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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Henry M. Sanftleben, Carmel, IN (US);
Derek S. Ferraro, Kokomo, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electronic package and a method for packaging an electronic component, particularly a shock-sensitive component such as a yaw rate sensor or an accelerometer mounted to a circuit board. The package includes a case having an opening through which the circuit board is placed within the case, so that a peripheral edge of the circuit board is adjacent but spaced apart from a wall of the case. A thixotropic gel is present in the space between the peripheral edge of the circuit board and the wall of the case, so as to separate and control the mechanical decoupling of the circuit board and case. An optional spacer can be used to space the circuit board from the shelf. Alternatively, the gel may be filled with a polymer particulate material. A potting material preferably fills an upper cavity within the case to encapsulate and secure the circuit board within the case.