Manufacturing process for single-chip MMC/SD flash memory device with molded asymmetric circuit board
First Claim
1. A MMC/SD flash memory device comprising:
- a core unit including;
a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including;
a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposing first and second surfaces,a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface of the PCB,at least one passive component mounted on the second surface of the PCB,at least one unpackaged integrated circuit (IC) die mounted on the second surface of the PCB, anda plurality of conductive traces formed on the PCB such that each conductive trace is electrically connected to at least one of an associated metal contact, said at least one IC die and said at least one passive component; and
a single-piece molded housing formed on the second surface of the PCBA such that said at least one passive component, said at least one IC die, and all remaining exposed portions of the second surface are covered by said molded housing, and such that substantially all of the first surface of the PCB is exposed; and
an external casing mounted onto the core unit such that the metal contacts are exposed,wherein the molded housing includes a planar surface extending parallel to the PCB, andwherein the molded housing includes a peripheral wall extending perpendicular to the planar surface, and wherein the peripheral wall is aligned with a peripheral edge of the PCB.
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Abstract
An MMC/SD core unit includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips include, for example, a controller chip and a flash memory chip, or a single-chip (combined controller/flash memory) chip. Multiple flash IC chips are optionally stacked to increase storage capacity. The IC chip(s) are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. The passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. A molded housing is then formed over the IC chips and passive components such that the device has a uniform thickness. The MMC/SD core unit is then inserted or otherwise mounted in an eternal casing to provide a finished MMC/SD device.
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17 Claims
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1. A MMC/SD flash memory device comprising:
a core unit including; a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including; a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposing first and second surfaces, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface of the PCB, at least one passive component mounted on the second surface of the PCB, at least one unpackaged integrated circuit (IC) die mounted on the second surface of the PCB, and a plurality of conductive traces formed on the PCB such that each conductive trace is electrically connected to at least one of an associated metal contact, said at least one IC die and said at least one passive component; and a single-piece molded housing formed on the second surface of the PCBA such that said at least one passive component, said at least one IC die, and all remaining exposed portions of the second surface are covered by said molded housing, and such that substantially all of the first surface of the PCB is exposed; and an external casing mounted onto the core unit such that the metal contacts are exposed, wherein the molded housing includes a planar surface extending parallel to the PCB, and wherein the molded housing includes a peripheral wall extending perpendicular to the planar surface, and wherein the peripheral wall is aligned with a peripheral edge of the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for producing an MMC/SD flash memory device comprising:
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producing a printed circuit board (PCB) including opposing first and second surfaces, a plurality of metal contacts disposed on the first surface, a plurality of first contact pads disposed on the second surface, a plurality of second contact pads disposed on the second surface, and a plurality of conductive traces formed on the PCB such that each conductive trace is electrically connected to at least one of an associated metal contact, a first contact pad and a second contact pad, wherein producing the PCB comprises forming a PCB panel including at least ten of said PCBs arranged in two rows; attaching at least one passive component to the first contact pads of each of said at least ten of said PCBs using a surface mount technique; attaching at least one unpackaged integrated circuit (IC) die to the second contact pads of each of said at least ten of said PCBs using a chip-on-board technique; forming a single-piece molded housing on the second surface of all of said at least ten of said PCBs such that said at least one passive component and said at least one IC die of all of said at least ten of said PCBs are covered by a uniform block formed by said molded housing, and such that substantially all of the first surface of each of said at least ten of said PCBs is exposed; singulating said PCB panel such that a portion of the molded housing remains on each of said at least ten of said PCBs, such that said molded housing portion includes a peripheral wall extending perpendicular to said each of said at least ten of said PCBs, and such that the peripheral wall is aligned with a peripheral edge of said each of said at least ten of said PCBs, thereby forming at least ten core units; and mounting each of said at least ten core units onto an associated external casing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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