IP Library Granted Patent US 12,401,142
Granted Patent B2
US 12,401,142 · App. 18/475,392 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Circuit module

Inventor: Yoshihito Otsubo (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01R12/52H05K1/181H05K2201/042H05K2201/10234H05K2201/10318H05K2201/10522H05K2201/10545
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Patent No.
US 12,401,142
App. No.
18/475,392
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit module includes an upper circuit board, a lower circuit board, a first conductor member, a second conductor member, and a first component. The upper circuit board has a first upper main surface and a first lower main surface. The lower circuit board has a second upper main surface and a second lower main surface, is disposed below the upper circuit board, and overlaps the upper circuit board as viewed in the downward direction. The first component is mounted on the first lower main surface or the second upper main surface. The first conductor member is a metal pin and is connected to the first lower main surface. The second conductor member is a metal pin and is connected to the second upper main surface. The second conductor member is electrically connected to the first conductor member.

Claims (37)

1. A circuit module comprising:

an upper circuit board;

a lower circuit board;

a first conductor member;

a second conductor member;

a first component, and

a sealing resin,

wherein

the upper circuit board has a first upper main surface and a first lower main surface,

the lower circuit board has a second upper main surface and a second lower main surface, is disposed below the upper circuit board, and overlaps the upper circuit board as viewed in a downward direction of an up-down axis,

the first component is mounted on the first lower main surface or the second upper main surface,

the first conductor member is a metal pin or a solder bump, and is connected to the first lower main surface,

the second conductor member is a metal pin and is connected to the second upper main surface,

the second conductor member is electrically connected to the first conductor member,

a length of the second conductor member in an up-down direction is longer than a maximum value of a length of the second conductor member in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the up-down direction, wherein the up-down direction extends along the up-down axis, and

the sealing resin covers the first lower main surface and the second upper main surface.

2. The circuit module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second component,

wherein

the first component is mounted on the first lower main surface, and

the second component is mounted on the second upper main surface.

3. The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein

the length of the second conductor member in the up-down direction is shorter than a length of the first conductor member in the up-down direction, and

a shortest distance between the second conductor member and the second component is shorter than a shortest distance between the first conductor member and the first component.

4. The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein

the first conductor member is the solder bump, and

a position where a length of the solder bump in the orthogonal direction has a maximum value is below an upper end of the solder bump and above a lower end of the solder bump.

5. The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein

the first conductor member is a metal pin, and

a length of the first conductor member in the up-down direction is longer than a maximum value of a length of the first conductor member in the orthogonal direction.

6. The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the first conductor member in the up-down direction is shorter than a length of the second conductor member in the up-down direction.

7. The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductor member is the solder bump, and

a position where a length of the solder bump in the orthogonal direction has a maximum value is below an upper end of the solder bump and above a lower end of the solder bump.

8. The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductor member is a metal pin, and

a length of the first conductor member in the up-down direction is longer than a maximum value of a length of the first conductor member in the orthogonal direction.

9. The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the first conductor member in the up-down direction is shorter than a length of the second conductor member in the up-down direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2023
From: OTSUBO, YOSHIHITO
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065044/0681 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-167401 · Oct 19, 2022 · national
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