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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Silvio Grespan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shih-min Hsu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Heng-hsi Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kuo-hua Sung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Silvio Grespan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shih-Min Hsu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Heng-Hsi Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kuo-Hua Sung, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A flexible circuit with multiple independent mounting points can be mounted (soldered) to substrates by independently (and concurrently) positioning mounting points in x, y, and theta (angular rotation) with vacuum chucks. In one embodiment the vacuum chucks can be guided by computer aided vision to locate and match fiducials on the flex circuit with fiducials on the substrate. In one embodiment, hot bars can be used in a subsequent bonding operation to secure an adhesive coupling between the flexible circuits and the substrate.