IP Library Granted Patent US 7,167,376
Granted Patent B2
US 7,167,376 · App. 10/845,570 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Multilayer wiring board, method of mounting components, and image pick-up device

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Patent No.
US 7,167,376
App. No.
10/845,570
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multilayer wiring board on which multiple components are overlappingly mounted. The multilayer wiring board includes: a first surface on which a first component among the multiple components is mounted; and a second surface whose height in a thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board is smaller than that of the first surface, by which a step is provided between the first surface and the second surface, a second component among the multiple components being mounted on the second surface to partially overlap the first component in a non-contact manner, the second surface also having a light-transmitting window through which light is transmitted.

Claims (34)

1. A multilayer wiring board on which a plurality of components are overlappingly mounted, the multilayer wiring board comprising:

a first surface on which a first component among the multiple components is mounted; and

a second surface whose height in a thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board is smaller than that of the first surface, by which a step is provided between the first surface and the second surface, a second component among the multiple components being mounted on the second surface to partially overlap the first component in a non-contact manner, the second surface also having a light-transmitting window through which light is transmitted.

2. The multilayer wiring board of claim 1 , wherein the multilayer wiring board is formed by a plurality of stacked unit boards, and the first and second surfaces are formed at surfaces of the stacked unit boards.

3. The multilayer wiring board of claim 1 , wherein the step is provided at an inner side of the first surface in a surface direction of the first surface.

4. The multilayer wiring board of claim 2 , wherein the step is provided at an inner side of the first surface in a surface direction of the first surface.

5. The multilayer wiring board of claim 1 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the second component.

6. The multilayer wiring board of claim 2 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the second component.

7. The multilayer wiring board of claim 3 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the second component.

8. The multilayer wiring board of claim 4 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the second component.

9. A multilayer wiring board comprising:

a first stack with a light-transmitting window formed therein through which light is transmitted;

a second stack with an opening formed therein at a position at which light transmitted through the light-transmitting window can be transmitted through the opening, the second stack being disposed over the first stack, by which a step is provided between the first stack and the second stack;

and a component which is electrically connected to a surface of the second stack to at least partially cover the opening.

10. An image pick-up device including a multilayer wiring board on which a plurality of components are overlappingly mounted, the image pick-up device comprising:

a multilayer wiring board which includes a first surface on which at least one component among the multiple components is mounted and a second surface whose height in a thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board is smaller than that of the first surface, by which a step is provided between the first surface and the second surface, the second surface having a light-transmitting window through which light is transmitted;

an image sensor mounted on the second surface to receive light transmitted through the light-transmitting window;

a first component mounted on the first surface partially overlapping the image sensor in a non-contact manner; and

a lens unit disposed at a position at which light from a subject transmitted through the light-transmitting window can be focused on a light-receiving surface of the image sensor.

11. The image pick-up device of claim 10 , wherein the multilayer wiring board is formed by a plurality of stacked unit boards and the first and second surfaces are formed at surfaces of the stacked unit boards.

12. The image pick-up device of claim 10 , wherein the first component makes contact with the first surface at one end portion thereof and overlaps the image sensor in a non-contact manner at another end portion thereof.

13. The image pick-up device of claim 11 , wherein the first component makes contact with the first surface at one end portion thereof and overlaps the image sensor in a non-contact manner at another end portion thereof.

14. The image pick-up device of claim 10 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the image sensor.

15. The image pick-up device of claim 11 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the image sensor.

16. The image pick-up device of claim 12 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the image sensor.

17. The image pick-up device of claim 13 , wherein a height of the step is greater than a thickness of the image sensor.

18. An image pick-up device comprising:

a multilayer wiring board which includes a first stack with a light-transmitting window formed therein through which light is transmitted, and a second stack with an opening formed therein at a position at which the opening at least partially overlaps the light-transmitting window, the second stack being disposed over the first stack, by which a step is provided between the first stack and the second stack, and a component which is electrically connected to a surface of the second stack to at least partially cover the opening;

an image sensor mounted on the first stack to receive light transmitted through the light-transmitting window and the opening; and

a lens unit disposed at a position at which light from a subject transmitted through the light-transmitting window can be focused on a light-receiving surface of the image sensor.

19. A method of overlappingly mounting a plurality of components on a multilayer wiring board, the method comprising:

mounting an image sensor on a second surface of a multilayer wiring board to receive light coming in through the light-transmitting window, the multilayer wiring board including a first surface on which at least one component among the multiple components is mounted, and a second surface whose height in a thickness direction of the multilayer wiring board is smaller than that of the first surface, by which a step is provided between the first surface and the second surface, the second surface having a light-transmitting window through which light is transmitted; and

mounting a first component on the first surface at a position at which the first component partially overlaps the image sensor in a non-contact manner.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first component is electrically connected to the first surface at one end portion thereof and overlaps the image sensor in a non-contact manner at another end portion thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018904/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2004
From: MIYASHITA, MAMORU; OHTA, HIROKI
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015331/0858 →