Patent ID: 6100626
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A method for electrically connecting a multiplicity of electrodes on a transducer array to a corresponding multiplicity of wires of a coaxial cable, comprising the steps of:electrically connecting one end of a first flexible circuit to said signal electrodes of said transducer array, said other end of said first flexible circuit having a first row of terminals spaced with a first linear pitch;electrically connecting one end of a second flexible circuit to said wires of said coaxial cable, said other end of said second flexible circuit having a second row of terminals spaced with said first linear pitch;applying a coating of Pressure-activated electrically conductive adhesive over one of said first and second rows of terminals;overlapping said first and second rows of terminals with said coating of pressure-activated electrically conductive adhesive therebetween and with said first row of terminals aligned with said second row of terminals;pressing said first and second rows of terminals together until an electrical connection is established therebetween; andholding said first and second rows of terminals in a pressed state while said adhesive is cured.