A modular surface mount component for an electrical device or led's
First Claim
1. A modular surface mount component comprising:
- an electrically insulating generally planar substrate having two opposing major surfaces and at least two lateral edges forming two opposite ends of the substrate, the first of said two major surfaces including at least one land area and at least one connection pad, the second of said two major surfaces including at least two terminal pads each next to one of the two lateral edges, and at least two plated through grooves having semicircular crosssections and electrically connecting said land area and said connection pad to respective ones of the two terminal pads each plated through groove located in one of the two lateral edges;
at least one device having at least two terminals, one of said terminals being electrically and mechanically coupled to said land area and the second of said terminals being electrically connected to said connection pad;
at least one layer of insulative material on said first major surface, said insulative material encapsulating said device and said electrical connection between the second of said terminals and said connection pad; and
the two terminal pads physically displaced on the second of said two major surfaces for mechanically surface mounting the modular component when the modular component is electrically connected.
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Abstract
Processing techniques for various surface mount modular components provide various structures for single device components (10) and multiple device components (FIGS. 6 and 7) suitable as character displays. The technique beings with a slab of substrate material 12 patterned on both sides. Plated through holes (33, 43) connecting back side terminals (19, 20) to front side connective strips (22, 24) are formed. Devices (15, 16) are mounted to land areas (13, 34) and wire bonded to connecting pads (14). The front side is coated with epoxy to encapsulate the devices in a layer having an outer surface formed into optional lenses (262, 263). The slab is then separated to provide the modular components.
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10 Claims
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1. A modular surface mount component comprising:
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an electrically insulating generally planar substrate having two opposing major surfaces and at least two lateral edges forming two opposite ends of the substrate, the first of said two major surfaces including at least one land area and at least one connection pad, the second of said two major surfaces including at least two terminal pads each next to one of the two lateral edges, and at least two plated through grooves having semicircular crosssections and electrically connecting said land area and said connection pad to respective ones of the two terminal pads each plated through groove located in one of the two lateral edges; at least one device having at least two terminals, one of said terminals being electrically and mechanically coupled to said land area and the second of said terminals being electrically connected to said connection pad; at least one layer of insulative material on said first major surface, said insulative material encapsulating said device and said electrical connection between the second of said terminals and said connection pad; and the two terminal pads physically displaced on the second of said two major surfaces for mechanically surface mounting the modular component when the modular component is electrically connected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A modular surface mount component comprising:
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an electrically insulating generally planar substrate having two opposing major surfaces, the first of said two major surfaces including at least one land area and at least one connection pad, the second of said two major surfaces including at least two terminal pads, and the substrate having at least two opposite side edges each having a groove having a substantially semicircular cross-section and a conductive coating electrically connecting one land area and one connection pad to respective ones of the two terminal pads; at least one light emitting diode having at least two terminals, one of said terminals being electrically and mechanically coupled to said land area and the second of said terminals being electrically connected to said connection pad; at least one layer of insulative material on said first major surface, said insulative material being at least partially transparent to the light emitted by the light emitting diode and encapsulating said light emitting diode and said electrical connection between the second of said terminals and said connection pad; and the two terminal pads being surface mount terminals for electrically connecting and mechanically mounting the modular component. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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