Patent ID: 6489880
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H01C,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A structure comprising:a substrate; a thermistor mounted to said substrate, having a first main surface and a second main surface, which are facing mutually oppositely facing, a first electrode on said first main surface and a second electrode on said second main surface; a first electrically conductive connecting member and a second electrically connecting member which are each attached to said substrate and contacting a corresponding one of the electrically conductive connective members only over a limited contact area which is significantly smaller than areas of the first and second electrodes, wherein flow of heat from said thermistor to said substrate is constrained, wherein said first main surface faces away from said substrate, said first connecting member comprises a metallic plate having a ridge, said ridge contacting said first electrode, wherein said second main surface faces towards said substrate, said second connecting member having protrusions and contacting said second electrode only through said protrusions, wherein said first connecting member is bridge-shaped with two legs, each of said legs being attached to a conductive land through solder to said substrate.