IP Library Granted Patent US 7,309,244
Granted Patent B2
US 7,309,244 · App. 10/560,347 · Granted Dec 18, 2007

Anisotropic conductive connector device and production method therefor and circuit device inspection device

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Patent No.
US 7,309,244
App. No.
10/560,347
Granted
Dec 18, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anisotropic conductive connector device including an anisotropic conductive film provided with a plurality of conducting path forming portions extended in a direction of a thickness in a state in which they are insulated from each other through an insulating portion, and a sheet-like connector in which an insulating sheet is provided with a plurality of electrode structures extended in a direction of a thickness thereof. The sheet-like connector is provided integrally on or is integrated with the anisotropic conductive film in a state in which each of the electrode structures is positioned on each of the conducting path forming portions of the anisotropic conductive film.

Claims (28)

1. An anisotropic conductive connector device comprising:

an anisotropic conductive film provided with a plurality of conducting path forming portions extended in a direction of a thickness in a state in which they are insulated from each other through an insulating portion; and

a sheet-like connector in which an insulating sheet is provided with a plurality of electrode structures extended in a direction of a thickness thereof,

wherein the sheet-like connector is provided integrally on the anisotropic conductive film in a state in which each of the electrode structures is positioned on each of the conducting path forming portions of the anisotropic conductive film,

the sheet-like connector is provided with a through hole penetrating through both sides of the insulating sheet and the electrode structure is provided in the through hole,

the electrode structure of the sheet-like connector includes

a surface electrode portion exposed from a surface of the insulating sheet,

a back electrode portion exposed from a back face of the insulating sheet, and

a short circuit portion extended in a direction of a thickness of the insulating sheet,

the surface electrode portion and the back electrode portion are coupled integrally through the short circuit portion,

the insulating portion of the anisotropic conductive film is provided with a protruded portion for coupling which is protruded from a surface thereof, and

the protruded portion for coupling in the anisotropic conductive film is inserted in the through hole for coupling in the sheet-like connector.

2. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 1 , wherein the anisotropic conductive film is formed by an insulating elastically polymeric substance, and

the conducting path forming portion contains a conductive particle exhibiting a magnetism.

3. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 1 , wherein a supporting body for supporting a peripheral edge portion of the anisotropic conductive film is provided.

4. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 1 , which is provided between a circuit device to be an inspecting object and a circuit board for an inspection and serves to carry out an electrical connection of an electrode to be inspected in the circuit device and an inspecting electrode of the circuit board,

wherein the sheet-like connector is disposed on one surface side placed in contact with the circuit device to be the inspecting object.

5. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 4 , wherein the anisotropic conductive film is provided with the conducting path forming portions which are not electrically connected to the electrode to be inspected, in addition to the conducting path forming portions which is electrically connected to the electrode to be inspected in the circuit device to be the inspecting object.

6. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 4 , wherein the conducting path forming portions are disposed at a constant pitch.

7. An apparatus for inspecting a circuit device comprising:

a circuit board for an inspection which has an electrode for an inspection disposed corresponding to an electrode to be inspected in a circuit device to be an inspecting object; and

the anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 1 which is disposed on the circuit board for an inspection.

8. An anisotropic conductive connector device comprising:

an anisotropic conductive film provided with a plurality of conducting path forming portions extended in a direction of a thickness in a state in which they are insulated from each other through an insulating portion; and

a sheet-like connector in which an insulating sheet is provided with a plurality of electrode structures extended in a direction of a thickness thereof,

wherein the sheet-like connector is integrated on the anisotropic conductive film in a state in which each of the electrode structures is positioned on each of the conducting path forming portions of the anisotropic conductive film, and

the sheet-like connector is provided with a void communicating with both sides of the insulating sheet and the electrode structure is provided in the void.

9. The anisotropic conductive connector device according to claim 8 , wherein the insulating sheet of the sheet-like connector is formed by a mesh, a nonwoven fabric or a porous sheet.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2014
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: ISC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033301/0837 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2007
From: YAMADA, DAISUKE; KIMURA, KIYOSHI; ARASAKI, NAOKI
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019041/0969 →