IP Library Granted Patent US 7,763,971
Granted Patent B2
US 7,763,971 · App. 12/175,574 · Granted Jul 27, 2010

Circuit module and electrical component

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,763,971
App. No.
12/175,574
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an electrical component including a solid-state circuit portion and a substrate connecting portion, the solid-state circuit portion includes: a supporting surface faced to and supported by the substrate connecting portion; and an opposing surface which is widened outside the supporting surface and which has an area enough to be opposed to another solid-state circuit portion. This structure makes it possible to arrange, on a circuit board, a plurality of the electrical components in a staggered manner in a height direction.

Claims (37)

1. An electrical component, comprising:

a solid-state circuit portion having a semiconductor as a base substance; and

a substrate connecting portion for electrically mounting the solid-state circuit portion on an external substrate, wherein the solid-state circuit portion comprises:

a supporting surface opposed to a mounting surface of the substrate connecting portion and supported by the substrate connection portion; and

an opposing surface which is widened outside the supporting surface and which has an area enough to be opposed to another solid-state circuit portion, and

wherein the substrate connecting portion comprises:

the mounting surface which is mounted to the external substrate and which has the same size as the supporting surface; and

a connecting surface which is connected to the solid-state circuit portion and which has an area equal to or larger than a sum of the supporting surface and the opposing surface of the solid-state circuit portion.

2. An electrical component according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate connecting portion comprises a first connecting portion connected to the supporting surface of the solid-state circuit portion and a second connecting portion which is mounted to the external substrate to define the mounting surface equal to a size of the supporting surface of the solid-state circuit portion.

3. An electrical component, comprising:

a solid-state circuit portion having a semiconductor as a base substance; and

a substrate connecting portion for electrically mounting the solid-state circuit portion on an external substrate,

wherein the solid-state circuit portion comprises:

a supporting surface opposed to a mounting surface of the substrate connecting portion and supported by the substrate connection portion; and

an opposing surface which is widened outside the supporting surface and which has an area enough to be opposed to another solid-state circuit portion, and

wherein the substrate connecting portion comprises:

a first connecting portion which defines the mounting surface of the substrate connecting portion and which has an area equal to or larger than a sum of the supporting surface and the opposing surface of the solid-state circuit portion; and

a second connecting portion which is mounted to the external substrate and which has the same area as the supporting surface of the solid-state circuit portion.

4. An electrical component according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the solid-state circuit portion is resin-molded.

5. An electrical component according to claim 1 , wherein the solid-state circuit portion has a structure in which a plurality of solid-state circuit components are stacked on each other.

6. An electrical component according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate connecting portion is connected to a center portion of the solid-state circuit portion.

7. An electrical component according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate connecting portion is connected to a location different from a center portion of the solid-state circuit portion.

8. A circuit module, comprising:

a circuit board; and

a plurality of electrical components mounted on the circuit board,

wherein the plurality of electrical components are arranged in a staggered manner so that adjacent electrical components of the plurality of electrical components partially overlap in a height direction,

wherein each of the plurality of electrical components comprises:

a solid-state circuit portion having a semiconductor as a base substance; and

a substrate connecting portion for electrically mounting the solid-state circuit portion on the circuit board,

wherein the solid-state circuit portion comprises:

a supporting surface which is faced to a mounting surface of the substrate connecting portion and which is supported by the substrate connecting portion; and

an opposing surface which is widened outside the supporting surface and which has an area enough to be opposed to another solid-state circuit portion.

9. A circuit module according to claim 8 , wherein the solid-state circuit portion comprises a dynamic random access memory.

10. An electrical component according to claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the solid-state circuit portion is resin-molded.

11. An electrical component according to claim 3 , wherein the solid-state circuit portion has a structure in which a plurality of solid-state circuit components are stacked on each other.

12. An electrical component according to claim 3 , wherein the substrate connecting portion is connected to a center portion of the solid-state circuit portion.

13. An electrical component according to claim 3 , wherein the substrate connecting portion is connected to a location different from a center portion of the solid-state circuit portion.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050937/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 047243/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE ERRONEOUSLY FILED PATENT #7358718 WITH THE CORRECT PATENT #7358178 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038669 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 043079/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038954/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 032645/0422 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2008
From: ONO, TAKAO
To: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 021257/0129 →