Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-01
2001-04-17
Lam, Cathy (Department: 1775)
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
C439S091000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06217343
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a multipoint conductive sheet used as a connecting medium interposed between given two electronic parts.
Japanese Patent Unexamined Publication No. Hei 7-231019 discloses a multipoint conductive sheet having, as means for connecting a semiconductor wafer and a wiring board together, a plurality of conductive electrons arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on an insulative sheet such that the conductive electrons extend from a first main surface of the insulative sheet all the way to a second main surface through a thickness of the insulative sheet, each of the conductive electrons being provided at one end thereof with a first contact end which is arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on the first main surface and at the other end with a second contact end which is arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on the second main surface. In this prior art, each of the multipoint conductive sheet is formed of a flexible substrate
101
having a large number of bumps
104
arranged thereon in a multipoint fashion.
The multipoint conductive sheet is interposed between a semiconductor wafer and a wiring circuit board and pressurized in that condition, so that the first contact ends are contacted, under pressure, with corresponding electrode pads of the semiconductor wafer. The wiring board is then connected to a tester so as to be subjected to burn-in test. An anisotropic conductive rubber is interposed between the wiring board and the multipoint conductive sheet so that uniform electrical connection can be obtained by absorbing irregularity in height of the conductive electrons, warping of the wiring board, etc.
The multipoint conductive sheet formed on the flexible substrate has a large number of conductive electrons densely arranged in such a manner as to correspond to the electrode pads of the semiconductor wafer, and each conductive electron can displace in the direction of the thickness by flexure of the flexible substrate. As shown in
FIG. 1
, however, since the respective conductive electrons
2
are displaced while normally restricted by the flexible substrate
1
, adjacent conductive electrons
2
are apt to co-displace as indicated by arrows and broken lines with the result that the conductive electrons
2
are incorrectly displaced relative to the corresponding electrode pads.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, a general object of the present invention to provide a multipoint conductive sheet capable of solving the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art devices.
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is essentially provided a multipoint conductive sheet having a plurality of conductive electrons arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on an insulative sheet such that the conductive electrons extend from a first main surface of the insulative sheet all the way to a second main surface through a thickness of the insulative sheet, each of the conductive electrons being provided at one end thereof with a first contact end which is arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on the first main surface and at the other end with a second contact end which is arranged, in a multipoint fashion, on the second main surface, wherein a slit or a slot is formed adjacent to each of the conductive electrons in such a manner as to extend through the insulative sheet, the slit or slot is allowed to extend at least two ways of each of the conductive electrons, the conductive electrons are each arranged on a sheet piece at an inner region of each of the slits or slots, and the conductive electrons can be displaced towards the first and second main surfaces while flexing the sheet pieces.
It is preferred that the slits or slots are continuously formed in such a manner as to surround three ways of each of the conductive electrons.
The slits or slots may be formed in two ways of each of the conductive electrons in opposingly parallel relation.
The conductive electrons are preferably formed by plating.
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Lam Cathy
Shoshotech Co., Ltd.
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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