IP Library Granted Patent US 6,922,344
Granted Patent B2
US 6,922,344 · App. 10/642,545 · Granted Jul 26, 2005

Device for connecting the terminal pins of a package for an optical transmitting and/or receiving device to a printed circuit board and conductor arrangement for such a device

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Patent No.
US 6,922,344
App. No.
10/642,545
Granted
Jul 26, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The device has a package with a base plate, and at least two terminal pins perpendicularly protruding from the base plate of the package. At least one of the terminal pins is a high-frequency terminal pin that transmits a high-frequency signal. The device has a flexible conductor arrangement with a plurality of interconnects. The conductor arrangement provides an electrical connection between the terminal pins of the package and electrical contacts of a printed circuit board. The conductor arrangement has contact regions for electrically connecting the interconnects to a terminal pin and to a contact of a printed circuit board. At least the region of the conductor arrangement that provides a connection to high-frequency terminal pin lies in a plane aligned substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base plate.

Claims (57)

1. A configuration for connecting to electrical contacts of a printed circuit board, the configuration comprising:

a package having a base plate extending in a plane;

at least two terminal pins protruding perpendicularly from said base plate of said package, at least one of said terminal pins being a high-frequency terminal pin for transmitting a high-frequency signal;

a flexible conductor configuration including a plurality of interconnects, said conductor configuration for providing an electrical connection between said terminal pins protruding from said package and the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board;

said conductor configuration including a plurality of contact regions for electrically connecting each of said plurality of interconnects to a respective one of said terminal pins and to a respective one of the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board;

said conductor configuration including at least one region lying in a plane aligned substantially perpendicularly to said plane of said base plate; and

said region of said conductor configuration providing a connection to said high-frequency terminal pin.

2. The configuration according to claim 1 , wherein:

said terminal pins extend in an axial direction;

said plurality of contact regions include an elongate contact region that is connected to said high-frequency terminal pin; and

said elongate contact region extends along said axial direction of said terminal pins.

3. The configuration according to 1 , wherein:

said conductor configuration includes a first part and a second part that is movable in relation to said first part;

said region of said conductor configuration is formed by said first part of said conductor configuration; and

said second part of said conductor configuration includes a plurality of interconnects for low-frequency signals.

4. The configuration according to claim 3 , further comprising:

two high-frequency terminal pins for transmitting high-frequency signals, said two high-frequency terminal pins being ones of said at least two terminal pins;

said first part of said conductor configuration having two contact regions contacting said two high-frequency terminal pins.

5. The configuration according to claim 3 , further comprising:

at least one contacting element protruding perpendicularly from said base plate of said package;

said base plate of said package formed in an electrically conducting manner; and

said first part of said conductor configuration having a contact region connected to a reference potential and to said contacting element.

6. The configuration according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a contacting plate protruding perpendicularly from said base plate; and

two high-frequency terminal pins for transmitting high-frequency signals, said two high-frequency terminal pins being ones of said at least two terminal pins;

said first part of said conductor configuration having two contact regions contacting said two high-frequency terminal pins;

said conductor configuration having a first side configured with said contact region connected to the reference potential and to said contacting element;

said conductor configuration having a second side configured with said two contact regions contacting said two high-frequency terminal pins;

said second side of said conductor configuration being opposite said first side of said conductor configuration; and

said conductor configuration having a region adjacent said base plate in which said first part of said conductor configuration runs between at least one of said two high-frequency terminal pins and said contacting plate.

7. The configuration according to claim 3 , wherein:

said conductor configuration has a common end region for contacting the printed circuit board; and

said first part of said conductor configuration and said second part of said conductor configuration are bent differently towards said package, starting from said common end region.

8. The configuration according to claim 7 , wherein:

said first part of said conductor configuration has two sides;

said second part of said conductor configuration includes two bent lateral arms having ends;

each one of said two arms runs along a respective one of said two sides of said first part of said conductor configuration;

said second part of said conductor configuration includes a transverse region running substantially perpendicularly to said two arms and connecting said ends of said two arms;

said at least two terminal pins includes further terminal pins; and

said transverse region includes a plurality of contact regions for contacting said further terminal pins.

9. The configuration according to claim 8 , wherein said transverse region of said conductor configuration is oriented parallel to said base plate.

10. The configuration according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a thermistor pressed elastically against said base plate;

said transverse region of said conductor configuration having a side facing said base plate; and

said thermistor configured on said transverse region of said conductor configuration on said side facing said base plate.

11. The configuration according to claim 8 , wherein said two arms of said second part are bent in a U-shaped manner.

12. The configuration according to claim 3 , wherein said second part of said conductor configuration includes a plurality of contact regions formed as via holes.

13. The configuration according to claim 3 , wherein:

said conductor configuration has a common end region for contacting the printed circuit board;

said first part of said conductor configuration and said second part of said conductor configuration are bent differently towards said package, starting from said common end region;

said plurality of interconnects of said second part have a length; and

said first part of said conductor configuration has a plurality of interconnects with a length being shorter than said length of said plurality of interconnects of said second part.

14. The configuration according to claim 1 , wherein:

said conductor configuration has a surface;

said conductor configuration is planar; and

one of said plurality of contact regions is an elongate contact pad formed on said surface of said conductor configuration and is connected to said high-frequency terminal pin.

15. The configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of contact regions are soldered to said terminal pins.

Assignments (6)
PATENT RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060574/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; COHERENT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060562/0254 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: FINISAR CORPORATION
To: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 052286/0001 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 25, 2019
From: II-VI INCORPORATED; MARLOW INDUSTRIES, INC.; EPIWORKS, INC.; LIGHTSMYTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; KAILIGHT PHOTONICS, INC.; COADNA PHOTONICS, INC.; OPTIUM CORPORATION; FINISAR CORPORATION; II-VI OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; II-VI PHOTONICS (US), INC.; II-VI DELAWARE, INC.; II-VI OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.; PHOTOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050484/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2006
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: FINISAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017425/0874 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2005
From: MEYER-GULDNER, FRANK; REZNIK, DANIEL
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 016705/0619 →