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External-circuit connecting and packaging structure

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-01-11
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2010-01-11
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed a method of connecting an external circuit, including the steps of disposing between an electrode for connecting the external circuit connected with an electrode for driving a liquid crystal panel and an external circuit electrode connected with the external circuit, a film comprising an insulating resin containing conductive particles dispersed therein, and applying a pulse voltage to a heat tool under the pressure-applied state.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigeki Yabu
  • 👤 Hiroshi Takabayashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 09:59
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13452; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H05K3/323; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0129; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10681; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0195; H05K3/34; H05K3/3494; H05K3/36; H05K3/361; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/93

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A film carrier packaging structure comprising: a plurality of first flexible insulating films having a conductive material pattern formed thereon, with each said conductive material pattern having an outer lead-bonding area and an inner lead-bonding area, with said outer lead-bonding area extending from said first flexible insulating films in the shape of a finger, wherein an inner lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a first semiconductor device disposed in a face-up state and an inner lead-bonding area of another one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a second semiconductor device disposed in a face-down state; a wiring substrate having an anisotropic conductive film disposed thereon, with an outer lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films being disposed on said conductive film and facing said wiring substrate; and a second flexible insulating film thinner than said first flexible insulating films and being disposed on said outer lead-bonding area of said one of said first flexible insulating films, wherein said second flexible insulating film is heated to thermocompression-bond said outer lead-bonding area to said wiring substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A film carrier packaging structure comprising: a plurality of first flexible insulating films having a conductive material pattern formed thereon, with each said conductive material pattern having an outer lead-bonding area and an inner lead-bonding area, with said outer lead-bonding area extending from said first flexible insulating films in the shape of a finger, wherein an inner lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a first semiconductor device disposed in a face-up state and an inner lead-bonding area of another one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a second semiconductor device disposed in a face-down state; a wiring substrate having an anisotropic conductive film disposed thereon, with an outer lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films being disposed on said conductive film and facing said wiring substrate; and a second flexible insulating film thinner than said first flexible insulating films and being disposed on said outer lead-bonding area of said one of said first flexible insulating films, wherein said second flexible insulating film is heated to thermocompression-bond said outer lead-bonding area to said wiring substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
The packaging structure of claim 1, wherein a conductive foil of said outer lead-bonding area has a thickness substantially equal to the sum of the thickness of said second flexible insulating film and the thickness of said anisotropic conductive film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 186 words
A display apparatus comprising: a display device including a first display substrate having a first group of electrodes and a first group of terminals connected with said first group of electrodes, a second display substrate having a second group of electrodes intersecting said first group of electrodes and a second group of terminals connected with said second group of electrodes, and a display material disposed between said first and second display substrates; first and second film carriers comprising first conductive film portions fixed on said carriers and second conductive film portions extending from said carriers; a first semiconductor element electrically connected with said fixed conductive film portion on said first film carrier in the face-up state, and a second semiconductor element electrically connected with said fixed conductive film portion on said second film carrier in the face-down state; and a first anisotropic conductive member disposed between said first group of terminals and said conductive film portion extending from said first film carrier, and a second anisotropic conductive member disposed between said second group of terminals and said conductive film portion extending from said second film carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 186 words
A display apparatus comprising: a display device including a first display substrate having a first group of electrodes and a first group of terminals connected with said first group of electrodes, a second display substrate having a second group of electrodes intersecting said first group of electrodes and a second group of terminals connected with said second group of electrodes, and a display material disposed between said first and second display substrates; first and second film carriers comprising first conductive film portions fixed on said carriers and second conductive film portions extending from said carriers; a first semiconductor element electrically connected with said fixed conductive film portion on said first film carrier in the face-up state, and a second semiconductor element electrically connected with said fixed conductive film portion on said second film carrier in the face-down state; and a first anisotropic conductive member disposed between said first group of terminals and said conductive film portion extending from said first film carrier, and a second anisotropic conductive member disposed between said second group of terminals and said conductive film portion extending from said second film carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
A display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising insulating members disposed on said extended conductive material film portions extending from said first and second film carriers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
A display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said display material is a liquid crystal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said liquid crystal is a ferroelectric liquid crystal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 138 words
A film carrier packaging structure comprising: a plurality of first flexible insulating films having a conductive material pattern formed thereon, with each said conductive material pattern having an outer lead-bonding area and an inner lead-bonding area, with said outer lead-bonding area extending from said first flexible insulating films in the shape of a finger, wherein an inner lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a first semiconductor device disposed in a face-up state and an inner lead-bonding area of another one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a second semiconductor device disposed in a face-down state; and a wiring substrate having an anisotropic conductive film disposed thereon, with an outer lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films being disposed on said conductive film and facing said wiring substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 138 words
A film carrier packaging structure comprising: a plurality of first flexible insulating films having a conductive material pattern formed thereon, with each said conductive material pattern having an outer lead-bonding area and an inner lead-bonding area, with said outer lead-bonding area extending from said first flexible insulating films in the shape of a finger, wherein an inner lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a first semiconductor device disposed in a face-up state and an inner lead-bonding area of another one of said first flexible insulating films connects with a second semiconductor device disposed in a face-down state; and a wiring substrate having an anisotropic conductive film disposed thereon, with an outer lead-bonding area of one of said first flexible insulating films being disposed on said conductive film and facing said wiring substrate.

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