Abstract: A wired circuit board that can provide an enhanced adhesion of a metal supporting board at a marginal portion of an opening formed in the metal supporting board with a simple structure to prevent stripping of the metal supporting board. In a suspension board with circuit, in order to reduce a transmission loss of a conductive pattern, a metal foil embedded in an insulating base layer is formed in a pattern comprising a first metal foil portion and a second metal foil portion surrounding the first metal foil portion spaced apart therefrom, and an opening is formed in the metal supporting board so that a marginal portion of the opening is located in a space between the first metal foil portion and the second metal foil portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a catheter 100 having a structure wherein an electronic component 2 is mounted on the anterior end or an intermediate part of a tube 1, a signal line electrically connecting to the electronic component 2 extends from the vicinity of the electronic component 2 through the aforementioned tube 1 to the posterior end of the aforementioned tube 1, which is characterized in that the signal line consists of a wiring pattern 4 of the flexible printed circuit board 10 inserted in the tube 1. Consequently, an electronic component-loaded catheter can control increase in the size of the tube caused by multiple signal lines to be connected to the electronic component.

Abstract: A method of producing a suspension board with circuit, wherein after an insulating base layer is formed on a metal supporting board, a conductive pattern including a ground wiring pattern and a signal wiring pattern is formed on the insulating base layer. Then, an insulating cover layer to cover the conductive pattern is formed on the insulating base layer in such a manner that a first cover opening portion and a second cover opening portion are formed in the insulating cover layer. Then, an electrolytic plating layer is formed on a surface of the ground terminal exposed from the first cover opening portion and on a surface of the ground connecting portion exposed from the second cover opening portion, feeding electric power from the ground wire. Thereafter, a metal filling layer is formed in the base opening portion to electrically connect the ground connecting portion and the metal supporting board.

Abstract: A flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement that can provide an accurate temperature measurement even when placed in a high-temperature atmosphere and can also be provided at a reduced cost. In the flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement, a conductor layer formed from a metal foil, such as a stainless foil, having a proportional relation between temperature and specific electric resistance is formed on a base insulating layer. Also, a single thin sensor wiring in a sensor portion exposed from a cover insulating layer is formed into a certain pattern by folding back the sensor wiring in a continuous S-shaped form, such that adjacent parts of the wiring extending in parallel are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval in a widthwise direction of the conductor layer.

Abstract: A wired circuit board that can allow precise connection between wired circuit boards with respect to a direction orthogonal to each other with a simple structure, while allowing reduction in size of the wired circuit boards, and a connecting structure of the wired circuit board comprising two wired circuit boards connected to each other with respect to a direction orthogonal to each other. Relay terminals 9 of the circuit suspension board 1 are arranged along one widthwise edge of the circuit suspension board 1, and terminal cutouts 10 cut in a generally semicircular arc shape from one edge thereof toward an widthwise inside thereof are formed in the relay terminals 9. In addition, insulating base layer cutouts 12 are formed in the first insulating base layer 3 to correspond to the terminal cutouts 10.

Abstract: A wired circuit board is provided for controlling characteristic impedance at connection points between the read wire and write wire of a suspension board with circuit and terminal portions of the wired circuit board connected thereto. The invention provides improved signal transmission efficiency for fine pitch wiring or for high frequency signal. A conductive board is adhesively bonded to an insulating base layer of the wired circuit board at one side thereof opposite to the other side on which a suspension-board-side connection terminal portion is formed having a first terminal portion that connects with a read wire of the suspension board and a second terminal portion that connects with a write wire of the suspension board. An opening is provided adjacent to one of the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion and a stiffener board is adhesively bonded to the conductive board via an adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board having a band-like meandering pattern as a whole, which includes multiple linear parts configured about parallel to each other and a folding margin connected to one end in a longitudinal direction of two adjacent linear parts of the multiple linear parts, and which can turn into a single linear product having a total length of not less than 300 mm when the folding margin is double-folded at about a center thereof, and, at the folding margin, either of the two linear parts connected to the folding margin is folded back in a direction opposite by 180 degrees. As a result, a flexible printed circuit board for a catheter, which is sufficiently elongate for use as a signal line of a catheter, can be produced using a general-purpose production apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a partially completed wiring circuit board assembly sheet capable of preventing deposition of a plating metal on the surface of a metal sheet, even when pinholes are produced in an insulating layer for insulating a lead wire for electroplating from a metal sheet. The assembly sheet 100 of the present invention has a metal sheet 1, multiple wiring circuit board forming area 1A in compartments on the metal sheet and area 1B for forming a lead wire for electroplating, which is in compartment on the metal sheet 1. Each area 1A has a partially completed wiring circuit board 10. The partially completed wiring circuit board 10 is equipped with a base insulating layer 2, a wiring pattern 3 and a cover insulating layer 4. In the area 1B, a first insulating layer 12, a lead wire 13 for electroplating and a second insulating layer 14 are laminated in this order. Of the metal sheet 1, an opening 16 is formed in the part under the lead wire 13.

Abstract: A production method of a suspension board with circuit that can provide reduced number of man-hour and complicated processes for forming the ground terminal, to provide production cost reduction. An insulating base layer 4 having a base opening portion 3 is formed on a metal board 2 at a ground terminal 13 forming position, and a thin metal film 5 is formed on the metal board 2 exposed in the base opening portion 3 and on the insulating base layer 4. Then, a conductive pattern 7 is formed on the thin metal film 5. Then, an insulating cover layer 9 covering the conductive pattern 7 and having a cover opening portion 8 which correspond in position to the base opening portion 3 is formed on the insulating base layer 4. Then, a metal board opening portion 11 from which the base opening portion 3 and the insulating base layer 4 around it are exposed is formed in the metal board 2.

Abstract: A wired circuit board is provided having excellent heat radiation characteristics, including when the semiconductor device is mounted on the wired circuit board by the flip chip mounting method. An insulating base layer defines a base opening portion in a mounting region. The base opening portion includes a thin layer portion that surrounds the base opening portion. Inside terminal portions are disposed on the thin layer portion. A heat radiating portion is formed in the base opening region to contact the stiffener sheet As a result, the surface of the inside terminal portion is located lower in level than the surface of the heat radiating portion. Thus, a semiconductor device may be mounted on the wired circuit board by the flip chip mounting method to enable heat generated from the semiconductor device to be transferred to the stiffener sheet via the heat radiating portion.

Abstract: A production method of a suspension board with circuit that can form the ground terminal for connection with the ground, while reducing the number of man-hour and complicated processes, and reduce production cost. After an insulating base layer is formed on a metal supporting board in such a manner that the base opening portion is formed in the metal supporting board, a conductive pattern comprising a ground wiring pattern and a signal wiring pattern is formed on the insulating base layer. Then, an insulating cover layer to cover the conductive pattern is formed on the insulating base layer in such a manner that a first cover opening portion and a second cover opening portion are formed in the insulating cover layer. Then, an electrolytic plating layer is formed on a surface of the ground terminal exposed from the first cover opening portion and on a surface of the ground connecting portion exposed from the second cover opening portion, feeding electric power from the ground wire.

Abstract: A wired circuit board that can provide an enhanced adhesion of a metal supporting board at a marginal portion of an opening formed in the metal supporting board with a simple structure to prevent stripping of the metal supporting board. In a suspension board with circuit, in order to reduce a transmission loss of a conductive pattern, a metal foil embedded in an insulating base layer is formed in a pattern comprising a first metal foil portion and a second metal foil portion surrounding the first metal foil portion spaced apart therefrom, and an opening is formed in the metal supporting board so that a marginal portion of the opening is located in a space between the first metal foil portion and the second metal foil portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board 100 having a band-like meander pattern as a whole, which includes multiple linear parts 1 configured in about parallel to each other and a folding margin connected to one end in the longitudinal direction of two adjacent linear parts of the multiple linear parts, and which can turn into a single linear product having a total length of not less than 300 mm when the folding margin 2 is double-folded at the about center thereof, and, at the folding margin 2, either of the two linear parts 1 connected to the folding margin 2 is folded back in the direction opposite by 180 degrees. As a result, a flexible printed circuit board for a catheter, which is sufficiently elongate for use as a signal line of a catheter, can be produced using a general-purpose production apparatus, which improves the degree of freedom of movement in a tube.

Abstract: A suspension board with circuit permits a terminal portion to be formed by electrolysis plating without exposing a conductor layer to outside and a production method thereof. After an insulating base layer is formed on a suspension board in a specific pattern in which a second opening is formed, a thin metal film is formed on the insulating base layer and on the suspension board including the second opening exposed from the insulating base layer. A conductor layer is formed in the form of a wired circuit pattern on the thin metal film. An insulating cover layer is formed with a pad opening therein, and a pad portion formed in the pad opening using the suspension board as a lead portion of the electrolysis plating. A first opening larger than the second opening is formed in the suspension board at a portion thereof corresponding to the second opening.

Abstract: In the vicinity of the exposed part 1A of the multiply formed plural wiring conductors 1, of the thicknesses of the insulating cover layer 2 made of a polyimide layer, the thickness (T1) of a part located at about the middle point between the adjacent wiring conductors 1 is made smaller than the thickness (T2) of a part located on wiring conductor 1. Preferably, the difference in the thicknesses of a part located at about the middle point between the adjacent wiring conductors of the insulating cover layer 2 and that of a part located on wiring conductor is made to fall within the range of 1–5 ?m. As a result, the insulating cover layer does not peel off easily.

Abstract: A wired circuit board can control characteristic impedance at connection points between wires of a suspension board with circuit and terminal portions of the wired circuit board connected thereto with a simple structure, to improve signal transmission efficiency even for fine pitch wiring or for high frequency signals. The wired circuit board includes a relay flexible wiring circuit board formed by a first wired circuit board including a first metal substrate, a first insulating base layer, a first conductor layer and a first insulating cover layer which is substantially identical in layer structure with the suspension board with circuit and a second wired circuit board connected with the first wired circuit board for connecting with a control circuit board. Since the suspension board with circuit and the first wired circuit board are rendered substantially identical in layer structure, both characteristic impedances at these connection points can be matched.

Abstract: A wired circuit board that can produce excellent heat radiation characteristics even when the semiconductor device is mounted on the wired circuit board by the flip chip mounting method. The base opening portion 8 and the thin layer portion 9 to surround the base opening portion 8 are formed in a portion of the insulating base layer 3 corresponding to the mounting portion 7. Also, the inside terminal portions 15 of the terminal portions 13 are disposed on the thin layer portions 9 and the heat radiating portions 17 contacting with the stiffener sheet 2 are formed in the base opening portion 8. As a result of this, the surface of the inside terminal portion 15 is located lower in level than the surface of the heat radiating portion 17. This can allow the semiconductor device S mounted via the bumps 25 and the heat radiating portion 17 to be located close to each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a catheter 100 having a structure wherein an electronic component 2 is mounted on the anterior end or an intermediate part of a tube 1, a signal line electrically connecting to the electronic component 2 extends from the vicinity of the electronic component 2 through the aforementioned tube 1 to the posterior end of the aforementioned tube 1, which is characterized in that the signal line consists of a wiring pattern 4 of the flexible printed circuit board 10 inserted in the tube 1. Consequently, an electronic component-loaded catheter can control increase in the size of the tube caused by multiple signal lines to be connected to the electronic component.

Abstract: A wired circuit board that can allow precise connection between wired circuit boards with respect to a direction orthogonal to each other with a simple structure, while allowing reduction in size of the wired circuit boards, and a connecting structure of the wired circuit board comprising two wired circuit boards connected to each other with respect to a direction orthogonal to each other. Relay terminals 9 of the circuit suspension board 1 are arranged along one widthwise edge of the circuit suspension board 1, and terminal cutouts 10 cut in a generally semicircular arc shape from one edge thereof toward an widthwise inside thereof are formed in the relay terminals 9. In addition, insulating base layer cutouts 12 are formed in the first insulating base layer 3 to correspond to the terminal cutouts 10.

Abstract: A flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement that can provide an accurate temperature measurement even when placed in a high-temperature atmosphere and can also be provided at a reduced cost. In the flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement, a conductor layer formed from a metal foil, such as a stainless foil, having a proportional relation between temperature and specific electric resistance is formed on a base insulating layer. Also, a single thin sensor wiring in a sensor portion exposed from a cover insulating layer is formed into a certain pattern by folding back the sensor wiring in a continuous S-shaped form, such that adjacent parts of the wiring extending in parallel are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval in a widthwise direction of the conductor layer.