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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John Dzarnoski, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Susie Krzmarzick, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Douglas F. Link, Plymouth, MN (US);
David Prchal, Hopkins, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for solderless assembly for hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method of manufacturing a hearing assistance device. According to various embodiments, the method includes providing a molded interconnect device (MID) housing and inserting a flexible circuit module having conductive surface traces into the MID housing. One or more hearing assistance electronic modules are connected to the MID housing using direct compression without the use of wires or solder, according to various embodiments. In one embodiment, the MID housing includes a laser-direct structuring (LDS) housing.