EP0238410A2
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Electrical connector for surface mounting and method of fabricating same
Assignee: Digital Equipment Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-03-17
Abstract
Abstract An anisotropic elastomeric conductor is fabricated by stacking a plurality of metal sheets and elastomeric sheets, where the metal sheets have a plurality of parallel electrically conductive elements formed threin. By coating a curable elastomeric resin on the metal sheets, and then curing the resulting layered structure, a solid elastomeric block having a plurality of parallel electrically conductive elements running its length is obtained. Individual elastomeric conductors suitable for interfacing between electronic components are obtained by slicing the block in a direction perpendicular to the conductors. The conductor slices so obtained are particularly suitable for interfacing between electronic devices having planar arrays of electrical contact pads.
Inventors
- 👤 James C.K. Lee
- 👤 Richard Beck
- 👤 Chune Lee
- 👤 Edward Hu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/22; H01R13/24; H01R13/2407; H01R13/2414; H01R43/00; H01R43/007; H01R43/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/4921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of fabricating an anisotropic elastomeric conductor, said method comprising: forming a stack of first and second sheets so that at least one second sheet lies between adjacent first sheets, wherein said first sheets include electrically conductive elements running in one direction only and the second sheets and composed of electrically insulating material; introducing a curable elastomeric resin to the stack; and curing the elastomeric resin to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from one another and extending from one side of the matrix to the opposite side.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of fabricating an anisotropic elastomeric conductor, said method comprising: forming a stack of first and second sheets so that at least one second sheet lies between adjacent first sheets, wherein said first sheets include electrically conductive elements running in one direction only and the second sheets and composed of electrically insulating material; introducing a curable elastomeric resin to the stack; and curing the elastomeric resin to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from one another and extending from one side of the matrix to the opposite side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the resin is introduced to the stack by coating the first sheets with said resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the first sheets are metal sheets having said conductive elements formed therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 3, wherein the second sheets are continuous elastomeric sheets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the elastomeric resin and the elastomeric sheets are silicone rubber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of slicing the solid matrix in a direction transverse to the direction of the electrically conductive elements to yield individual slices having the elements extending thereacross.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
96 words
An anisotropic elastomeric conductor fabricated according to the steps of: A. forming a stack of first and second sheets so that at least one second sheet lies between adjacent first sheets, wherein said first sheets include electrically conductive elements running in one direction only and the second sheets are composed of electrically insulating material; B. introducing a curable elastomeric resin to the stack; and C. curing the elastomeric resin to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from one another and extending from one side of the matrix to the opposite side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
96 words
An anisotropic elastomeric conductor fabricated according to the steps of: A. forming a stack of first and second sheets so that at least one second sheet lies between adjacent first sheets, wherein said first sheets include electrically conductive elements running in one direction only and the second sheets are composed of electrically insulating material; B. introducing a curable elastomeric resin to the stack; and C. curing the elastomeric resin to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from one another and extending from one side of the matrix to the opposite side.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
An anisotropic elastomeric conductor as defined in claim 7 in which: A. the first sheets are metal sheets having said conductive elements formed thereon; B. the second sheets are continuous elastomeric sheets of silicone rubber; and C. the elastomeric resin is silicon rubber introduced to the stack by coating the first sheets therewith.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
An anisotropic elastromeric conductor as defined in claim 7, with the additional step of slicing the solid matrix in a direction transverse to the direction of the electrically conductive elements to yield individual slices having the elements extending thereacross.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of fabricating an anisotropic elastomeric conductor, said method comprising: coating a plurality of metal sheets with a curable elastomeric resin, said metal sheets including a multiplicity of parallel electrically conductive elements formed therein; stacking said coated metal sheets with alternate insulating layers; and curing the resulting stacked structure to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from each other.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of fabricating an anisotropic elastomeric conductor, said method comprising: coating a plurality of metal sheets with a curable elastomeric resin, said metal sheets including a multiplicity of parallel electrically conductive elements formed therein; stacking said coated metal sheets with alternate insulating layers; and curing the resulting stacked structure to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 10, wherein the elastomeric resin is a silicone resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 10, wherein the insulating layers are continuous elastomeric sheets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 12, wherein the elastomeric sheets are silicone rubber.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as in claim 10, wherein the metal sheets are copper.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 10, wherein the conductive elements are formed in the metal sheets by chemical etching.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 10, further comprising the step of slicing the solid matrix in a direction transverse to the direction of the electrically conductive elements to yield individual slices having the elements extending thereacross.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
65 words
An anisotropic conductor formed by the steps of: A. coating a plurality of metal sheets with a curable elastromeric resin, said metal sheets including a multiplicity of parallel electrically conductive elements formed therein; B. stacking said coated metal sheets with alternate insulating layers; and C. curing the resulting stacked structure to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from each other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
An anisotropic conductor formed by the steps of: A. coating a plurality of metal sheets with a curable elastromeric resin, said metal sheets including a multiplicity of parallel electrically conductive elements formed therein; B. stacking said coated metal sheets with alternate insulating layers; and C. curing the resulting stacked structure to form a solid matrix having the electrically conductive elements electrically isolated from each other.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
An anisotropic conductor as defined in claim 17, with the additional step of slicing the solid matrix in a direction transverse to the direction of the electrically conductive elements to yield individual slices having the elements extending thereacross.
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