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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Joseph G. Gillette, Margate, FL (US);
Scott F. Musil, Margate, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A surface mountable flexible interconnect and component carrier (,) for connecting to a main circuit board consists of a flex circuit (,) with solder pads (,) on one side for receiving an electronic component (,). There is an array of solderable pads (,) on the other side of the flex circuit, and each of the pads in the array has a solder bump (,) fused to it. The array of solderable solder pads (,) is electrically connected to the solder pads (,) for receiving the electronic component (,) by means of electrically conductive vias in the flexible film. A rigid carrier (,) is used to hold the flex circuit in position prior to placement on the circuit board. An opening (,) in the rigid carrier is strategically located so that the electronic component can be soldered to the solder pads. One portion of the rigid carrier is attached with a permanent adhesive (,) to the flex directly above the array of solder pads, and another portion of the rigid carrier is adhesively bonded to the flex circuit at a second, remote, location with a temporary adhesive (,). A breakaway tab (,) is situated between the two portions to aid in removing part of the rigid carrier after assembly.