Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-26
2004-08-31
Cuneo, Kamand (Department: 2827)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement
C174S256000, C174S258000, C361S803000, C439S065000, C439S074000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06784375
ABSTRACT:
Additionally, this application is based upon, claims the benefit of priority of, and incorporates by reference the contents of prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 11-218014 filed on Jul. 30, 1999, No. 11-340601 filed on Nov. 30, 1999, No. 2000-161822 filed on May 31, 2000, and No. 2000-188278 filed on Jun. 22, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method for interconnecting printed circuit boards and an interconnection structure.
2. Description of the Related Art
JP-A-9-8453 discloses an interconnection structure for printed circuit boards, using an anisotropic conductive resin material. Referring to
FIG. 18
, this structure has an anisotropic conductive thermoplastic resin
52
being placed between a conductive pattern surface of a first printed circuit board
50
and a conductive pattern surface of a second printed circuit board
51
, which is fused by applying pressure and ultrasonic waves. In this manner, a distance between lands
50
a
and
50
b
is reduced to establish an electric interconnection therebetween.
“Introductory High density Flexible Board (in Japanese)” (by Kenji Numakura, published by Nikkan Kogyo Co., Ltd.) discloses at page 100 a method for interconnecting a hard printed board and a flexible board. In accordance with this method of interconnection, as shown in
FIG. 19
, a land
60
a
of a conductive pattern on the hard printed board
60
is interconnected with a land
61
a
of a conductive pattern on the flexible board
61
by using a solder
62
. Furthermore, the flexible board
61
is adhered to the hard printed board
60
by using an adhesive
63
.
However, in the interconnection structure as shown in
FIG. 18
, an anisotropic conductive resin film must be mounted on the surface of the printed circuit boards
50
and
51
by printing or the like. This requires an additional process step to obtain the interconnection structure, and leads to an increase in the production cost.
Furthermore, the printed circuit boards
50
and
51
are interconnected with their surfaces being faced each other while incorporating the anisotropic conductive resin material
52
therebetween. Accordingly, the resulting product suffers from poor reliability because voids tend to generate in the connecting interface between the resin material
52
and each of the printed circuit boards
50
and
51
.
In the interconnection structure shown in
FIG. 19
, it is necessary to cover the edge portion of the flexible board
61
with a protective insulating film after interconnecting the flexible board
61
in order to assure the insulation reliability of the interconnected portion. Thus, in this case again, the production steps are increased.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished in view of the aforementioned problems. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for interconnecting printed circuit boards and an interconnection structure. In providing this, interconnection reliability will be improved and production costs will be lowered.
According to the present invention, a land of a first printed circuit board is overlapped with a land of a second printed circuit board to form an interconnection portion. The first printed circuit board has an insulating substrate made of a thermoplastic resin. Then, the interconnection portion is heated at a temperature approximately higher than a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin while applying a pressure to the interconnection portion. Accordingly, the land of the first printed circuit board is electrically interconnected with the land of the second printed circuit board. Simultaneously, the interconnection portion is sealed with a part of the thermoplastic resin.
Thus, the interconnection portion is sealed with the resin constituting the substrate of the first printed circuit board without using an anisotropic conductive film or the like, resulting in reduced production costs. Since the thermoplastic resin is softened and deformed to seal the interconnection portion while expelling air, voids are less likely formed at the interconnection portion. As a result, the interconnection structure is highly reliable.
Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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Kojima Katsuaki
Miyake Toshihiro
Totani Makoto
Yazaki Yoshitaro
Cuneo Kamand
Denso Corporation
Patel I B
Posz & Bethards, PLC
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