Abstract:
An electronic device is presented for electrical connection between a first pad contact of an integrated circuit component and a target contact positioned substantially in a first plane of a target platform. The electronic device includes a first surface substantially parallel to the first plane and a second surface below the first surface substantially parallel to the first plane. The first surface includes a first contact region configured to connect to the first pad contact when the electronic device is connected between the first pad contact and the target contact. The second surface includes a second contact region configured to connect to the target contact when the electronic device is connected between the first pad contact and the target contact. The electronic device further includes a multitude of electrically passive elements connected between the first and second contact regions.
Abstract:
An electric apparatus for connecting to a first printed circuit includes a second printed circuit, which includes a first surface substantially parallel to a first plane and a second surface substantially parallel to a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The first surface includes a first area and the second surface includes a smaller second area. The second printed circuit includes conductive traces in a layer of the second printed circuit. The electric apparatus further includes first and second conductive pins including first and second longitudinal axes, respectively. First and second notches in the second printed circuit include respective first and second openings through the second surface adapted to receive portions of the first and second pins and adapted to electrically connect the pins to first and second respective ones of the conductive traces. The first and second longitudinal axes are installed substantially parallel to the first plane.
Abstract:
An electronic assembly including a substrate, an electronic component, a fixture, and a housing. The substrate includes a first contact array. The electronic component includes a second contact array. The fixture includes an opening adapted to position the electronic component on the substrate and to connect the second contact array to the first contact array when the fixture is aligned at a first position on the substrate. The housing is adapted to hold the substrate populated with the electronic component. The housing includes a first conductive pathway adapted to connect from an external surface at the housing to the substrate in a serial continuous conductive path when the fixture is aligned at the first position on the substrate. The electronic assembly includes a sensing device connected to the continuous conductive path to detect the integrity of the electronic assembly.
Abstract:
An electrical apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a socket to electrically interface with the PCB. The PCB includes conductive traces formed in a layer of the PCB and one or more recess. Each of the recess includes an inner surface. A portion of the inner surface forms a first electrical contact connected to one of the conductive traces. The socket includes a multitude of conductive pins and one or more mechanical support matching the position of the recesses. Each of the mechanical support includes an outer surface. A portion of the outer surface forms a second electrical contact connected to an interface pin. The first electrical contact at the PCB and the second electrical contact at the socket form a conduction path from one of the conductive traces on the PCB to the interface pin at the socket when the PCB is inserted into the socket.