Patents Assigned to Imbera Electronics Oy
  • Patent number: 8062537
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing an electronic module, which electronic module includes a component (6), which has contact areas (17), which are connected electrically to a conductor-pattern layer (14). The manufacture according to the method starts from a layered membrane, which comprises at least a conductor layer (4) and an insulator layer (10) on the first surface of the conductor layer (4). Contact openings (17), the mutual positions of which correspond to the mutual positions of the contact areas (7) of the component (6), and which penetrate both the conductor layer (4) and the insulator layer (10), are made in the membrane. After the manufacture of the contact openings (17), the component (6) is attached to the surface of the insulator layer (10), in such a way that the contact areas (7) of the component (6) line up next to the contact openings (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola
  • Patent number: 8034658
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is glued (5) to the surface of a conductive layer, from which conductive layer conductive patterns (14) are later formed. After gluing the component (6), an insulating-material layer (1), which surrounds the component (6) attached to the conductive layer, is formed on, or attached to the surface of the conductive layer. After the gluing of the component (6), feed-throughs are also made, through which electrical contacts can be made between the conductive layer and the contact zones (7) of the component. After this, conductive patterns (14) are made from the conductive layer, to the surface of which the component (6) is glued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 7989944
    Abstract: A method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. Through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20110061909
    Abstract: Manufacturing method and circuit module, which comprises an insulator layer (1) and, inside the insulator layer (1), at least one component (6), which comprises contact areas (7), the material of which contains a first metal. On the surface of the insulator layer (1) are conductors (22), which comprise at least a first layer (12) and a second layer (32), in such a way that at least the second layer (32) contains a second metal. The circuit module comprises contact elements between the contact areas (7) and the conductors (22) for forming electrical contacts. The contact elements, for their part, comprise, on the surface of the material of the contact area (7), an intermediate layer (2), which contains a third metal, in such a way that the first, second, and third metals are different metals and the contact surface area (ACONT 1), between the intermediate layer (2) and the contact area (7) is less that the surface area (APAD) of the contact area (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola
  • Publication number: 20100308452
    Abstract: The electronic module comprises a dielectric 1031 substrate having a first surface and a second surface and an installation cavity extending through the dielectric substrate and having a perimetrical side wall. The electronic module further comprises a first wiring layer 1032 on the first surface, a second wiring layer 1033 on the second surface, and a feed through conductor 1034 on the perimetrical side wall and electrically connecting at least one conductor in the first wiring layer to at least one conductor in the second wiring layer. There is also at least one IC inside the installation cavity. The electronic module further comprises a first insulating layer 1035 on the second wiring layer, a second insulating layer 1036 on the first wiring layer, and a third wiring layer 1037 on the first insulating layer. First microvias 1038 inside the first insulating layer make electrical connections between the second wiring layer and the third wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Antti Iihola, Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20100202115
    Abstract: The document describes a circuit board and an electronic module, comprising a conductor-pattern layer, an insulating-material layer supporting the conductor-pattern layer, and at least one component inside the insulating-material layer. The component has a plurality of contact areas and the circuit board or electronic module comprises contact elements between the conductor-pattern layer and contact areas for electrically connecting the conductor-pattern layer and the at least one component such that at least two of the contact elements are in direct contact with a common contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto TUOMINEN, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20100202114
    Abstract: An electronic module, comprising: a conductive-pattern layer; an insulating-material layer supporting the conductive-pattern layer; at least one component inside the insulating-material layer, the at least one component comprising a first surface and contact zones on the first surface; a first hardened adhesive layer on the first surface of the at least one component; a second hardened adhesive layer in contact with the conductive-pattern layer and the first hardened adhesive layer; holes in the first and second hardened adhesive layer at the locations of the contact zones; and conductive material in the holes and in electrical connection with the contact zones of the component and the conductive-pattern layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20100170703
    Abstract: Rigid-flex-type circuit-board structure and manufacturing method, in which a flexible membrane (20) and a sacrificial-material piece (16) are attached to an insulator membrane (12) in the location of the flexible zone (13). An insulator layer (1), which encloses within itself a sacrificial-material piece (16) is manufactured on the surface of the conductor membrane (12). The flexible zone (13) is formed in such a way that an opening (9) is made in the insulator layer (1), through which the sacrificial-material piece (16) is removed. The flexible zone comprises at least part of the flexible membrane (20) as well as conductors (22), which are manufactured by patterning the insulator membrane (12) at a suitable stage in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Antti IIHOLA, Tuomas WARIS
  • Patent number: 7732909
    Abstract: A method, in which the semiconductor components forming part of an electronic circuit, or at least some of them, are embedded in a base, such as a circuit board, during the manufacture of the base, when part of the base structure is, as it were, manufactured around the semiconductor components. Through-holes for the semiconductor components are made in the base, in such a way that the holes extend between the first and second surface of the base. After the making of the holes, a polymer film is spread over the second surface of the base structure, in such a way that the polymer film also covers the through-holes made for the semiconductor components from the side of the second surface of the base structure. Before the hardening, or after the partial hardening of the polymer film, the semiconductor components are placed in the holes made in the base, from the direction of the first surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventor: Risto Tuominen
  • Patent number: 7719851
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronics module and a method for manufacturing it. The electronics module includes at least one component (6) embedded in an insulating-material layer (1), which has a first contacting surface, in which there are first contact terminals (7), from which the component (6) is connected electrically to the conductor structures contained in the electronics module. In addition, the component (6) has a second contacting surface opposite to the first contacting surface, in which there is at least one second contact terminal (7?), from which the component (6) is connected electrically to the conductor structures contained in the electronics module. With the aid of the invention, it is possible to achieve an electronic-module construction that saves space compared to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola
  • Publication number: 20100103635
    Abstract: A single-layer component package comprising: a single conductive-pattern layer having a first surface; an insulating-material layer on the first surface of the single conductive-pattern layer; in an installation cavity inside the insulating-material layer, a semiconductor component having flat contact zones; and solid contact pillars containing copper and solderlessly, metallurgically and electrically connecting the flat contact zones to the single conductive-pattern layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto TUOMINEN, Petteri PALM
  • Patent number: 7696005
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which manufacture commences from an insulating-material sheet (1). At least one recess (2) is made in the sheet (1) and extends through the insulating-material layer (1) as far as the conductive layer on the opposite surface (1a). A component (6) is set in the recess, with its contact surface towards the conductive layer and the component (6) is attached to the conductive layer. After this, a conductive pattern (14) is formed from the conductive pattern closing the recess, which is electrically connected from at least some of the contact areas or contact protrusions of the component (6) set in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Antti Iihola, Timo Jokela
  • Patent number: 7673387
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a circuit-board layer on a base surface (2), which base surface (2) includes conductor patterns (19). The circuit-board layer being manufactured comprises a conductor-pattern layer (14), an insulating layer (1), and at least one component (6) inside the insulating-material layer (1). According to the invention, the component (6) is attached to the conductor layer (4), the conductor layer (4) is aligned relative to the base surface (2) attached with the aid of an insulating material (1) to the base surface (2). An insulating-material layer (1) is thus formed between the conductor layer (4) and the base surface (2), on which the said at least one component (6) is located. Electrical contacts are formed between the contact areas (7) of the component (6) and the conductor layer (4), in such a way that contact openings (17) are opened at the positions of the contact areas (7) of the component (6) and conductive material is made in the contact openings (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20100046186
    Abstract: A circuit board structure and a method for manufacturing a circuit board structure comprising an electrical component. The method comprises the steps of fabricating a conductive pattern on the surface of an essentially plane-like layer on the back side of the plane-like layer, and forming an electrical contact between at least one electrical component and the conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Tuomas Waris
  • Patent number: 7663215
    Abstract: This publication discloses an electronic module and a method for manufacturing an electronic module, in which a component (6) is glued (5) to the surface of a conductive layer, from which conductive layer conductive patterns (14) are later formed. After gluing the component (6), an insulating-material layer (1), which surrounds the component (6) attached to the conductive layer, is formed on, or attached to the surface of the conductive layer. After the gluing of the component (6), feed-throughs are also made, through which electrical contacts can be made between the conductive layer and the contact zones (7) of the component. After this, conductive patterns (14) are made from the conductive layer, to the surface of which the component (6) is glued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics Oy
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 7609527
    Abstract: An electronic module in which an installation base is used, which includes an insulating-material layer (1) and a conductive layer on the surface of the insulating-material layer. The conductive layer also covers the installation cavity of a component (6). The component (6) is set in the installation cavity, in such a way that the contact zones face towards the conductive layer and electrical contacts are formed between the contact zones of the component (6) and the conductive layer. After this, conductive patterns (14) are formed from the conductive layer, to which the component (6) is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Imbera Electronics OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20090260866
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring board, comprising the steps of mounting at least one structural aid on each side of a planar temporary bonding means, arranging a slot from the at least one structural aid on each side of the planar temporary bonding means, embedding the electrical component in the slot, such that the terminals of the electrical component face away from the planar temporary bonding means, mounting at least one electrical component on a component foil, such that the terminals of the electrical component face the component foil, mounting the component foil at least partially on the at least one structural aid, on each side of the planar temporary bonding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Petteri Palm, Arni Kujala
  • Publication number: 20090014872
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method for manufacturing a circuit-board structure.1. The structure comprises a conductor pattern (3) and at least one component (6), which is surrounded by an insulating-material layer (10), attached to it by means of a contact bump (5). According to the invention, the contact bumps (5) are made on the surface of the conductor pattern (3), before the component (6) is attached to the conductor pattern (3) by means of the contact bump (5). After attaching, the component (6) is surrounded with an insulating-material layer (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Imbera Electronics OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola, Petteri Palm
  • Publication number: 20080261338
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing an electronic module, which electronic module includes a component (6), which is connected electrically to a conductor-pattern layer (14). In the method contact openings (17) are made in the conductor layer (4), the mutual positions of which correspond to the mutual positions of the contact areas (7) of the component (6). After this, the component (6) and the conductor layer (4) are aligned relative to each other, in such a way that the contact areas (7) of the component (6) come to the positions of the contact openings (17), and the component (6) is secured. After this, at least in the contact openings (17) and the contact areas (7) of the component (6) a conductor material is made that connects the component (6) to the conductor layer (4). After the making of the contact the conductor layer (4) is patterned to form a conductor-pattern layer (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Antti Ilhola, Timo Jokela, Petteri Palm, Risto Tuominen
  • Publication number: 20080202801
    Abstract: The present publication discloses a method for manufacturing a circuit-board structure. In the method, a conductor layer is made, which comprises a conductor foil (2) and a conductor pattern (6) on the surface of the conductor foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: IMBERA ELECTRONICS OY
    Inventors: Risto Tuominen, Antti Iihola, Petteri Palm