Patent ID: 7258549

Claim:
A connection member comprising: a rigid insulating substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite said upper surface, and a side surface interconnecting said upper and lower surfaces; and at least one wiring including (i) a side-surface wiring portion disposed on at least a part of said side surface so that a top surface of said side-surface wiring portion is exposed, and (ii) at least one of (a) an upper-surface wiring portion disposed on at least a part of said upper surface so that a top surface of said upper-surface wiring portion is exposed, said upper-surface wiring portion being connected to said side-surface wiring portion, and (b) a lower-surface wiring portion disposed on at least a part of said lower surface so that a top surface of said lower-surface wiring portion is exposed, said lower-surface wiring portion being connected to said side-surface wiring portion, wherein a combination of said side-surface wiring portion and said at least one of said upper-surface wiring portion and said lower-surface wiring portion define a single top surface-exposed continuous wiring.