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Multilayer circuit board unit
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1997-05-30
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Granted: 1998-07-14
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Expires: 2017-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A multilayer circuit board unit includes a plurality of printed boards, an electronic component, an anisotropic conductive film, and a notched hole. The printed boards have printed circuits on surfaces thereof and are stacked on each other. The electronic component is mounted on at least one of the printed boards and arranged between the printed board on which it is mounted and an adjacent printed board. The anisotropic conductive film electrically connects the printed circuits of the printed boards to each other. The notched hole is formed in the adjacent printed board to correspond to the electronic component.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Noda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:02
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/182; H05K1/183; H05K1/185; H05K1/186; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0272; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09072; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09845; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10507; H05K2201/10515; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10674; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/06; H05K2203/063; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H05K3/323; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611; H05K3/4614; H05K3/4697; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/681; H10W70/682; H10W70/685; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A multilayer circuit board unit comprising: a plurality of printed boards having printed circuits on surfaces thereof and stacked on each other; an electronic component mounted on at least one of said printed boards and arranged between said one of said printed boards and an adjacent one of said printed boards; an anisotropic conductive film sandwiched between each adjoining pair of said printed boards for electrically connecting said printed circuits of said printed boards to each other; and a notched hole through said adjacent printed board and at least one adjoining said anisotropic film to make a space for said electronic component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A multilayer circuit board unit comprising: a plurality of printed boards having printed circuits on surfaces thereof and stacked on each other; an electronic component mounted on at least one of said printed boards and arranged between said one of said printed boards and an adjacent one of said printed boards; an anisotropic conductive film sandwiched between each adjoining pair of said printed boards for electrically connecting said printed circuits of said printed boards to each other; and a notched hole through said adjacent printed board and at least one adjoining said anisotropic film to make a space for said electronic component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A unit according to claim 1, wherein said anisotropic conductive film is bonded by thermocompression to attain a conductivity along a direction across said printed circuits and insulating properties along a direction perpendicularly intersecting said printed circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A unit according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of bumps made of a conductive material and formed at conductive connecting positions of said printed circuits of said printed boards that oppose each other, so that said anisotropic conductive film is sandwiched between said bumps to electrically connect said printed circuits of said printed boards.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A unit according to claim 3, further comprising insulating films formed on said printed boards to insulate said printed circuits, so that said bumps are formed to have a height equal to or slightly larger than that of said insulating films.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A unit according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing resin in the space around said electronic component in the notched hole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A unit according to claim 5, further comprising through holes formed in said printed boards to communicate with the notched hole along a stacked direction of said printed boards, and said sealing resin is poured through a one of said through holes in at least a lowest one of said printed boards.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unit according to claim 1, wherein said electronic component comprises one of a semiconductor chip, a chip resistor, and a chip capacitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The unit according to claim 1, wherein said notched hole extends through a further adjoining said anisotropic film so that the space has a thickness greater than a combined thickness of said adjacent printed board and both said adjoining anisotropic films.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The unit according to claim 1, wherein said notched hole extends through a further one of said printed boards so that the space has a thickness greater than a combined thickness of said adjacent and said further printed boards.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The unit according to claim 9, wherein a further electronic component is within the space.
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