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Granted Patent B2
US 9,060,429 · App. 13/581,542 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Circuit board, substrate module, and display device

Inventors: Gen Nagaoka (Osaka, JP); Yasuhiro Hida (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Miyazaki (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H05K1/0269H05K3/323H05K3/361H05K2201/0326H05K2201/0338H05K2201/0391H05K2201/09918H05K2203/166
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Patent No.
US 9,060,429
App. No.
13/581,542
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a circuit board in which visibility of an alignment mark is improved. In a case of manufacturing a substrate module in which a touch panel ( 20 ) and an FPC ( 50 ) are electrically connected, an alignment mark in the FPC ( 50 ) is formed by an opaque metal film, so that visibility is high. Consequently, when an alignment mark ( 25 ) in the touch panel ( 20 ) is also formed by an opaque metal film, the visibility of the alignment mark ( 25 ) also becomes high. By performing alignment using the alignment marks having high visibility, alignment between the touch panel ( 20 ) and the FPC ( 50 ) can be performed easily with high precision. As a result, the yield of the substrate module increases and modification of an alignment apparatus used for alignment becomes unnecessary, so that the manufacturing cost of the substrate module can be decreased.

Claims (54)

1. A circuit board having an insulating substrate, comprising:

a connection terminal formed on the insulating substrate and used for electric connection to a flexible printed circuit; and

a first alignment mark used for alignment to the flexible printed circuit, wherein

the connection terminal is formed by a transparent conductive film,

the first alignment mark includes a first mark formed by an opaque conductive film and a second mark formed by a transparent conductive film, and

the second mark is formed on the upper surface of the first mark.

2. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein

the first alignment mark is covered with a protective film.

3. The circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein

the connection terminal in the circuit board is formed only by a transparent conductive film.

4. A circuit board having an insulating substrate, comprising:

a connection terminal formed on the insulating substrate and used for electric connection to a flexible printed circuit; and

a first alignment mark used for alignment to the flexible printed circuit, wherein

the connection terminal is formed by a transparent conductive film,

the first alignment mark includes a first mark formed by an opaque conductive film and a second mark formed by a transparent conductive film, and

the first mark is formed on the upper surface of the second mark.

5. The circuit board according to claim 4 , wherein

the first alignment mark is covered with a protective film.

6. The circuit board according to claim 4 , wherein

the connection terminal in the circuit board is formed only by a transparent conductive film.

7. A circuit board having an insulating substrate, comprising:

a connection terminal formed on the insulating substrate and used for electric connection to a flexible printed circuit,

a first alignment mark used for alignment to the flexible printed circuit; and

a first wire electrically connected to the connection terminal and formed by the opaque conductive film, wherein

the connection terminal is formed by a transparent conductive film, and

the first alignment mark includes a first mark formed by an opaque conductive film made of the same material as that of the first wire.

8. The circuit board according to claim 7 , wherein

the first alignment mark is covered with a protective film.

9. The circuit board according to claim 7 , wherein

the connection terminal in the circuit board is formed only by a transparent conductive film.

10. A substrate module having a circuit board according to claim 1 and a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes:

a flexible substrate;

a second wire formed on the flexible substrate; and

a second alignment mark formed near the second wire, and

a connection terminal in the circuit board is electrically connected to the second wire aligned by using a first alignment mark in the circuit board and the second alignment mark in the flexible printed circuit.

11. A display device having a circuit board according to claim 1 and a display panel for displaying an image, wherein

the circuit board is a touch panel formed by a transparent conductive film and further including a touch sensor for detecting a touched position, and

the display panel is disposed so as to face the touch panel.

12. A substrate module having a circuit board according to claim 4 and a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes:

a flexible substrate;

a second wire formed on the flexible substrate; and

a second alignment mark formed near the second wire, and

a connection terminal in the circuit board is electrically connected to the second wire aligned by using a first alignment mark in the circuit board and the second alignment mark in the flexible printed circuit.

13. A display device having a circuit board according to claim 4 and a display panel for displaying an image, wherein

the circuit board is a touch panel formed by a transparent conductive film and further including a touch sensor for detecting a touched position, and

the display panel is disposed so as to face the touch panel.

14. A substrate module having a circuit board according to claim 7 and a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes:

a flexible substrate;

a second wire formed on the flexible substrate; and

a second alignment mark formed near the second wire, and

a connection terminal in the circuit board is electrically connected to the second wire aligned by using a first alignment mark in the circuit board and the second alignment mark in the flexible printed circuit.

15. A display device having a circuit board according to claim 7 and a display panel for displaying an image, wherein

the circuit board is a touch panel formed by a transparent conductive film and further including a touch sensor for detecting a touched position, and

the display panel is disposed so as to face the touch panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2012
From: NAGAOKA, GEN; HIDA, YASUHIRO; MIYAZAKI, HIROKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 028876/0242 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-055510 · Mar 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120319980A1 · Dec 20, 2012