Patent ID: 7122745

Claim:
A circuit board comprising: a metallic plate having an opening, a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and wherein the opening penetrates from the first surface to the second surface; a flexible circuit board disposed on the first surface of the metallic plate; and a printed circuit board disposed in the opening of the metallic plate, wherein the flexible circuit board is protruded to the opening of the metallic plate so that a part of the flexible circuit board is connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board includes a first land as a part of a conductor pattern, the first land disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board, which is disposed on the first surface of the metallic plate, wherein the flexible circuit board includes a second land as a part of a conductor pattern, the second land disposed on a first surface of the flexible circuit board, which is opposite to the metallic plate, and wherein the first and second lands are electrically connected each other with a connecting member.