Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7672142 | Grounded flexible circuits Electronic devices may be provided with one or more electrical components that may be coupled to one or more circuit boards by flexible circuits that can have reduced ground lengths. Each flexible circuit can include at least one ground conductor that may run along ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7369415 | Multilayer electronic circuit device An electronic control device includes a multilayered flexible substrate and first to fourth spacers disposed in a casing. The multilayered flexible substrate, including first to third rigid substrate portions, is folded in a multilayered arrangement in such a manner... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359215 | Flexible display device A flexible display device includes: a flexible substrate which constitutes at least part of an envelope of the flexible display device; a plurality of pixels disposed on the flexible substrate; a group of terminals which is formed at a first portion on one surface o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7336139 | Flexible interconnect cable with grounded coplanar waveguide A high speed flexible interconnect cable includes a number of conductive layers and a number of dielectric layers. Conductive signal traces, located on the conductive layers, combine with the dielectric layers to form one or more high speed electrical transmission l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323767 | Standoffs for centralizing internals in packaging process A semiconductor device, semiconductor die package, mold tooling, and methods of fabricating the device and packages are provided. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a pair of semiconductor dies mounted on opposing sides of a flexible tape substrat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320426 | Cover for ball-grid array connector A presently-preferred embodiment of a cover for a ball-grid array connector comprises a top member and a first and a second side member adjoining opposing ends of the top member. The first and the second side members each have a mating feature formed thereon for eng... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310458 | Stacked module systems and methods The present invention provides methods for constructing stacked circuit modules and precursor assemblies with flexible circuitry. Using the methods of the present invention, a single set of flexible circuitry whether articulated as one or two flex circuits may be em... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309264 | Electronic apparatus including circuit board chassis The electronic apparatus includes a circuit board on which electronic component is mounted and a chassis housing the circuit board. The chassis is provided with a biasing force applying member applying a biasing force to at least one of top and bottom surfaces of th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307354 | Integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly incorporating an integrated circuit (IC) retainer An integrated circuit (IC) carrier assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB). A carrier is soldered to the PCB. The carrier includes a grid of electrical contact islands surrounding a receiving zone for receiving an IC. Pairs of adjacent islands are interconne... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289333 | Apparatus and method for providing input/output voltage signals between connected circuit boards A first circuit board connectable to a second circuit board is disclosed. The first circuit board includes at least one set of contacts, a detection circuit, and a voltage generator. Each set of contacts is configured to receive an electrically conductive keypin for... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286370 | Wired circuit board and connection structure of wired circuit board A wired circuit board is provided that is formed by connecting a first wired circuit board and a second wired circuit board, which include a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, respectively. A solder bump is provided to continuously extend ov... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285729 | Printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes circuit lines having different transmission characteristics. In the printed circuit board, mounted components are connected to each other at a plurality of points by an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) adhesion by using a flexible c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285975 | Termination providing apparatus mounted on memory module or socket and memory system using the apparatus Provided are an apparatus which provides termination with respect to signals transmitted through a bus line, and a memory system using the apparatus which can prevent the number of sockets from increasing and a continuity module from being used. The termination prov... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283130 | Display device To prevent the peeling-off of a drive circuit chip from an insulation substrate of a display device attributed to a residual stress between terminals formed on the insulation substrate and bumps formed on a mounting surface of a drive circuit chip, as well as to sta... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273987 | Flexible interconnect structures for electrical devices and light sources incorporating the same A flexible interconnect structure allows for rapid dissipation of heat generated from an electrical device that includes light-emitting elements, such as light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) and/or laser diodes. The flexible interconnect structure comprises: (1) at le... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259971 | Encapsulated electronic power converter with embedded AC components A self-contained and encapsulated AC to Voltage supplying module containing a complete set of AC circuitry components therein and directly connecting the components to the AC voltage source, an inrush protection circuit, a DC-DC converter and power control circuits ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259970 | Substrate, connecting structure and electronic equipment A substrate has an electrical wiring pattern formed thereon, one or a plurality of electrical parts provided thereon, a first contacting part and a second contacting part provided thereon and electrically connected to the electronic parts, and one or a plurality of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249411 | Methods for mounting surface-mounted electrical components Methods for mounting electrical components on a substrate and securely retaining the components are described. The methods include altering solder paste compositions, interposed between component retentive pins and retentive through holes, during a reflow process. E... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247941 | Printed circuit board assembly with strain-alleviating structures A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a PCB. An integrated circuit (IC) carrier defines a receiving zone to receive an IC. The carrier has a plurality of island portions about the receiving zone. Each island portion includes a solder member for contacting ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232328 | Insert and electronic component handling apparatus provided with the same To provide a guide core capable of being detachably attached to an insert body and an insert body to which the guide core can be detachably attached, the present invention provides a guide core able to be attached in a detachable way to an insert body, comprising a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227759 | Signal-segregating connector system A signal-segregating connector for use in a system having a printed circuit board, a first electrical structure and a second electrical structure. The connector includes a first set of conductive elements to convey signals between the first electrical structure and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7186121 | Guide and power delivery module A guide module for connecting a first circuit board and a second circuit board and delivering power between the first and second circuit boards is provided. The guide module includes a guide module housing configured to be mechanically mounted to the first circuit b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180750 | Structure for preventing stacking connectors on boards from coming apart and electronic device A structure is disclosed for preventing stacking connectors on a first and a second boards from coming apart that are fitted to each other. The first and second boards connected by said stacking connectors being fitted to each other are clamped by a clamping member.... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180167 | Low profile stacking system and method The present invention provides a system and method that mounts integrated circuit devices onto substrates and a system and method for employing the method in stacked modules. The contact pads of a packaged integrated circuit device are substantially exposed. A solde... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179091 | Edge mount electrical connector An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168961 | Expansible interface for modularized printed circuit boards An expansible interface for expanding different kinds of data from a primary printed circuit board (PCB) (1) to a subsidiary PCB (2), the primary PCB is fixed with board-to-board connectors (13, 14) and flexible printed circuit (FPC) connectors ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168989 | Module for the assembly of two sets of connections A module for the assembly of two sets of connections, which have on their respective coupling faces a set of contacts whose contacts are distributed according to different layouts and densities, the module comprising a first set of contacts connected to a first prin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167361 | Computer interface card A computer interface card including a circuit board, a first connector, a second connector, several first conductors, a second conductor, a third conductor, a cover and a base is provided. The first connector is disposed on one side of the circuit board to be electr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156680 | Insert and electronic component handling apparatus provided with the same To provide a guide core capable of being detachably attached to an insert body and an insert body to which the guide core can be detachably attached, the present invention provides a guide core able to be attached in a detachable way to an insert body, comprising a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154172 | Integrated circuit carrier An integrated circuit carrier is claimed comprising at least one receiving zone for an integrated circuit. A plurality of island-defining portions, having electrical terminals, is arranged about each of the receiving zones. Rigidity-reducing arrangements are dispose... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148428 | Flexible cable for high-speed interconnect A system and method are disclosed in which flex cables are affixed to PCBs, for providing high-speed signaling paths between ICs disposed upon the PCBs. The flex cables are fixably attached to the PCBs so as to substantially mimic their structural orientation. Where... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122787 | Imaging apparatus with three dimensional circuit board Light that has entered a lens held by a barrel portion of a three-dimensional circuit board transmitting virtually no visible light enters a semiconductor imaging device held inside the three-dimensional circuit board. On the side opposite to the barrel portion, the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123480 | Package structure for a semiconductor device A package structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a main surface and a back surface, a semiconductor chip formed on the main surface of the substrate, a package covering the semiconductor chip, radiation protrude electrodes and connection p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7102256 | Distribution line structure for electric power supply A distribution line structure for electric power supply is provided with a pair of first conductors and a second conductor. Each of the first conductors is provided with a first main portion formed in a flat strip shape and first connection portions, and the second ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7077694 | Connector to be fixed to a device and method of fixing a connector to a device Fixing members (30) fixable to a circuit board (K) by soldering are mounted in a housing (10). Each fixing member (30) is comprised of a main panel (31) and a solder leg (32) projecting sideways from the bottom end of the main port... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068515 | Multi-chip module with stacked redundant power Embodiments include apparatus, methods, and systems having a multi-chip module with stacked redundant power. An exemplary apparatus has a module having plural processors. A first power system is coupled, in a vertically stacked configuration, to the module for provi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067912 | Wired circuit board 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 eve... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064962 | Transponder assembly for use with parallel optics modules in fiber optic communications systems A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features a transmitter port and receiver port for connection with separate parallel optic cables for separately trans... | 06/20/2006 |
