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Electronic part including a thin body of molding resin

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1998-03-17
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Expires: 2015-06-06
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Abstract

Abstract A leadless package type electronic part, the cost and the size of which can be reduced and which exhibits excellent reliability, and an electronic part material for manufacturing the electronic parts. The electronic part of a leadless package type includes a rectangular substrate having a plurality of external electrodes in the periphery thereof, an element part placed on the surface of the substrate while being electrically connected to the external electrodes, and molding resin for molding the element part onto the surface of the substrate, wherein the surface of the molding resin is formed to be flat, and each side surface of the molding resin is flush, or aligned, with a respective side surface of the substrate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuaki Hashimoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 08:41
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/403; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H10W70/657; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/114; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H05K1/095; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09145; H05K2201/09181; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10727; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10984; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/045; H05K2203/13; H05K2203/1377; H05K2203/1394; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0044; H05K3/0052; H05K3/0097; H05K3/22; H05K3/24; H05K3/241; H05K3/242; H05K3/28; H05K3/284; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3442; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4053; H05K3/4069; H05K3/42; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W72/50; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49146

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
An electronic part of a leadless package type comprising: a rectangular substrate having a top surface and a periphery and provided along the periphery with a plurality of through holes that extend to the top surface and with a plurality of external electrodes which extend along said through holes; an element part placed on the top surface of said substrate and electrically connected to said external electrodes; a body of molding resin molded around said element part and to said top surface of said substrate; and a flow preventing member covering at least a portion of said through holes for preventing flow of molding resin into the portion of said through holes; wherein said molding resin is a material having low thixotropy, said body of molding resin has an upper surface which is coextensive with, and faces away from, said substrate and side surfaces which are coextensive with the periphery of said substrate, the entirety of said upper surface of said body of molding resin is flat, and the entirety of said side surfaces of said body of molding resin is flush with the entire periphery of said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
An electronic part of a leadless package type comprising: a rectangular substrate having a top surface and a periphery and provided along the periphery with a plurality of through holes that extend to the top surface and with a plurality of external electrodes which extend along said through holes; an element part placed on the top surface of said substrate and electrically connected to said external electrodes; a body of molding resin molded around said element part and to said top surface of said substrate; and a flow preventing member covering at least a portion of said through holes for preventing flow of molding resin into the portion of said through holes; wherein said molding resin is a material having low thixotropy, said body of molding resin has an upper surface which is coextensive with, and faces away from, said substrate and side surfaces which are coextensive with the periphery of said substrate, the entirety of said upper surface of said body of molding resin is flat, and the entirety of said side surfaces of said body of molding resin is flush with the entire periphery of said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
An electronic part according to claim 1, wherein said through holes have axes which are perpendicular to the top surface of said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
An electronic part according to claim 2, wherein said through holes are filled with conductive paste.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
An electronic part according to claim 2, wherein said through holes are filled with solderable metal material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 79 words
An electronic part according to claim 2 wherein said flow preventing member is a covering member disposed between said top surface of said substrate and said body of molding resin for covering said through holes adjacent to said body of molding resin, and wherein said covering member is molded onto the top surface of said substrate by said molding resin, and said covering member has at least one side surface which is flush with the periphery of said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
An electronic part according to claim 5 further comprising a pad disposed between said substrate and said element part and made of the same material as said covering member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 40 words
An electronic part according to claim 6 wherein said pad is penetrated by a hole, and further comprising a conductive member disposed in said hole in said pad for connecting said element part to a circuit region of said substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
An electronic part according to claim 5 wherein said covering member is an adhesive sheet, a dry film, a glass epoxy plate, or a ceramic plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
An electronic part according to claim 5 wherein said external electrodes are disposed at corners of said substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 18 words
An electronic part according to claim 1 wherein said external electrodes are disposed at corners of said substrate.

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