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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118421 | Adapter device for electronic equipment The present invention is directed to an adapter device for electronic equipment, which is adapted to have ability to load another electronic equipment at a loading unit of the existing IC card, and comprises a casing (31) loaded at a host equipment (1)... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118281 | Retention and release mechanisms for fiber optic modules A rotate-and-pull mechanism for fiber optic modules. The mechanism having a lever-actuator to unlatch and withdraw a fiber optic module from a cage assembly or a module receptacle. The lever-actuator pivotally couples to the fiber optic module so that when lever-act... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7113408 | Contact grid array formed on a printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes a dielectric layer and an area array of contact elements extending above a first surface of the dielectric layer. Each contact element includes a conductive portion disposed to engage a respective pad of a land grid array module for ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112521 | Method of making a semiconductor chip assembly with a bumped metal pillar A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a metal base, a routing line and a bumped terminal, then mechanically attaching a semiconductor chip to the metal base, the routing line and the bumped terminal, then forming an encapsulant, and the... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108516 | Flexible board, connection method thereof, and connection structure thereof The flexible board of the present invention is formed so that a bent portion is formed by bending the film edge side of the connection terminal of an input outer lead formed on the surface of a film that has flexibility. A connection portion constructed of a portion... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108515 | Wiring board with bending section A wiring substrate to be used in a variety of electronic apparatuses, and an input device, such as an optically transparent touch panel, using the same wiring substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same input device are disclosed. The invention simplifies a co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107104 | Implantable cortical neural lead and method A neural lead and method of treating neurological disorders by stimulation of the cerebral cortex of the brain is provided. The lead is designed for reduction of strain between the lead body and the lead paddle caused by the position of the lead body above the crani... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102724 | Align key for a TOC/COT-type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same An align key device for a TOC/COT-type liquid crystal display (LCD) device having first and second substrates facing each other with a predetermined space therebetween, and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the first and second substrates, includes a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102735 | Substrate holding device, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and device manufacturing method A substrate holding device includes a base member capable of removably holding a plate having a contact member to come into contact with a substrate, and a sensor that identifies an identification sign provided on the plate. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103753 | Backplane system having high-density electrical connectors A computer system architecture in which functionally compatible electronic components are located on modular printed circuit boards. Thus, a type of processor used by the system can be changed by replacing the printed circuit board incorporating the processor. Simil... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101194 | Woven multiple-contact connector A multiple-contact woven connector including a weave arranged to provide a plurality of tensioned fibers and a conductor woven with the plurality of tensioned fibers so as to form a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length of the conductor. The conductor has a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101021 | Connection apparatus for circuit board, ink jet type recording apparatus using the same, IC chip and ink cartridge having IC chip A circuit board on an ink cartridge has contact pads which are electrically conducted to a semiconductor storage element mounted on the circuit board. Connector terminals on an ink jet recording apparatus are brought into relative slide contact with a surface of thi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101193 | Structure for controlled shock and vibration of electrical interconnects An electronic subassembly comprises a printed circuit board and an electronic module, particularly a ceramic module, electrically connected to one another through a planar interposer. The interposer comprises an insulator sheet and electrical spring elements joining... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094676 | Semiconductor chip assembly with embedded metal pillar A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes forming a routing line on a metal base, etching the metal base wherein an unetched portion of the metal base forms a pillar, mechanically attaching a semiconductor chip to the routing line and the pillar wher... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094067 | Connection structure between printed circuit board and flexible circuit board The present invention provides a connection structure between a printed circuit board and a flexible circuit board that enables the number of assembly steps including steps using soldering to be reduced and enables detachment of the flexible circuit board to be prev... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094063 | High density interconnect An interconnect formed using a stiff layer having a plurality of holes extending there through. A first flexible layer is bonded to a first side of the stiff layer. The first flexible layer having a plurality of conductive bumps, each conductive bump being positione... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094092 | Low profile cable connector assembly with grounding shield A cable connector assembly (100) includes a first connector member (1) and a second connector member (2). The first connector member includes a first housing (13), a number of first contacts (14) received in the first housing and a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090505 | Connecting method for structure with implantable electrodes The invention concerns a method for connecting first contact studs of a structure bearing electrodes for measuring or for stimulating a physiological activity with second studs of at least a downstream circuit, each second stud being traversed by an opening perforat... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090503 | Interposer with compliant pins An electrical interposer including first and second surfaces is provided. A plurality of compliant pins are connected to the first surface of the substrate, each of the compliant pins having a drawn body with at least one side wall extending along a longitudinal axi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090506 | Signal transmission device having flexible printed circuit boards A signal transmission device. The signal transmission device comprises a first and a second flexible printed circuit boards, connecting an display module and a system. The first flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the display module and the system. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086869 | Flexible cable interconnect with integrated EMC shielding In a flat flex cable, signal lines are surrounded by logic ground planes above and below which are viaed together left and right. The ground planes coupled with the flex cable dielectric determine characteristic the impedance and attenuation of the cable and provide... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086889 | Interlocking member for an electrical connector An electrical connector (100) includes a module (1) having a mating portion (115) embedded with a plurality of terminals (13), an interlocking member having a press member (6) and an elongated latch member (5) assembled with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085146 | Flanged terminal pins for DC/DC converters A dc/dc converter is mounted to a printed circuit board with rigid terminal pins which extend into a converter substrate to provide electrical connection to circuitry on the substrate. A terminal pin includes a flange which abuts the printed circuit board and spaces... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083449 | Pull lever latch apparatus In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus that includes a latch to connect a board to a chassis. The apparatus further includes a pull lever to control whether said latch is retracted or extended. The latch connects the board to the chassis wh... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085143 | In-module current source Disclosed is a method and structure for locally powering a semiconductor chip within a package. The structure and method incorporate a local voltage regulator mounted adjacent a semiconductor chip on a top surface of a carrier. The voltage regulator is electrically ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083427 | Woven multiple-contact connectors A multiple-contact woven connector comprising at least one conductor woven onto a plurality of loading fibers. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at the contact points of the conductors. The co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083426 | Carrier for production of cable harnesses The invention relates to a tension-relief attachment for multiple cables, especially flat-ribbon cables, having a bearing wall (11) which is provided with parallel bearing troughs (15), and having an abutment part (3) which presses the cable wir... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081650 | Interposer with signal and power supply through vias A planar thin film multi-layer capacitor having a high dielectric constant with a plurality of conductive through vias and a plurality of pairs of conductive through vias having a low dielectric constant and operating in a transverse electromagnetic wave mode for hi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078890 | Methods and apparatus for creating a high speed connection between a device under test and automatic test equipment A clamping assembly for connecting a first plurality of contacts to a second plurality of contacts on a circuit board. The circuit board has a first outer face and a second outer face. The second contacts are arranged on at least one of the first and second outer fa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078999 | Inductor and method for producing the same A lamination ceramic chip inductor includes at least one pair of insulation layers; and at least one conductive pattern which is interposed between the at least one pair of insulation layers and forming a conductive coil. At least one conductive pattern includes a c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077660 | Land grid array structures and methods for engineering change A Land Grid Array structure is enhanced with a flex film interposer that not only provides a Land Grid Array (LGA) electrical connection between a Multi-Chip Module (MCM) and the next level of integration such as a system board, but also provides a reliable means to... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077659 | Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer and a rigid adapter A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. The connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE bet... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077662 | Contact woven connectors A contact connector is provided that has at least one loading fiber and a plurality of conductors. Each conductor may have at least one contact point. Each conductor may contact a single loading fiber, and each loading fiber may be capable of delivering a contact fo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077679 | Retention clip for conductive bridge joined to PC board This clip is used to secure a connection bridge onto the top edge of two graphics adaptor cards. It works by securing with a screw through the graphics adaptor card bracket that when tightened, applied downward pressure onto the bridge. The pressure is created by th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077675 | ZIF connector in which a position of a contact is automatically adjusted during a connecting operation In a ZIF connector having first and second connectors, the first connector includes an operating member rotatably held by a first insulator portion holding first contacts arranged adjacent to one another in a predetermined direction. The second connector includes a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077689 | Plug connector for printed circuits A plug connector for printed circuits comprises a plug (10), which supports the contact section (42) of the printed circuit (40) on one side and a retaining element (261, 262), by means of which the plug (10) may be pre-fixed, rest... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077658 | Angled compliant pin interconnector An angled compliant pin connector is provided, comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of press fit pins. Each said pin includes a first leg and a second leg, the legs joining to define a V-shape. One or both such legs may define an aperture therethrough, t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074632 | Miniature optical element for wireless bonding in an electronic instrument A method of manufacturing an optical element including the steps of: forming a through hole in a semiconductor element which has an optical section and an electrode electrically connected to the optical section; and forming a conductive layer extending from a first ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075186 | Semiconductor chip assembly with interlocked contact terminal A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor chip that includes a conductive pad, a conductive trace that includes a routing line, a metal pillar and a contact terminal, a connection joint that electrically connects the routing line and the pad, and an enc... | 07/11/2006 |
