IP Library Granted Patent US 12,593,413
Granted Patent B2
US 12,593,413 · App. 18/499,899 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Storage device having a flexible printed circuit board and an electronic component

Inventors: Hayato Yamaguchi (Yokohama, JP); Masahide Takazawa (Tokyo, JP); Shinra Yamanaka (Yokohama, JP); Nobuhiro Yamamoto (Yokohama, JP); Taichi Okano (Yokohama, JP)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
H05K5/0069H05K1/0393H05K1/05H05K1/116H05K3/0094H05K2201/10303
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Patent No.
US 12,593,413
App. No.
18/499,899
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible printed circuit board of a storage device includes a first insulating layer, a first conductive layer on a first surface of the first insulating layer, and a second conductive layer on a second surface of the first insulating layer. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The first conductive layer is provided with a land. The second conductive layer covers the land via the first insulating layer in a first direction in which the first surface faces. An electronic component of the storage device includes a pin joined to the land.

Claims (84)

1 . A storage device comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board including

a first insulating layer,

a first conductive layer on a first surface of the first insulating layer, the first conductive layer being provided with at least one land, and

a second conductive layer on a second surface of the first insulating layer, to cover the at least one land via the first insulating layer in a first direction in which the first surface faces, the second surface being opposite the first surface; and

an electronic component including at least one pin joined to the at least one land, wherein

the at least one land includes two first lands disposed at an interval in a second direction along the first surface,

the at least one pin includes two first pins disposed and bonded to the two first lands at an interval in the second direction,

in between the first insulating layer and the electronic component, the first conductive layer is provided with a gap between the two first lands,

the second conductive layer is provided with two second lands disposed at an interval in the second direction and with a gap between the two second lands, and

the two second lands cover the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

2 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two first lands and the two second lands have a same shape.

3 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the two second lands cover inner ends of the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from outer ends of the two first lands.

4 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive layer is provided with a third land that transmits an electric signal,

the electronic component further includes a second pin joined to the third land,

the two second lands are set to a ground potential, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from the third land.

5 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the flexible printed circuit board further includes a second insulating layer covering the first surface,

the second insulating layer is provided with a through-hole covered by the electronic component, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, an end of the through-hole in a third direction is located outside the electronic component, the third direction being along the first surface and orthogonal to the second direction.

6 . The storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a wall including a third surface attached to the flexible printed circuit board, a protruding part of the wall protruding from the third surface, wherein

the flexible printed circuit board is interposed between the electronic component and the wall, and

the protruding part covers the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

7 . The storage device according to claim 6 , wherein

the protruding part includes two protrusions disposed at an interval in the second direction, and

the wall is provided with a gap between the two protrusions.

8 . The storage device according to claim 6 , wherein

the protruding part covers the electronic component entirely via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

9 . A storage device comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board including

a first insulating layer,

a first conductive layer on a first surface of the first insulating layer, the first conductive layer being provided with at least one land, and

a second conductive layer on a second surface of the first insulating layer, to cover the at least one land via the first insulating layer in a first direction in which the first surface faces, the second surface being opposite the first surface; and

an electronic component including at least one pin joined to the at least one land, wherein

the at least one land includes two first lands disposed at an interval in a second direction along the first surface,

the at least one pin includes two first pins disposed and bonded to the two first lands at an interval in the second direction,

in between the first insulating layer and the electronic component, the first conductive layer is provided with a gap between the two first lands,

the flexible printed circuit board further includes a second insulating layer covering the first surface,

the second insulating layer is provided with a through-hole covered by the electronic component, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, an end of the through-hole in a third direction is located outside the electronic component, the third direction being along the first surface and orthogonal to the second direction.

10 . The storage device according to claim 9 , wherein

the second conductive layer is provided with two second lands disposed at an interval in the second direction and with a gap between the two second lands, and

the two second lands cover the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

11 . The storage device according to claim 10 , wherein

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two first lands and the two second lands have a same shape.

12 . The storage device according to claim 10 , wherein

the two second lands cover inner ends of the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from outer ends of the two first lands.

13 . The storage device according to claim 10 , wherein

the first conductive layer is provided with a third land that transmits an electric signal,

the electronic component further includes a second pin joined to the third land,

the two second lands are set to a ground potential, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from the third land.

14 . A storage device comprising:

a flexible printed circuit board including

a first insulating layer,

a first conductive layer on a first surface of the first insulating layer, the first conductive layer being provided with at least one land, and

a second conductive layer on a second surface of the first insulating layer, to cover the at least one land via the first insulating layer in a first direction in which the first surface faces, the second surface being opposite the first surface;

an electronic component including at least one pin joined to the at least one land; and

a wall including a third surface attached to the flexible printed circuit board, a protruding part of the wall protruding from the third surface, wherein

the at least one land includes two first lands disposed at an interval in a second direction along the first surface,

the at least one pin includes two first pins disposed and bonded to the two first lands at an interval in the second direction,

in between the first insulating layer and the electronic component, the first conductive layer is provided with a gap between the two first lands,

the flexible printed circuit board is interposed between the electronic component and the wall, and

the protruding part covers the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

15 . The storage device according to claim 14 , wherein

the second conductive layer is provided with two second lands disposed at an interval in the second direction and with a gap between the two second lands, and

the two second lands cover the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction.

16 . The storage device according to claim 15 , wherein

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two first lands and the two second lands have a same shape.

17 . The storage device according to claim 15 , wherein

the two second lands cover inner ends of the two first lands via the first insulating layer in the first direction, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from outer ends of the two first lands.

18 . The storage device according to claim 15 , wherein

the first conductive layer is provided with a third land that transmits an electric signal,

the electronic component further includes a second pin joined to the third land,

the two second lands are set to a ground potential, and

on a projection plane as viewed in the first direction, the two second lands are spaced from the third land.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: YAMAGUCHI, HAYATO; TAKAZAWA, MASAHIDE; YAMANAKA, SHINRA; YAMAMOTO, NOBUHIRO; OKANO, TAICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065425/0226 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-046352 · Mar 23, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240324116A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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