Abstract:
An optical mouse has a housing, a printed circuit board, a light source unit, a photodetector unit, a light-guiding unit and a lens unit. The light source unit has different colors of image light sources and is disposed on the printed circuit board. The light-guiding unit is arranged in the housing and adjacent to the light source unit for guiding a non-complementary color light relative to a reflection surface from one of the image light sources to the reflection surface. The lens unit is arranged in the housing and positioned below the photodetector unit for converging a reflected light reflected by the reflection surface into the photodetector unit. Furthermore, the optical mouse can be operated on various colors of reflection surfaces, and still retains better sensitivity.
Abstract:
A unique side mounted LED and side sensing photo-transistor with free-end contacts, useful for thin profile side and back lighting and low-profile touch screen photo-circuits, and a method of manufacturing the side mounted side emitting or sensing photo circuit components.
Abstract:
A secondary battery or capacitor fitted with terminals and occupies less area on a packaging substrate. Either one of the positive and negative terminals is mounted within the outer surface of the secondary battery or capacitor. This reduces the area occupied by the secondary battery or capacitor fitted with terminals on the substrate. At least one step is formed on the terminal positioned opposite to the substrate. This prevents electrical shorting between the positive electrode can and the negative terminal.
Abstract:
This invention eliminates the requirement of a battery compartment of electronic devices, so that the size of the electronic devices can be greatly reduced. This invention is very usefully especially for medical devices and portable devices or the like.
Abstract:
A very small computer memory card is densely packed with a large number of flash EEPROM integrated circuit chips. A computer memory system provides for the ability to removably connect one or more of such cards with a common controller circuit that interfaces between the memory cards and a standard computer system bus. Alternately, each card can be provided with the necessary controller circuitry and thus is connectable directly to the computer system bus. An electronic system is described for a memory system and its controller within a single memory card. In a preferred physical arrangement, the cards utilize a main circuitry board with a plurality of sub-boards attached thereto on both sides, each sub-board carrying several integrated circuit chips.
Abstract:
A mounting entity comprises, in layered order, a pressure sensitive adhesive, a foam spacer, a second pressure sensitive adhesive, a filler, and a heat sensitive adhesive. The first pressure sensitive adhesive is attached to an electrical component which is then mounted upon a printed circuit with the heat sensitive adhesive in contact therewith. The passing of the board over a solder wave heats the top surface of the board to a temperature high enough to activate the heat sensitive adhesive and adhere the component to the board. The intermediate foam layer dampens shock and vibration.
Abstract:
A low cost aluminum electrolytic capacitor package having axial anode and cathode leads extending in one direction is capable of being seated and wave-solder connected in horizontal position to a printed circuit board without rolling, which unwanted rolling may result in withdrawal of one lead that consequently may not receive solder. A dummy lead is bonded to the opposite end of the package to stabilize the capacitor after solder mounting. One of the three leads has an ox-bow bend that tends to stop the unwanted rolling.
Abstract:
Pin terminals projecting from a side of a switch housing are led out upon being arranged in one direction and in a plane parallel to the side of the switch housing, and distal end portions of the pin terminals are secured to a printed circuit board. This reduces the space needed for mounting the switch, facilitates the mounting of the switch on the printed circuit board and mounts the switch more reliably.
Abstract:
A mounting arrangement is provided whereby an electronic display device with contact pins accessible on one side is mounted on a printed circuit board by means of a plurality of elongated pin extender elements connected between individual ones of the contact pins and points of contact on associated ones of the conductive leads on the printed circuit board, the elements having pin receiving means for receiving the pins and being oriented at an off-orthogonal angle with respect to said printed circuit board and the pin extender elements form a triangulated structural support for the display device.
Abstract:
An electronic apparatus includes a board, a first electronic component, a mold resin and a second electronic component. The board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first electronic component is mounted on the first surface of the board. The mold resin seals the first electronic component and the first surface of the board. The second electronic component is arranged on the mold resin.