Flexible Panel Patents (Class 439/67)
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Patent number: 7530816Abstract: A tap tape of a tape carrier package prevents connection parts from being eroded. The tap tape includes a base film having a device hole formed to mount a driver chip for driving a panel of a flat panel display, input patterns positioned on the base film and having a plurality of electrode pads connected to a side of the device hole, output patterns positioned on the base film and having a plurality of electrode pads connected to the other side of the device hole; and connection parts positioned at the ends of the input patterns or the output patterns and having electrode pads of widths different from widths of the electrode pads.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Se Joon Yoo
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Patent number: 7530815Abstract: A press-fit device is used for connecting two electronic components, a plurality of conductive substrates are set on a surface of a first electronic component, and a contact area is set on a second electronic component corresponding to the conductive substrates. The press-fit device includes a fixing plate, a press-fit piece and a fixing plate. The fixing plate is fixed on the first electronic component, the press-fit piece is assembled with the fixing plate, and the flexible insulator is set between the press-fit piece and the second electronic component. When pressed, the press-fit piece presses the flexible insulator and further presses flexibly the contact area of the second electronic component and the conductive substrate of the first electronic component. The electronic connection between the first electronic component and the second electronic component performs well, and operation is easy, while assembly and disassembly are also easy.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ted Ju
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Patent number: 7521292Abstract: The present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention may be adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: John A. Rogers, Dahl-Young Khang, Yugang Sun
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Patent number: 7517228Abstract: An integrated circuit may be coupled to a printed circuit board through a split socket. The integrated circuit may be packaged with a package substrate electrically coupled to a socket which, in turn, is electrically coupled to a printed circuit board. Between the printed circuit board and the package substrate, on the same side as the package substrate as the socket, may be positioned a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate may include a flexible sheet-like member made of a polymer, in one embodiment, and a plurality of microscale springs which electrically couple said flexible substrate to the package substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Rajashree Baskaran, Henning Braunisch
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Publication number: 20090088007Abstract: This invention is to provide a printed circuit board assembly, comprising: a flexible printed circuit board comprising a first electrical connection end and a second electrical connection end; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the second electrical connection end; a frame comprising a first protrusion for maintaining the relative positions of the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board; and a fastener passing through the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board for fastening the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventor: Tsung-Sheng Tsai
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Publication number: 20090068859Abstract: A lockout mechanism for a card assembly having a blind connection to an electronic component includes a card disposed in a housing and articulable in the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the card assembly into the electronic component, the card including a connector having connection fingers extending substantially in said direction. A lockout is disposed in the housing, the lockout movable in a direction perpendicular to the card between a first or locked position and a second or unlocked position, and preventing articulation of the card unless the one or more connection fingers are aligned with one or more corresponding component fingers in the electronic component. An alignment feature is included, that when brought into contact with a corresponding portion of the electronic component ensures proper alignment between the one or more connection fingers and one or more corresponding component fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATIONInventors: John J. Loparco, Michael T. Peets
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Publication number: 20090068860Abstract: A connector device to be used with a flexible printed circuit board including a connector. The flexible printed circuit board has on its front and rear surfaces ground patterns, signal patterns and phase inversion signal patterns arranged such that the signal pattern and the phase inversion signal pattern are arranged between the two ground patterns, and has a ground layer between the front and rear surfaces and exposed portions located at predetermined positions and reaching the ground layer. The connector has first and second contacts of two kinds. The first and second contacts are arranged in one and the same inserting hole of the housing such that their contact portions are opposite to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: DDK LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Osamu Koyasu
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Patent number: 7497695Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection structure for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC has an elongated substrate, and plural conductors are laminated on a surface of the substrate for extending along an axial direction of the substrate. The printed wiring board has an insertion opening provided at an edge surface for being inserted by a top end portion of the FPC, and plural line connecting terminals formed on an internal wall surface of the insertion opening. The top end portion of the FPC has a slider including plural elastic deformable first contacts, and a first housing for holding the plurality of contacts. The FPC is inserted into the insertion opening of the printed wiring board such that one end of the first contact presses the conductor and the other end of the first contact presses the line connecting terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Uchida, Hiroshi Yamane, Akihito Funakoshi, Kazuto Miura
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Patent number: 7494344Abstract: An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two opposing sidewalls of the frame, and pairs of terminals are aligned with each other between the two sidewalls. A plurality of conductive strips extend across the frame opening to interconnect the pairs of terminals together. The terminals include compliant pin tail portions for receipt by corresponding holes formed in a circuit board of the assembly and deformable head portions for crimping onto the conductive strips.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignees: Molex Incorporated, Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Galauner, Gregory Menn, Richard A. Nelson, Hazelton P. Avery, Timothy E. Purkis, Richard A. Faje
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Publication number: 20090047806Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a flexible printed wiring board, a printed circuit board, a support member to support the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a frame member to cover the printed circuit board and to assist support of the display panel. The printed circuit board is supported at a side surface of the support member by bending the flexible printed wiring board, and the support member includes, at the side surface for supporting the printed circuit board, a first support part to support one end side of the printed circuit board which is opposite to another end side to which the flexible printed wiring board is connected, and a second support part to support the another end side of the printed circuit board. The frame member has a contact portion for contacting the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Yuji AZUMA, Masaki Tsubokura
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Patent number: 7484967Abstract: The present invention is to prevent a snapping of wiring patterns formed on a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board by bending the FPC board and to make the length of the pattern short to suppress the degradation of high frequency signals transmitted on the wiring pattern. The FPC board provides a via hole in the land region formed on a primary surface of the FPC board and to be attached to the host board. The wiring pattern, which is formed on a secondary surface opposite to the primary surface and is made of copper foil, is drawn from the via hole at the secondary surface. The wiring pattern is covered by a cover layer. Bending the FPC board such that the primary surface is outside, the FPC board is bent at a boundary of the land region at the primary surface, while; the FPC board provides the cover layer on a region of the secondary surface corresponding to the land region, which prevents the wiring pattern on the second region from snapping.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Moriyasu Ichino, Satoshi Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20090029570Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a substrate for connecting circuit boards comprises: a substrate member having a first surface and a second surface facing each other and a first end and a second end facing each other; a first signal line formed on the first surface of the first end; a second signal line formed on the second surface of the second end; a third signal line connecting the first signal line with the second signal line; a first ground plane arranged on the first surface and surrounding the first signal line; and a portion of the second signal line formed over the first ground, the portion comprising narrower than an other portion of the second signal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Tadashi Ikeuchi, Takatoshi Yagisawa, Tszshing Cheung
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Patent number: 7481669Abstract: The present invention relates to a plug-in wiring structure of the photovoltaic device, which is applicable to thin-strap connection in electric or electronic apparatuses, such as the output connection of copper-made thin bus straps in a package of solar cell plates. The present invention is characterized in a specialized design that includes a U-shaped clip spring with multiple turnings and a U-shaped terminal so as to have a fixed connection of a thin-strap object. According to the inventive connection, the work procedure of packaging solar cell plates can be simplified and high reliability can be achieved in that it is free from tool for disassembly and can be performed with zero drawing force. The present invention is especially applicable to the package of large-scaled photovoltaic generation cell plates having output through multiple bus straps.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: TEATEC Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fang-Yi Lee
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Patent number: 7478953Abstract: The present invention is to provide an optical transceiver that installs a bi-directional optical sub-assembly. The bi-directional sub-assembly is installed within the transceiver and fixed by the holder with a pair of legs put the sub-assembly therebetween. By press-fitting these legs into respective pockets provided in the side of the transceiver, the sub-assembly is to be fixed with the housing. To press-fit the holder completes the fixing and the positioning of the sub-assembly at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yasuhiro Tanaka
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Patent number: 7479017Abstract: A right angle electrical connector assembly includes a connector frame including a plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts including at least one standoff rib extending therefrom, a flexible circuit having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion being arranged to be connected to a circuit board. The flexible circuit includes a plurality of holes arranged to correspond to the plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts is received in a respective one of the plurality of holes, and a height of a first major surface of the second end portion of the flexible circuit is set by the at least one standoff rib of each of the plurality of posts.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Steve Koopman, Jeremy Wooldridge, Doug McCartin, Everett Koopman
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Patent number: 7476106Abstract: A rotatable signal socket includes a fixing part, a connecting part, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The rotatable signal socket is assembled on a printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic device for connecting a signal cable to the PCB. The fixing part is fixed on the PCB. One end of the connecting part is pivoted to the fixing part in order to rotate relative to the fixing part and the PCB. The signal cable is inserted into the other end of the connecting part. The FPCB extends from the fixing part to the connecting part, so as to electrically connect the PCB and the signal cable, thus providing a signal socket that is easy to be assembled and occupies little space.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Cheng-Yu Wu, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang, Kun-Hui Lai, Hsieh-Chun Tseng
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Patent number: 7467953Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises at least two electrical connectors and a flexible printed circuit; each electrical connector comprises a housing, some contacts each having a curved contacting portion and a flat rear tail portion, and the all flat rear tail portions extends outwardly from the housing to expose out of the housing; wherein the two electrical connectors are assembled on the flexible printed circuit and a certain distance is formed between the two electrical connectors.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind Co. Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Hao Tang
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Publication number: 20080299791Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting an integrated circuit to a circuit board includes base (10) defining a plurality of receiving grooves (101) arranged in a matrix. The receiving grooves are arranged in rows and columns, one lengthways grid (102a/102b) is defined between every two adjacent columns and one transverse grid (103) is defined between every two adjacent rows. The lengthways grids between different columns have different width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventor: Mao Lu
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Patent number: 7458819Abstract: A tap tape of a tape carrier package prevents connection parts from being eroded. The tap tape includes a base film having a device hole formed to mount a driver chip for driving a panel of a flat panel display, input patterns positioned on the base film and having a plurality of electrode pads connected to a side of the device hole, output patterns positioned on the base film and having a plurality of electrode pads connected to the other side of the device hole; and connection parts positioned at the ends of the input patterns or the output patterns and having electrode pads of widths different from widths of the electrode pads.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Se Joon Yoo
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Patent number: 7455529Abstract: A wiring board used for various electronic apparatuses, an input device such as an optically transparent touch panel using the wiring board, and a method of manufacturing the input device. A plurality of electrodes provided at the side of one end of one principal surface of wiring board, wiring patterns coupled to electrodes, and a connector disposed region provided at the side of the other end of wiring board are provided. In this connector disposed region, connectors are disposed. In substantially the central portion of the connector disposed region, a concave portion is provided and in the vicinity of connectors, a bending portion is disposed. Furthermore, a cut portion is disposed between or in the vicinity of the plurality of connectors. The wiring board may thereby be manufactured with all conductive portions on one side and then, by bending. some connectors maybe be positioned on the other side.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shoji Fujii, Koji Tanabe, Yousuke Chikahisa
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Patent number: 7455531Abstract: The disclosure is directed to flexible boards, electrooptic devices having flexible boards, and electronic devices. In one example, wires are disposed longitudinally along the length of a flexible board. Terminals are arranged laterally across the width of the flexible board near an end of the flexible board, the terminals being electrically connected to the wires. Plating lead wires are electrically connected to the terminals and extend longitudinally from the terminals to a lateral edge of the flexible board. The width of the plating lead wires is less than the width of the wires. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the terminals are alternatingly displaced on the flexible board in a staggered manner. This abstract is intended only to aid those searching patents, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims in any manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorportionInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Patent number: 7455530Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a flexible printed wiring board, a printed circuit board, a support member to support the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a frame member to cover the printed circuit board and to assist support of the display panel. The printed circuit board is supported at a side surface of the support member by bending the flexible printed wiring board, and the support member includes, at the side surface for supporting the printed circuit board, a first support part to support one end side of the printed circuit board which is opposite to another end side to which the flexible printed wiring board is connected, and a second support part to support the another end side of the printed circuit board. The frame member has a contact portion for contacting the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Azuma, Masaki Tsubokura
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Publication number: 20080285241Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes a flexible base, a working trace region, and at least one reinforcement trace. The working trace region and the at least one reinforcement trace are formed on the flexible base. The working trace is formed by a number of working traces. In the flexible base, the at least one reinforcement trace is disposed at a periphery of the working trace region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicants: FUKUI PRECISION COMPONENT (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: NING HOU, SHING-TZA LIOU
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Patent number: 7452214Abstract: In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes conductive contact bumps extending from a bumped flex circuit assembly, and conductive contact pads attached to a rigid printed circuit assembly. Each conductive contact pad has a contact surface having a hole and an abutment zone adjacent to the hole, wherein the contact surface is sized to allow contact, prior to disposition within the hole, by the distal end of one of the bumps, and wherein the abutment zone is sized to allow contact of the lateral periphery, and prevent contact of the distal end, of the bump disposed within the hole. A method of forming an interconnect is also disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes wiping lateral portions of conductive contact bumps against conductive contact pads, and abutting lateral portions of the bumps against the pads without contacting distal ends of the bumps.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Verigy (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Barry W. Eppler
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Patent number: 7452213Abstract: An assembly comprises a flex circuit including a first set of electrical contacts on a first side of the flex circuit and a compliant support backing adjacent a second side of the flex circuit and opposite the set of electrical contacts. The first set of electrical contacts is configured to connect to a second set of electrical contacts on an electronic component. The compliant support backing includes a set of support elements that individually support the first set of electrical contacts to increase the contact pressure between the first set of electrical contacts and the second set of electrical contacts when the flex circuit is connected to the electronic component. Embodiments may provide robust electrical contracts which provide a reliable connection useful for testing electronic components, such as head gimbal assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Brett Robert Herdendorf, Ronald Eldon Anderson, Michael Jon Roe
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Patent number: 7448923Abstract: Conductive pads of a flex circuit may be electrically connected to conductive pads of a rigid circuit board. The conductive pads of the flex circuit may be sized, configured and alignable to the conductive pads of the rigid circuit board. A spacer with a plurality of apertures may be sized, configured and aligned to the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board. Solder paste may be disposed between respective conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board within the apertures of the spacer. When the flex circuit, rigid circuit board and the spacer are assembled, the solder paste is displaced through relief vents formed through the conductive pads of the flex circuit, rigid circuit board or both the flex circuit or rigid circuit board. The solder paste is reflowed and forms a rivet structure attaching the flex circuit to the rigid circuit board as well as providing an electrical connection between the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Inventor: Harshad K Uka
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Patent number: 7445462Abstract: A method of connecting signal lines, a printed circuit board assembly and an electronic apparatus having the same. The present general inventive concept provides a printed circuit board assembly in which signal lines are connected between a first board and a second board, including a connector having a plurality of pins provided in one of the first board and the second board, and a connector coupling member having a plurality of pin housings which come in contact with the pins by being deformed in a pin coupling direction to electrically connect to the pins and which are provided in a surface of the other of the first board and the second board.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Jae-young Kim
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Publication number: 20080268669Abstract: A method for mounting the micro spring structures onto cables or contact structures includes forming a spring island having an “upside-down” stress bias on a first release material layer or directly on a substrate, forming a second release material over at least a portion of the spring island, and then forming a base structure over the second release material layer. The micro spring structure is then transferred in an unreleased state, inverted such that the base structure contacts a surface of a selected apparatus, and then secured (e.g., using solder reflow techniques) such that the micro spring structure becomes attached to the apparatus. The spring structure is then released by etching or otherwise removing the release material layer(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh, Thomas Hantschel
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Patent number: 7442047Abstract: A compression connector for connecting the conductor pads of a flat flexible cable to the conductor pads of a printed circuit board. The connector includes a carrier plate which carries a hardboard, the flexible circuit and an interposer through the use of extending peg portions extending from one side of the plate. The peg portions extend beyond the interposer for receipt within positioning openings of the printed circuit board to position the flexible circuit and interposer for electrical connection to the conductor pads of the printed circuit board. A cage structure is secured to the printed circuit board having a top wall covering the positioning openings as well as the conductor pads of the printed circuit board. An actuator having a tension spring mounted thereon is slidably carried on the opposite side of the carrier plate. The actuator is movable between a first position corresponding to a disengaged position and a second position corresponding to an engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: David R. Schmidgall
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Patent number: 7442046Abstract: A system includes a first electrical device including a conductive structure, and a second electrical device including an opening and a conductor provided in the opening. The conductor contacts the conductive structure of the first electrical device to electrically interconnect the first electrical device to the second electrical device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Olof Simon Simonsson, Omid Kazemifar, Mikael Pär-Oskar Häll, Maiko Anneli Karlsson, H{dot over (a)}kan Klas Petersson
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Patent number: 7438558Abstract: A three-dimensional die configuration for mounting electronic components to a circuit board includes a circuit board having at least one circuit board die, a first electronic component mounted at the circuit board die and a first substrate member including a first surface electrically connected to the first chip. The three-dimensional die configuration further includes a double-sided land grid array having a first surface electrically connected to a second surface of the first substrate member. A second substrate member is electrically connected to a second surface of the double-sided land grid array. A second electronic component is electrically connected to a second surface of the second substrate member. A thermal interface member abuts the second chip and is covered by a cap member. The resulting three-dimensional die configuration establishes a multiple electronic component mounting arrangement having a footprint of a single electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Arvind Kumar Sinha
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Publication number: 20080254653Abstract: Conductive pads of a flex circuit may be electrically connected to conductive pads of a rigid circuit board. The conductive pads of the flex circuit may be sized, configured and alignable to the conductive pads of the rigid circuit board. A spacer with a plurality of apertures may be sized, configured and aligned to the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board. Solder paste may be disposed between respective conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board within the apertures of the spacer. When the flex circuit, rigid circuit board and the spacer are assembled, the solder paste is displaced through relief vents formed through the conductive pads of the flex circuit, rigid circuit board or both the flex circuit or rigid circuit board. The solder paste is reflowed and forms a rivet structure attaching the flex circuit to the rigid circuit board as well as providing an electrical connection between the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: Harshad K. Uka
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Publication number: 20080254652Abstract: A shielded connector assembly for interconnecting a camera module (50) to a printed circuit board (not shown) via a flexible printed circuit board (70) comprises a shielded shell (10) having a receiving space (100), a spring plate (30) assembled in the shielded shell, a flexible printed circuit board secured in the receiving space and abutting against the top surface of the spring plate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first section (701) received in the receiving space and second section (700) extending beyond the receiving space. The fist section at least defines a plurality of conductive pads (708) to contact with pads (not shown) formed on the bottom face of the camera module. A protecting element (702) is disposed on top surface of the first section and encloses the conductive pads and disconnects therewith so as to prevent the flexible printed circuit board from being scraped during production and assemble and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: Wen-Qiang Ma
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Patent number: 7435098Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (20, 20?), a removable board (30, 30?), an electrical connector (1, 1?) interconnecting the two boards, and an actuator (90, 90?). The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts (11) received in a dielectric housing (10), each comprising a first contact end (11a) contacting with the stationary board and a second contact end (11b) contacting with the removable board. The actuator includes an actuation plate (12, 12?) assembled on the connector and a driving member (31, 31?) mounted on the removable board. The driving member cooperates with and exerts a force on the actuation plate to drive the contacts move to electrically interconnect the two boards.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chong Yi, Scott K. Mickievicz
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Patent number: 7435101Abstract: An electrical connection member includes a base sheet, an insulating first elastic body arranged on one surface of the base sheet, and an insulating film having a first part 31a arranged on the first elastic body. The first part 31a has a first contact point for contact with a first object to be connected. The first elastic body has a plurality of first protrusions protruding toward the first contact point.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Akane Yoneta, Hiroshi Akimoto, Takeshi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20080249363Abstract: The present invention provides an electric connector for an endoscope, an endoscope, and a method for assembling an electric connector which make it possible to simplify work operations such as operation checks and repairs of the endoscope, as well as to reduce the time for the work operations. An endoscope in accordance with the present invention has an insertion portion, an operation portion provided at a proximal end portion of the insertion portion, and a connection cable connected to the operation portion and having an electric connector at a proximal end thereof. The endoscope has a cable wire which is inserted through the endoscope and extends from the electric connector toward a distal end and a connector to which an end portion of the cable wire is releasably connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicants: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Naohiro Nakamura, Shiori Kuwahara
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Publication number: 20080247747Abstract: An apparatus, with moving parts, having a flexible circuit configured such that its fatigue life is enhanced. The apparatus includes a first component, a second component, and a positioning mechanism between the first component and the second component. The positioning mechanism enables movement of the first component and the second component between at least a proximate position and a spaced-apart position. Also included between the first component and the second component is a flexible circuit that has a first end coupled to the first component and a second end coupled to the second component. The flexible circuit is configured as a compliant spring that can extend and collapse in a predefined shape when the components are spaced-apart and proximate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Krishna Darbha, Paul Hornikx, Juscelino Okura, Jagtar Singh Saroya
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Publication number: 20080233793Abstract: A press-fit device is used for connecting two electronic components, a plurality of conductive substrates are set on a surface of a first electronic component, and a contact area is set on a second electronic component corresponding to the conductive substrates. The press-fit device includes a fixing plate, a press-fit piece and a fixing plate. The fixing plate is fixed on the first electronic component, the press-fit piece is assembled with the fixing plate, and the flexible insulator is set between the press-fit piece and the second electronic component. When pressed, the press-fit piece presses the flexible insulator and further presses flexibly the contact area of the second electronic component and the conductive substrate of the first electronic component. The electronic connection between the first electronic component and the second electronic component performs well, and operation is easy, while assembly and disassembly are also easy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventor: Ted Ju
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Patent number: 7425134Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit attached to a clamp member and a compression mat between the clamp member and the flexible circuit. The compression mat has a number of spaced-apart pillars that overlay contacts of the flexible circuit. The pillars are interconnected by sets of upper and lower bridges, with each set of bridges interconnecting some, but not all, the pillars. Each pillar has a rectangular cross section with concave sides.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Paul R. Taylor
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Patent number: 7425135Abstract: An assembly for coupling an electrical device with a rigid structure using a flex circuit is provided. The assembly includes a staple having posts which extend into the rigid structure and secure the staple to the rigid structure. The flex circuit couples with both the rigid structure and the electrical device. The flex circuit extends between the staple and the rigid structure such that the flex circuit couples with the rigid structure thereby providing an interconnection between the electrical device and the rigid structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Yue Liu, Klein L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20080220626Abstract: An electronic product connection means to correct the problem of higher costs involved in the only use of a flexible print circuit includes flexible flat cable and electronic cabling material with both connected and secured in position by a locating means; flexibility of the electronic cabling material allowing it be designed into different shape or bent depending on a circuit board provided for the connection means to be applied in various types of electronic products, e.g., at where between display panel and signal control circuit in a Notebook.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: Shih-Kun Yeh
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Patent number: 7422440Abstract: The present invention provides an interconnect for a location dependent device. The interconnect includes at least one bus adapted to provide at least one bus signal to the location dependent device and a plurality of electrical contacts external to the location dependent device and capable of providing a signal indicative of a physical location of the location dependent device when the location dependent device is installed.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2003Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: William L. Black, Steven J. Marian
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Publication number: 20080200043Abstract: A dual-display card connection means includes two sets of bridges respectively adapted to two display cards, and a flexible flat cable (FFC) connecting two bridges. A bridge terminal is inserted in a bridge connection base to form an information connection between the two display cards. The FFC is bendable to facilitate a flexible connection between the two display cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventor: Shih-Kun Yeh
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Patent number: 7407393Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a super slim compact flash (CF) light Universal Serial Bus (USB) device having a top cover, a top cover slot formed within the top cover and forming a top cover slot cavity, a sliding plug connector positioned within the cavity and flexibly movable therein, a plastic frame disposed below and around the top cover, a retractable slim USB plug connector sub-assembly on top of which and connected thereto is placed the sliding plug connector, the sub-assembly including a retractable slim USB plug connector positioned within the device to be flexibly retracted from or pulled into the device by the sliding plug connector for causing connection to a mating USB plug connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Super Talent Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jim C. Ni, Ming-Shiang Shen
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Patent number: 7407408Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has a flexible circuit with a central portion that carries a contact field. Slots extending towards the central portion define a pair of strain arms that attach the flexible circuit to a clamp member. Forces transmitted to the strain arms are not communicated to the central portion of the flexible circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventor: Paul R. Taylor
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Publication number: 20080176420Abstract: Device, system, and method of flexible hardware connectivity. For example, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) system includes: a rigid platform having embedded therein at least one programmable logic device; at least one rigid panel having embedded therein a set of connectors; and a flexible connection to flexibly connect, at a non-straight angel, the programmable logic device to the rigid panel along a folding axis of the rigid panel and the rigid platform, wherein a density of wires of the flexible connection is greater than a density of wires entering at least one of the connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventor: Reuven Weintraub
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Publication number: 20080170196Abstract: A contact that takes a structure to laminate a protective conductive film over a metal film has a high hardness of the protective conductive film; therefore, a damage of contact surface made by contacting with an electrode of an inspection apparatus can be prevented in an inspection before boding FPC. However, the protective conductive film has higher resistivity compared to the metal film; therefore, contact resistivity with FPC gets higher, and power consumption gets bigger in the condition of using the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventor: Hideyuki Ebine
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Patent number: 7399192Abstract: A high density flexible wiring connection device comprises a flexible flat cable (FFC) having narrow-pitch conductors and a flat cable connector (FC connector) having a double-sided contact designed for narrow-pitch wiring and having upper and lower contact terminals. A supplementary wiring board having upper and lower wiring terminals is introduced to connect alternate ones and the other alternate ones of the narrow-pitch conductors of the FFC to alternate ones of the upper contact terminals and alternate ones of the lower contact terminals of the FC connector, respectively, thereby making the pitch of each of the upper and lower wiring terminals twice the narrow pitch of the FFC and the FC connector. The use of the supplementary wiring board to thus convert the wiring pitch makes it possible to prevent whiskers, even if formed on the contact terminals, from causing short-circuits between adjacent contact terminals and between adjacent wiring terminals.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eiji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20080160796Abstract: A method of interconnecting components provides efficient techniques for separating the conductive path between components from the pin-to-pin integration between components through the use of conductive elements that may be interconnected in a variety of manners. The interconnections between the conductive elements may be configured automatically and may be modified relatively easily. The integration area includes component connection receptacles, first conductive elements that extend from each component connection receptacle, second conductive elements that extend across at least one first conductive element, and connections between the conductive elements to interconnect the components. The conductive elements may include flatwire segments and/or printed circuit boards. The connections between the conductive elements may be made with pins and jumpers, connection vias and solder patches and/or various insulation barriers through which the conductive elements connect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Daniel J. Diessner, Bradley J. Mitchell
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Publication number: 20080160795Abstract: An ultra-thin flexible electronic device 1 of the invention, comprises: a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 2, having a circuit layout 13 arranged thereon; an input element 3, electrical-connected to the FPC for setting up a data; a display 4, electrical-connected to the FPC 2 for displaying the data; a power supply 5, connected to the FPC 2 for providing electricity to the FPC 2, the input element 3 and the display 4 through the circuit layout 13; a thin substrate 61, being disposed to lay over the FPC 2 and the power supply 5; and a polymer film 7; wherein the FPC 2, the input element 3, the display 4, the power supply 5 and the thin substrate 61 are all flexible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Ming-Daw Chen, Chang-Ho Liou, Jih-Fon Huang