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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takahiro Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 ;
Abstract
A plurality of connecting pads are provided at an extended end portion of a main FPC, and a solder bump is formed on each connecting pad. A plurality of openings corresponding to the solder bumps are formed on a connecting end portion of a relay FPC. Second electrode pads of the connecting end portion project into the respective openings so as to close a part of each opening. Each of the second electrode pads contacts with the corresponding bump through the opening. By directly heating the second electrode pad through the opening, so that the solder bump is melted and each electrode pad is soldered to the corresponding connecting pad.