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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8107249 | Display panel apparatus A display panel apparatus includes a panel, a fixed frame, a circuit board and one or more flexible printed circuits (FPC). The fixed frame may be a back bezel or a frame, and is placed at the rear of the panel. The fixed frame includes two fixed portions extending ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107248 | Flexible device, flexible pressure sensor A flexible device and a flexible pressure sensor. The present flexible device includes: a first flexible substrate formed of a flexible material to have a flexibility; an active element formed to have a predetermined thickness and a flexibility, and being attached o... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102660 | Multi-layer printed wiring board, electronic device, and fabrication method of electronic device There is provided a multi-layer printed wiring board that can perform impedance control, concurrently maintaining the flexibility of a flexible portion with one or more signal lines. Such a multi-layer printed wiring board includes a plurality of rigid board units; ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102659 | Flexible printed circuit board and liquid crystal display having the same In a flexible printed circuit board and a liquid crystal display, the liquid crystal display includes a flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting a liquid crystal display panel that displays an image and a driving circuit board that outputs a driving si... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8072765 | Electro-optical apparatus, flexible printed circuit board, manufacturing method for electro-optical apparatus, and electronic equipment A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate opposed thereto arranged so that the inner surfaces thereof oppose each other with an intermediate sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8054639 | Image-sensing module for reducing overall thickness thereof and preventing EMI An image-sensing module for reducing its overall thickness and preventing electromagnetic interference (EMI) includes a flexible substrate, an image sensor, and a plurality of electronic elements. The flexible substrate has a first PCB (Printed Circuit Board), a fle... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050040 | Flexible printed circuit board with improved reinforcing structure A flexible printed circuit (FPC) board includes a flexible substrate, an electric terminal portion, and a reinforcing structure. The electric terminal portion is disposed on a bottom surface of the flexible substrate and is suitable to be inserted into an electrical... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8014154 | Circuit substrate for preventing warpage and package using the same In one embodiment, a circuit substrate comprises a substrate; and a warpage preventing pattern disposed on the substrate. The warpage preventing pattern comprises a first pattern at a first corner of the substrate and a second pattern at a second corner of the subst... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004849 | Control unit with flexible circuit board A control unit for a vehicle component, such as a transmission, is constructed by transferring electronic components from a rigid circuit board to a flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board is guided through a housing that accommodates the rigid circuit bo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000105 | Tubular memory module Memory systems and methods of forming memory modules. In one embodiment, a computer memory system includes a substantially tubular frame with an elongate card edge extending along the frame. A flexible circuit comprising a flexible substrate, a plurality of memory c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7957151 | Circuit component, electrode connection structure and display device including the same An electrode connection structure including a first circuit component including a resin plate, a barrier film stacked on a surface of the resin plate, a circuit section formed on the barrier film and a first electrode provided on the surface of the resin plate on wh... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952885 | Control apparatus, in particular a mechatronic transmission control device or engine control device A control device includes a number of individual flexible printed circuit boards that are preferably laminated on an aluminum base plate. A molded seal is used to reliably seal the edge areas of the partially flexible printed circuit board and these edge areas are f... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948762 | Wiring system with integrated electronics Wiring system which comprises: a flexible printed circuit board (1) with a surface (2) in turn comprising one or more electrical circuits formed by conductive strips (4) and a plurality of electronic components (5) connected to said condu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948760 | Transmission/reception optical module A transmission/reception optical module has an optical transmission subassembly 182, an optical reception subassembly 183, and a circuit board 1 wherein the circuit board 1 is formed into one member by a rigid/flexible substrate. Circuit ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948763 | Module with flexible printed circuit The FPC that is designed to have the special shape, an elastic portion, can shorten its length by elastic force after it is turned over to the reverse side of the light source unit for achieving the purposes without wasting any space of the LCD module and incurring ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948761 | Display device The present invention provides a technique which can decrease the number of folding times of a flexible printed circuit board in a display device having the structure which can fold the flexible printed circuit board in a compact form by folding the flexible printed... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7936565 | Electronic apparatus and flexible printed wiring board According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board accommodated in the hosing and including a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a flexible printed wiring board having an elastic... | 05/03/2011 |
| RE42252 | Thin multi-chip flex module A multichip module comprises a multilayer substrate circuit having conductive patterns on its surface(s) to which microelectronic device(s) are attached. A part of the substrate is flexible and bifurcated. Two rigid members are attached lengthwise, one on either sid... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907415 | Hinge mechanism of foldable device, and foldable device provided with hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism (20) of a foldable device (1) for foldably connecting one end parts of a pair of device cases to each other, comprises a first frame (21) having first and second arm pieces (22, 24), a second frame (41) having thi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898815 | Electronic apparatus, flexible board and board fixing member A board fixing member has a first board supporting face and a second board supporting face both of which are adjacent to each other with an angle. A flexible board is fixed in a state in which the flexible board is supported by both the first and second board suppor... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885079 | Flexible electronic assembly A flexible electronic assembly including a flexible circuit board and at least one electronic component is provided. The flexible circuit board includes at least one dielectric film layer and at least one patterned conductive layer disposed on the dielectric film la... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881064 | Flexible paddle card for installation on a motherboard of a computing system Flexible paddle cards for installation on a motherboard of a computing system are disclosed that are oriented parallel with the motherboard when installed in the computing system and include: a printed circuit board; and three card connectors that correspond to thre... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859851 | Flexible printed circuit and bracket structure for hard disk drive A flexible printed circuit board and a bracket structure for the hard disk drive. The flexible printed circuit board includes a base layer, a circuit layer provided on the base layer, a cover layer provided on the circuit layer, and a filter layer interposed between... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859852 | Controller, in particular for motor vehicle transmissions In a controller, in particular for motor vehicle transmissions, having a holder (1) on which an electronic circuit component (2) and at least one flexible printed-circuit film (3) connected to the electronic circuit component (2) by means... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7813138 | Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes, a conductive housing, a substrate, a flexible substrate, a reinforcing element, and a conductor. The substrate is configured to be housed in the housing and is mounted with an electronic component. The flex... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7800913 | Wiring board and semiconductor device using the same A wiring board includes: a flexible insulating base; a plurality of conductive wirings arranged on the insulating base, end portions of the conductive wirings defining inner leads at a region where a semiconductor chip is to be mounted; and bump electrodes that are ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7787254 | Thin multichip flex-module A multichip module comprises: a first rigid member defining one outer wall of a chamber; a second rigid member defining the opposite wall of the chamber; a sealable interface joining the first and second rigid members at their peripheries, whereby a hollow chamber i... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773386 | Flexible substrate, multilayer flexible substrate A flexible substrate includes: (i) a film; (ii) an insulating resin layer formed on each of a front face of the film and a rear face of the film, which rear face is opposite to the front face; (iii) a front-sided wiring pattern embedded in the insulating resin layer... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7764507 | Portable electronic device and method for assembling the same A portable electronic device (100) includes a circuit board (102) and a subassembly (10) electronically connected to the circuit board. The subassembly includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) (13), a speaker (11), and a vibrator ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7746635 | Chip card catching mechanism and portable electronic device using the same A chip card catching mechanism installed in a body of a portable electronic device for receiving and securing a chip card is provided. The chip card catching mechanism includes a base, a housing, and a hatch. The base includes a connector arranged thereon for electr... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7724530 | Thin multi-chip flex module A multichip module comprises a multilayer substrate circuit having conductive patterns on its surface(s) to which microelectronic device(s) are attached. A part of the substrate is flexible and bifurcated. Two rigid members are attached lengthwise, one on either sid... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7715200 | Stacked semiconductor module, method of fabricating the same, and electronic system using the same A stacked semiconductor module, a method of fabricating the same, and an electronic system using the module are provided. A first semiconductor module having a plurality of semiconductor devices mounted on a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) and a second semiconduct... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7701722 | Flexible printed wiring board An object of the present invention is to provide a flexible printed wiring board which relaxes stress concentration in the flexible printed wiring board during production steps, thereby preventing wire breakage in inner lead portions and cracking in solder resist wh... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7688594 | Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board has an insulation layer, a first signal wiring layer including a microstrip line, a second signal wiring layer including a signal connection terminal for allowing the microstrip line to connect the exterior connector electrically, an... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7679922 | Display device A display device is arranged such that a voice device is laminated on a liquid crystal panel so as to be confined in a planar area of the liquid crystal panel, and a voice-system circuit block which drives the voice device is formed on the thin film substrate of the... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7679921 | Security cloth design and assembly A security enclosure and method of forming the security enclosure. The security enclosure includes an electronic assembly, an extension, and a tamper respondent wrap. The extension has a first end inserted in the assembly and a second end having at least one bonding... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7660126 | Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board is robust to a repeated twisting and consists of a minute circuit printed on a flexible insulated material sheet, and has the bent parts of the opposite edges symmetrical in structure. The bent parts are straightened out when twistin... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656673 | Wireless micro-electro-opto-fluidic-mechanical foldable flex system The present invention provides a highly miniaturized wireless transceiver employing WLAN technology that offers flexible integration with multiple, generic sensing technologies. The developed wireless system can be readily integrated with existing sensing technology... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652890 | Wired circuit board A wired circuit board includes a wiring formation portion, a terminal formation portion, and a middle portion formed therebetween. The wiring formation portion includes a first conductive layer formed on a first insulating layer, and a second conductive layer formed... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652889 | Information technology (IT) equipment position locating system using jumper connections An apparatus adapted for locating position of an electronic system or device in an information technology (IT) center comprises a connector strip adapted for attachment to a rack cabinet configured for mounting multiple electronic devices, and a jumper adapted for i... | 01/26/2010 |
