Surface mountable flexible interconnect
First Claim
1. A surface mountable flexible interconnect structure, comprising:
- a flexible film having upper and lower opposing surfaces, first and second ends, and a plurality of electrically conductive runners formed on the lower surface, each runner having a first and a second terminal portion, the first terminal portion comprising an interconnection pad having a solder bump affixed thereto;
a rigid member fixedly attached to the flexible film upper surface proximate to the first end; and
the second end of the flexible film folded back toward the first end and removably attached to the upper surface of the rigid member by a low-tack pressure sensitive adhesive, such that the second end may be subseguently detached from the rigid member.
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Abstract
A surface mountable flexible interconnect (100) for connecting two electronic subassemblies is constructed from a flexible film substrate (110). Conductive metal runners (120) run along the bottom surface (114) of the substrate and connect an array of solder pads (122), each having an attached solder bump (123), to a second terminal portion (124) located at the second end of the substrate. A rigid sheet of printed circuit board material (130), attached to the top surface of the substrate using a strong adhesive (142), lies directly above the array of solder pads and acts as stress relief mechanism. A slightly tacky temporary adhesive (140) is used to attach the second end of the substrate to the topside (132) of the rigid sheet.
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17 Claims
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1. A surface mountable flexible interconnect structure, comprising:
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a flexible film having upper and lower opposing surfaces, first and second ends, and a plurality of electrically conductive runners formed on the lower surface, each runner having a first and a second terminal portion, the first terminal portion comprising an interconnection pad having a solder bump affixed thereto; a rigid member fixedly attached to the flexible film upper surface proximate to the first end; and the second end of the flexible film folded back toward the first end and removably attached to the upper surface of the rigid member by a low-tack pressure sensitive adhesive, such that the second end may be subseguently detached from the rigid member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A surface mountable flexible interconnect structure, comprising:
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a flexible film having upper and lower opposing surfaces, first and second ends, and a plurality of electrically conductive runners formed on the lower surface, each runner having a first and a second terminal portion, the first terminal portion comprising an interconnection pad having an electrically conductive bump affixed thereto; and a rigid member fixedly attached to the flexible film upper surface proximate to the first end, wherein the second end is inwardly-rolled toward the flexible film upper surface and a resulting rolled portion of the flexible film is attached to an upper surface of the rigid member by means of a low-tack pressure sensitive adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surface mountable flexible interconnect structure, comprising:
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a flexible film having upper and lower opposing surfaces, first and second ends, and a plurality of electrically conductive runners formed on the lower surface, each runner having a first and a second terminal portion, the first terminal portion comprising a solder pad having a solder ball affixed thereto; a rigid member having upper and lower surfaces, the rigid member lower surface fixedly attached to a portion of the flexible film upper surface proximate to the first end by means of a high-tack pressure sensitive adhesive; and a low-tack pressure sensitive adhesive temporarily attaching a portion of the flexible film upper surface proximate to the second end to the rigid member lower surface, such that said portion of the flexible film upper surface proximate to the second end may be subsequently detached from the rigid member.
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