provided. A plurality of first bonding protruding portions and a first supporting structure are formed on the redistribution structure. A first encapsulated material is formed and filled between a first opening and the first bonding protruding portions. The carrier plate is removed. A plurality of second bonding protruding portions and a second supporting structure are formed on the redistribution structure. A second encapsulated material is formed and filled between a second opening and the second bonding protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Yuan Chang, Wei-Cheng Chen, Chen-Yueh Kung
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Patent number: 9853414Abstract: A connection structure for a laser and a laser assembly are provided. The connection structure for a laser includes a first insulation substrate, where the first insulation substrate includes a conductive path separately on an upper surface and a lower surface thereof. A second insulation substrate is disposed on the upper surface of the first insulation substrate. An upper surface of the second insulation substrate includes a conductive path. The conductive path on the upper surface of the second insulation substrate is electrically connected to the conductive path on the lower surface of the first insulation substrate via a through-hole. The connection structure for a laser and the laser assembly in the present disclosure are configured to supplying power to a laser.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corp., Hisense International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hao Wang, Hongwei Mu, YungLiang Huang, Shun Zhang
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Patent number: 9844146Abstract: The invention is related to an electrical circuitry assembly as well as a method for manufacturing such an electrical circuitry assembly, wherein the assembly basically but not exclusively comprising of an electrically conductive metal plate and a circuit including a conductive layer and wherein both the metal plate and the circuit shall be electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Flextronics Automotive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Lutz, Kevin Buermann
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Patent number: 9832888Abstract: A method of manufacture of a circuit board without annular through-hole rings and thus allowing a higher component density includes a base layer, a first wire pattern layer, and a second wire pattern layer on both sides of the base layer. A portion of the base layer not covered by the first wire pattern layer defines at least one first hole. The circuit board further includes a wire layer. The wire layer includes at least a first portion and a second portion connecting to the first portion. The first portion is filled in the first hole. The second portion is formed on the first portion extending away from the base layer. A diameter of the second portion is less than an aperture diameter of the first hole. The wire layer is electrically conductive between the first wire pattern layer and the second wire pattern layer through the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited, HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd., GARUDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan-Lu Li, Mei Yang, Cheng-Jia Li
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Patent number: 9763331Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: a first electrode made of a tubular electric conductor formed on an inner wall of a first hole formed in the printed circuit board; a dielectric body disposed inside the first electrode; and a second electrode made of a tubular electric conductor formed on an inner wall of a second hole extending through the dielectric body, the second electrode having a center axis concentric with the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yoshiyuki Hiroshima, Naoki Nakamura, Akiko Matsui, Mitsuhiko Sugane, Takahide Mukoyama, Tetsuro Yamada, Kohei Choraku
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Patent number: 9730313Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through the attachment layers and connecting to respective signal traces on a breakout layer of the routing layers; an antipad of a first type around and between the first and second signal vias in one or more of the attachment layers; and antipads of a second type around the first and second signal vias in at least one routing layer adjacent to the breakout layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Mark W. Gailus, Marc B. Cartier, Jr., Vysakh Sivarajan, David Levine
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Patent number: 9683292Abstract: A metal circuit structure is provided. The metal circuit structure includes a substrate, a first trigger layer and a first metal circuit layer. The first trigger layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a first metal circuit pattern. The first metal circuit layer is disposed on the first circuit pattern and is electrically insulated from the substrate. The composition of the first trigger layer includes an insulating gel and a plurality of trigger particles. The trigger particles are at least one of organometallic particles, a chelation and a semiconductor material having an energy gap greater than or equal to 3 eV. The trigger particles are disposed in the insulating gel, such that the dielectric constant of the first trigger layer after curing is between 2 and 6.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Tune-Hune Kao, Meng-Chi Huang, Min-Chieh Chou
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Patent number: 9655236Abstract: A method for making a multilayer circuit board from circuit board layers, each including a dielectric layer and conductive traces thereon including a first metal. The method includes forming a through-via in a first circuit board layer, plating the through-via with the first metal, and coating a second metal onto the first metal of the first circuit board layer, the plated through-via, and the first metal. The method also includes aligning the first and second circuit board layers together so that the plated through-via of the first circuit board layer is adjacent a feature on the second circuit board layer, and heating and pressing the aligned first and second circuit board layers so as to laminate the dielectric layers together and form an intermetallic compound of the first and second metals bonding adjacent metal portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Raymond Weatherspoon, Louis Joseph Rendek, Jr., Lawrence Wayne Shacklette, Casey Philip Rodriguez
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Patent number: 9603255Abstract: A method for producing a printed circuit board is disclosed. In the method, a slot is formed in a substrate having at least three layers with the slot extending through at least two of the layers. The slot has a length and a width with the length being greater than the width. The sidewall of the substrate surrounding the slot is coated with a conductive layer. Then, the conductive layer is separated into at least two segments that are electrically isolated along the side wall of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: NextGin Technology BVInventor: J. A. A. M. Tourne
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Patent number: 9585260Abstract: There are provided an electronic component module capable of increasing a degree of integration by mounting electronic components on both surfaces of a substrate, and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic component module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a plurality of electronic components mounted on both surfaces of the substrate; connection conductors each having one end bonded to one surface of the substrate using an conductive adhesive; and a molded portion having the connection conductor embedded therein and formed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the connection conductor may have at least one blocking member preventing a spread of the conductive adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hyun Lim, Jong In Ryu, Sun Ho Kim, Eun Jung Jo, Kyu Hwan Oh, Do Jae Yoo
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Patent number: 9576603Abstract: A suspension board with circuit includes a first layer having electrically conductive properties, a second layer having insulation properties and formed at one side in a thickness direction of the first layer, a third layer having electrically conductive properties and formed at one side in the thickness direction of the second layer, and a fourth layer having insulation properties and formed at one side in the thickness direction of the third layer. The first layer includes an electronic component connecting terminal for being electrically connected to an electronic component. The second layer includes a first opening portion passing through in the thickness direction. The third layer includes a first conductive circuit having a magnetic head, and a second conductive circuit. The fourth layer and the second layer are formed with a second opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Okuno, Yoshito Fujimura, Naohiro Terada
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Patent number: 9578743Abstract: A circuit board is provided that includes an outermost conductor layer including a plurality of terminals for flip-chip bonding and an outermost resin insulating layer defining a first opening and a second opening in an electronic-component mounting region. One of a power supply terminal and a ground terminal is exposed in the first opening. A plurality of signal terminals are exposed in the second opening. The resin insulating layer includes a reinforcing portion that defines an inner bottom surface of the second opening. A height of a portion of the terminal exposed in the first opening, the portion projecting from an inner bottom surface of the first opening, is greater than a height of portions of the terminals exposed in the second opening, the portions projecting from the inner bottom surface of the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Nagai, Seiji Mori, Tatsuya Ito
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Patent number: 9578755Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a multilayer core substrate including first and second insulation layers and a double-sided board between the first and second insulation layers. The core substrate has a cylindrical through-hole structure including a cylindrical conductor through the insulation layers and the board, a resin filler filling inside the cylindrical conductor and covering circuits covering the filler at the ends of the cylindrical conductor, respectively. The core substrate includes a conductive layer including a through-hole land around end of the structure such that the land is directly connected to the cylindrical conductor, the land includes a first electroless film, a first electrolytic film, a second electroless film and a second electrolytic film, and the cylindrical conductor includes the second electroless and electrolytic films such that the second electroless film is in contact with the side walls of the first electroless and electrolytic films.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshio Mizutani, Hiroaki Watanabe
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Patent number: 9543242Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and a method for making a semiconductor device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various semiconductor package structures, and methods for making thereof, that comprise a thin fine-pitch redistribution structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Michael Kelly, David Hiner, Ronald Huemoeller, Roger St. Amand
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Patent number: 9526184Abstract: A method and system for constructing a printed circuit board with multifunctional holes. A first conductive material is deposited into a hole in a substrate to form a first plating on an inner surface of the hole. At least one outer portion of the hole is modified to have a larger diameter than the original hole and to remove the first conductive material from that outer portion. A seed material is deposited into the modified hole. An etchant is applied to the hole to non-mechanically remove the first conductive material from the unmodified portion of the hole. Another conductive material is deposited to into the modified hole that adheres to the seed material in the modified outer portion via to form a second plating at the outer portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Viasystems, Inc.Inventor: Roy J. Lecesse
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Patent number: 9516753Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate includes forming a through-hole penetrating a core layer from one to another surface of the core layer, forming a first metal layer covering the one and the other surface of the core layer and an inner wall surface of the through-hole, forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer, and forming a patterned third metal layer on the second metal layer toward the one surface of the core layer along with forming a patterned fourth metal layer on the second metal layer toward the other surface of the core layer. The forming of the second metal layer includes covering the one and the other surfaces of the core layer and the first metal layer in the through-hole with the second metal layer and closing up a center part of the through-hole with the second metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Hara, Toshihisa Yoda
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Patent number: 9488690Abstract: A stub of a via formed in a printed circuit board is backdrilled to a predetermined depth. A capacitance probe is positioned within the via. Then the capacitance probe is used to obtain a test capacitance measurement. The test capacitance measurement is compared to a predetermined baseline capacitance measurement. Residual conductive plating material in the backdrilled stub causes the test capacitance measurement to exceed the predetermined baseline capacitance measurement. An indication is made that the predetermined baseline capacitance measurement has been exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerald K. Bartley, Darryl J. Becker, Matthew S. Doyle, Philip R. Germann, Mark O. Maxson
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Patent number: 9466891Abstract: A circuit board comprises one or more first electrical conductors (102-107) in a first portion of the thickness of the circuit board, one or more second electrical conductors (108, 109) in a second portion of the circuit board, at least one via-conductor (112) providing a galvanic current path between the first and second electrical conductors, a hole extending through the first and second portions of the circuit board, and an electrically conductive sleeve (114) lining the hole and having galvanic contacts with the second electrical conductors. The thermal resistance from the electrically conductive sleeve to the first electrical conductors is greater than the thermal resistance from the electrically conductive sleeve to the second electrical conductors so as to obtain a reliable solder joint between a part of the electrically conductive sleeve belonging to the first portion of the circuit board and an electrical conductor pin (119) located in the hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: CORIANT OYInventors: Antti Holma, Juha Sarapelto
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Patent number: 9420708Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing a core substrate having a metal layer having a first penetrating hole and insulation layers formed on the metal layer such that the metal layer is interposed between the insulation layers, forming in the core substrate a second penetrating hole having a first opening portion aligned with the first penetrating hole on a first-surface side of the core substrate and a second opening portion aligned with the first penetrating hole on a second-surface side of the core substrate, forming a first conductor on a first surface of the core substrate, forming a second conductor on a second surface of the core substrate on the opposite side of the first surface of the core substrate, and filling a conductive material in the second penetrating hole such that a through-hole conductor connecting the first conductor and the second conductor is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Hibino, Takema Adachi
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Patent number: 9411203Abstract: An object of the present invention is to decrease the resistance of a power supply line, to suppress a voltage drop in the power supply line, and to prevent defective display. A connection terminal portion includes a plurality of connection terminals. The plurality of connection terminals is provided with a plurality of connection pads which is part of the connection terminal. The plurality of connection pads includes a first connection pad and a second connection pad having a line width different from that of the first connection pad. Pitches between the plurality of connection pads are equal to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9257355Abstract: A method for creating a high density electronic module including the steps of coupling a die to an interposer for form a chipset, mounting the chipset to a substrate, coupling a wafer to the substrate so that the chipset is within a window formed in the wafer, filling the window with encapsulant to encapsulate the chipset, removing the substrate to create a reconstructed wafer, and providing an interconnection structure on the interposer to form the high density electronic module.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Brian Smith, Maurice Karpman
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Patent number: 9258889Abstract: Provided are a conductive structure including a) a base, b) a conductive pattern provided on at least one side of the base, and c) a darkening layer provided on the upper surface and lower surface of the conductive pattern, provided on at least a part of the side of the conductive pattern, and provided in an area corresponding to the conductive pattern area, and a touch panel including the same and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ji Young Hwang, Min Choon Park, Yong Goo Son, Beom Mo Koo
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Patent number: 9178294Abstract: An electronic device having a press-fit connection for connecting a connector and an electronic part mounted on a printed circuit board which is possible to enable high density mounting. Viewing the printed circuit board from an upper surface, between adjacent through holes on which a compressive force acts upon insertion of the press-fit terminal, among the large number of through holes, a land or a conductor film connected to the conductor film formed on the inner wall surface of the through hole or the conductor film not connected to the conductor film formed on the inner wall surface of the through hole, formed in the circuit board held between the top layer circuit board and the bottom layer circuit board, exists in a width equal to or wider than the diameter of the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takuto Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9101065Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ceramic circuit board includes a ceramic substrate, a copper circuit plate and a brazing material protrudent part. The copper circuit plate is bonded to at least one surface of the ceramic substrate through a brazing material layer including Ag, Cu, and Ti. The brazing material protrudent part includes a Ti phase and a TiN phase by 3% by mass or more in total, which is different from the total amount of a Ti phase and a TiN phase in the brazing material layer that is interposed between the ceramic substrate and the copper circuit plate. The number of voids each having an area of 200 ?m2 or less in the brazing material protrudent part is one or less (including zero).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiromasa Kato
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Patent number: 9091977Abstract: The image heating apparatus includes an endless belt, a connector and a heater including an insulated substrate, a heat generating resistor, an electrode brought into contact with a contact of the connector; and a conductor provided on a surface of the insulated substrate opposite to a surface on which the electrode wherein the insulated substrate includes multiple through holes electrically connecting the electrode and the conductor to each other, in an area in which the electrode is provided, wherein the distances between a position on the electrode brought into contact with the contact and the multiple through holes are substantially equal to each other, so that burning of the through hole and conduction failure caused by the burning can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shuji Saito, Hiroyuki Sakakibara, Yusuke Nakashima, Atsuhiko Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9060456Abstract: Multilayer printed wiring boards may be prepared by forming a via hole by laser irradiation in insulating layer formed by a prepreg, comprised of a glass cloth impregnated with a thermosetting resin composition, and subjecting the via hole to a glass etching treatment with a glass etching solution and then to a desmear treatment with an oxidizing agent solution. By such a process, etch back phenomenon and excessive protrusion of glass cloth from the wall surface of a via hole can be sufficiently suppressed, and a highly reliable via can be formed. Particularly, a highly reliable via can be formed in a small via hole having a top diameter of 75 ?m or below.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignees: AJINOMOTO CO., INC., SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichiro Ohashi, Eiichi Hayashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Takaaki Yazawa, Junichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 9052720Abstract: A mobile robot including a light emitting unit, a processing unit, an optical component, an image sensing unit, a control unit and a moving unit is provided. The light emitting unit emits a main beam. The processing unit diverges the main beam to a plurality of sub-beams. The sub-beams constitute a light covering an area. When a portion of the sub-beams irradiate a first object, the first object reflects the sub-beam and a plurality of reflected beams are reflected. The optical component receives the reflected beams and converges it to a first collected beam. The image sensing unit converts the first collected beam into a first detection result. The control unit calculates depth information according to the first detection result. The control unit activates the relevant behavior of the mobile robot according to the depth information and controls the mobile robot through the moving unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoa-Yu Chan, Shih-Che Hung, Yao-Shih Leng
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Patent number: 9029713Abstract: A printed wiring board including a rigid multilayer board, a first substrate having multiple conductors, and a second substrate having multiple conductors electrically connected to the conductors of the first substrate. The conductors of the second substrate have an existing density which is set higher than an existing density of the conductors of the first substrate, and the first substrate and/or the second substrate is embedded in the rigid multilayer board.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Michimasa Takahashi