Patent ID: 6191471
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G02F,H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A tape carrier package, which supports an integrated circuit and transmits a signal between a section external to said tape carrier package and said integrated circuit, comprising:a tape substrate having a first region and a second region on one of the surfaces thereof,a plurality of leads which are formed in said first region and transmit a signal between the section external to the tape carrier package and said integrated circuit, andsignal transmitting wires which are formed in said second region and transmit a signal among a plurality of said leads,wherein said tape substrate can be folded into 180 degrees along a boundary between said first region and said second region such that said first region and said second region face each other, and a plurality of said leads are electrically connected to said signal transmitting wires in a folded state of said tape substrate.