Flat wire in silicone rubber or matrix MOE

Claim 2

An electronic connection comprising solid, substantially rectangular conductive ribbons, said ribbons having high bonding surface to cross-sectional ratio, and an elastomeric material circumscribing said ribbons for making electrical connections between a plurality of conductive surfaces.

Claim 3

The electronic connection of claim 1, character­ized in that said elastomeric material is a silicone rubber.

Claim 4

The electronic connection of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said conductive surfaces are contact pads.

Claim 5

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are aligned in rows and columns, comprising substantially a matrix pattern.

Claim 6

The electronic connection of claim 4 character­ized in that each row is substantially parallel to another row.

Claim 7

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number of ribbons per cm² is between 155 and 77.500.

Claim 8

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number of ribbons per cm² is between 155 and 62.000.

Claim 9

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number of ribbons per cm² is between 310 and 46.500.

Claim 10

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number of ribbons per cm² is between 465 and 31.000.

Claim 11

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the number of ribbons per cm² is 775 (lower bound of the best range) and 15.500 (upper bound of the best range).

Claim 12

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that conductive ribbons are between 0,025 µm and 25 µm thick.

Claim 13

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are between 0,25 µm and 25 µm.

Claim 14

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are bet­ween 0,50 µm and 17,5 µm.

Claim 15

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are between 7,5 µm and 17,5 µm.

Claim 16

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are between 0,10 µm and 17,5 µm.

Claim 17

The electronic connection of claim 4, character­ized in that said matrix is square.

Claim 18

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are made of gold, copper, nickel, silver, a tin-lead alloy or a combi­nation thereof.

Claim 19

The electronic connection of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that said conductive ribbons are made of copper and a coating of tin.

Claim 20

The electronic connection of claim 2, character­ized in that said elastomeric material is a tripolymer of ethylene.

Claim 21

The electronic connection of claim 2, character­ized in that said elastomeric material is a tripolymer of propylene or silicone rubber.

Claim 22

An electronic connection comprising solid, substantially rectangular conductive ribbons, aligned in substantially parallel rows comprising substantially a matrix, wherein said ribbons have a high bonding surface to cross-sectional ratio, characterized in that the number of said ribbons per cm² is between 775 (lower bound of the best range) and 31.000 (upper bound of the best range), and that said ribbons are between 0,10 µm and 17,5 µm thick, and that the said ribbons are made of gold, copper, nickel, silver, a tin-lead alloy or a combination thereof; and further comprising an elastomeric material made of a tripolymer of ethylene of propylene or silicone rubber, said material circumscribing said ribbons for making electrical connections between a plurality of contact pads.

Claim 23

An electronic connection comprising solid, substantially rectangular conductive ribbons, aligned in substantially parallel rows comprising substantially a matrix, wherein said ribbons have a high bonding surface to cross-sectional ratio, characterized in that the number of said ribbons per cm² is between 775 (lower bound of the best range) and 31.000 (upper bound of the best range), and that said ribbons are between 0,10 µm and 17,5 µm thick, and that the said ribbons are made of gold, copper, nickel, silver, a tin-lead alloy or a combination thereof; and further comprising an elastomeric material made of a tripolymer of ethylene of propylene or silicone rubber, said material circumscribing said ribbons for making electrical connections between a plurality of contact pads.