Patents Examined by Xiaoliang Chen
  • Patent number: 11672083
    Abstract: A composite circuit board includes a composite circuit board unit, a first solder mask formed on a first metal protection layer of the composite circuit board unit, and a second solder mask formed on a second metal protection layer of the composite circuit board unit. Two ends of a first outer conductive circuit are bent back toward each other and spaced apart a predetermined distance to form a first window. Two ends of a second outer conductive circuit are bent back toward each other and spaced apart a predetermined distance to form a second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd., Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Yan-Lu Li
  • Patent number: 11665833
    Abstract: A circuit board includes at least two circuit board units stacked together. Each circuit board unit includes a substrate and a circuit layer. The substrate defines a conductive hole penetrating therethrough. The conductive hole provided with a conductor therein. One side of the substrate further defines a groove, the groove including a concave portion aligned with the conductive hole. The circuit layer includes a connection pad located in the concave portion. The connection pad is shaped as a conductive protrusion, which surrounds and is electrically connected to the conductor. The circuit layer is located in the groove, and the conductive hole is electrically connecting the circuit layers of the circuit board units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: QING DING PRECISION ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD, Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
    Inventors: Ming-Jaan Ho, Xian-Qin Hu, Fu-Yun Shen, Hsiao-Ting Hsu, Yong-Chao Wei
  • Patent number: 11664240
    Abstract: The method for producing a laminate having a patterned metal foil includes masking the whole surface of a first metal foil in a laminate having the first metal foil, a first insulating resin layer having a thickness of 1 to 200 ?m and a second metal foil laminated in this order, and patterning the second metal foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Syunsuke Hirano, Yoshihiro Kato, Takaaki Ogashiwa, Kazuaki Kawashita, Makoto Murakami
  • Patent number: 11665821
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; and a first conductive layer in the peripheral area, an entire upper surface of which is exposed to an outside of the display device. The first conductive layer includes a main part and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the main part in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunae Park, Wonkyu Kwak, Dongsoo Kim, Jieun Lee, Soyoung Lee, Wonmi Hwang
  • Patent number: 11665820
    Abstract: Disclosure provides an adapter board and a method for making the adapter board, which includes providing a mold in which a plurality of first fixing plates and second fixing plates are provided, providing a plurality of wires sequentially passed through the plurality of first fixing plates and the second fixing plate, injecting a non-conductive material into the cavity to form a body, and cutting the body along both sides of the first fixing plates and the second fixing plates to obtain a plurality of board bodies. The first fixing plates are provided with a plurality of first fixing holes, and the second fixing plates are provided with a plurality of second fixing holes. The board body includes a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of first connection pads are formed on the first surface, and a plurality of second connection pads are formed on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: QING DING PRECISION ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD, Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
    Inventors: Man-Zhi Peng, Rui-Wu Liu, Ming-Jaan Ho
  • Patent number: 11665832
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a first sub-board including a plurality of circuit patterns, a second sub-board including a plurality of pads, and a connecting structure layer having a plurality of through holes and including an insulating layer, first and second adhesive layers, and a plurality of conductive blocks. The first adhesive layer is directly connected to the first sub-board. The second adhesive layer is directly connected to the second sub-board. The through holes penetrate through the first adhesive layer, the insulating layer, and the second adhesive layer. The conductive blocks are located in the through holes. An upper surface and a lower surface of each conductive block are respectively lower than a first surface of the first adhesive layer and a second surface of the second adhesive layer relatively away from the insulating layer. Each circuit pattern contacts the upper surface, and each pad contacts the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: John Hon-Shing Lau, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin, Chi-Hai Kuo, Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Shao-Chien Lee, Tzyy-Jang Tseng
  • Patent number: 11657954
    Abstract: In a coil module, a coil device includes a coil unit and at least one terminal extending from the coil unit. A case is configured to house the coil device. At least one busbar is secured to the case. The at least one terminal is electrically connected to the at least one busbar. A potting member is filled in the case to fixedly retain the coil device in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kwan Ryul Kim
  • Patent number: 11657951
    Abstract: An embedded transformer module device includes an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and including a first cavity, a magnetic core in the first cavity, a primary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core and having a spiral shape with more than one turn, and a secondary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core, spaced away from the primary winding, and having a spiral shape with more than one turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Tange
  • Patent number: 11653455
    Abstract: A method for forming a printed circuit board includes: forming on a substrate a first conductive layer for a first edge connector pin and a first conductive layer for a second edge connector pin, wherein the first conductive layer for the first edge connector pin and the first conductive layer for the second edge connector pin are electrically coupled to one another via a first conductive layer for an electrical bridging element; electroplating a second conductive layer onto both the first conductive layer for the first edge connector pin and the first conductive layer for the second edge connector pin via a plating current conductor; and removing at least a portion of the electrical bridging element to electrically separate the first edge connector pin from the second edge connector pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Mingyi Yu, Gregory Patrick Bodi
  • Patent number: 11653442
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first transmission line provided on an insulating base, a first ground conductor, a notch portion that exposes a part of the first ground conductor, a conductor provided in the notch portion and electrically connected to the first ground conductor, and a first electrode exposed on a main surface of the insulating base facing a flexible board and electrically connected to the first transmission line. The flexible board includes a second transmission line provided on an insulating sheet, a second ground conductor, a second electrode exposed on a main surface of the insulating sheet facing the printed circuit board and connected to the second transmission line, and a third electrode exposed on the main surface of the insulating sheet and connected to the second ground conductor. The conductor and the third electrode are connected by solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Lumentum Japan, Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11641718
    Abstract: An electronic device having at least one circuit board. The circuit board has a predetermined pattern of solder bumps facilitating a ground connection with a first enclosure member and/or a second enclosure member. The at least one circuit board is sandwiched between the first and second enclosure members, each of the first and second enclosure members has a surface facing the circuit board and the surface facing the circuit board has a bead extending therefrom contacting the predetermined pattern of solder bumps to complete the ground connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianing Chen, Jon Curry, David Jia
  • Patent number: 11638350
    Abstract: This copper/ceramic bonded body includes: a copper member made of copper or a copper alloy; and a ceramic member made of nitrogen-containing ceramics, the copper member and the ceramic member are bonded to each other, in which, between the copper member and the ceramic member, an active metal nitride layer containing nitrides of one or more active metals selected from Ti, Zr, Nb, and Hf is formed on a ceramic member side, and a Mg solid solution layer in which Mg is solid-dissolved in a Cu matrix is formed between the active metal nitride layer and the copper member, and Cu-containing particles composed of either one or both of Cu particles and compound particles of Cu and the active metal are dispersed in an interior of the active metal nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Terasaki
  • Patent number: 11632854
    Abstract: An electronic assembly may include a chassis, and electronic modules mounted within the chassis. Each electronic module may include a printed circuit substrate, heat-generating electronic components mounted on the printed circuit substrate, and a heat sink body mounted to the printed circuit substrate and having a plurality of heat pipe receiving passageways extending between opposing side edges and overlying corresponding heat-generating components. A respective elongate, passive, heat pipe may extend within each heat pipe receiving passageway and be removably fastened to at least one end to the heat sink body for enhanced conductive heat transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Thompson
  • Patent number: 11632886
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic module includes supplying paste to an electronic component and/or a wiring board. The paste includes solder powder and first resin. The method includes supplying second resin to the electronic component and/or the wiring board. The method includes placing one of the electronic component and the wiring board on another. The method includes curing the second resin to form a second resin portion. The method includes heating the paste to a temperature equal to or higher than a solder melting point after the second resin portion is formed. The method includes solidifying molten solder at a temperature lower than the solder melting point to form a solder portion that bonds the electronic component and the wiring board. The method includes curing the first resin after the solder portion is formed, to form a first resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11632856
    Abstract: A circuit assembly is provided and includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a circuit element region and defining a trench surrounding an entirety of the circuit element region, a circuit element disposed within the circuit element region of the PCB; and a Faraday wall. The Faraday wall includes a solid, unitary body having a same shape as the trench. The Faraday wall is disposed within the trench to surround an entirety of the circuit element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Southworth, Kevin Wilder, James Benedict, Mary K. Herndon, Thomas V. Sikina, John P. Haven
  • Patent number: 11632857
    Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 11622443
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having a first electrically insulating layer structure and a first electrically conductive layer structure arranged on the first electrically insulating layer structure. The first electrically insulating layer structure has at least one first covered portion, which is covered by the first electrically conductive layer structure, and at least one first non-covered portion, which is not covered by the first electrically conductive layer structure. The first electrically insulating layer structure defines a recess at the at least one first non-covered portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Artan Baftiri
  • Patent number: 11616019
    Abstract: A semiconductor assembly is described that includes a substrate having top and bottom sides. An integrated circuit die coupled to the substrate includes first and second distinct sets of ground pads. In some embodiments, the first and second sets of ground pads are configured to have distinct ground return paths to a host system. In further embodiments, one of the ground return paths may include a metal plate coupled between ground contacts on the top side of the substrate and ground contacts on a printed circuit board of the host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corp.
    Inventors: Jacky Qiu, Martin Ding, Jerry Zhou, Minto Zheng
  • Patent number: 11617263
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a circuit board embeds a portion of an outer circuit layer in an outer dielectric layer which increases contact area between the outer circuit layer and the outer dielectric layer, improving adhesion between the outer circuit layer and the outer dielectric layer, and reducing a thickness of the outer circuit substrate, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the finished circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited., HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd., GARUDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-Jie Gao, Yong-Chao Wei
  • Patent number: 11617259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an embedded printed circuit board including: an insulation substrate including a cavity; a sensor device disposed on the cavity; an insulating layer disposed on the insulation substrate, having an opening part exposing the sensor device; and a pad part disposed on the lower surface of the opening part exposing the sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay