A first anisotropic conductive film 1A or a second anisotropic conductive film 1B has a first insulating resin layer 2 and a second insulating resin layer 3. The first insulating resin layer 2 is formed of a photopolymerized resin, and the second insulating resin layer 3 is formed of a polymerizable resin. Conductive particles 10 are disposed in a single layer on a surface of the first insulating resin layer 2 on a side of the second insulating resin layer 3. The first anisotropic conductive film further has a third insulating resin layer 4 formed of a polymerizable resin, and the second anisotropic conductive film 1B has an intermediate insulating resin layer 6. The intermediate insulating resin layer 6 is formed of a resin containing no polymerization initiator, and is in contact with the conductive particles 10. These anisotropic conductive films have favorable connection reliability.

A ground block may include a metal ground plate and a ground wire fixedly coupled with the metal ground plate. The ground wire is configured to be non-detachable from the ground block during normal use of the ground block. The ground block may be formed by soldering, brazing, or clamping the ground wire to the metal ground plate.

This anisotropic conductive sheet includes: a plurality of conductive paths; and an insulation layer which is disposed to fill the space between the plurality of conductive paths and has a first surface and a second surface. Each of the conductive path extends in a thickness direction of the insulation layer and has a first end part on the first surface side and a second end part on the second surface side. When the conductive paths are seen through so that the center of the first end part overlaps the center of the second end part, at least a portion of the conductive paths does not overlap the first end part and the second end part.

Provided is an electrical connection member including a conductive member made of a rubber-like elastic material, through which a terminal used for supplying power is mounted to a mounted member such as a glass plate, and electrically connected with a small electric resistance to contact member provided in the mounted member, resulting in less reduction of rubber-like elasticity of the conductive member due to a temperature increase of the electrical connection member, even if large current flows.

With respect to the conductive member 11 made of the rubber-like elastic material provided in the electrical connection member 10, a compression set measured after the following treatment is 50% or less, the treatment being comprise applying a load between an upper surface and a lower surface of the conductive member and conducting 25% compressive deformation at 105° C. for 22 hours; and electric resistance between the upper surface and the lower surface is 0.1 Ω or less during application of the load.

Provided is an electrical connection member including a conductive member made of a rubber-like elastic material, through which a terminal used for supplying power is mounted to a mounted member such as a glass plate, and electrically connected with a small electric resistance to contact member provided in the mounted member, resulting in less reduction of rubber-like elasticity of the conductive member due to a temperature increase of the electrical connection member, even if large current flows.

With respect to the conductive member 11 made of the rubber-like elastic material provided in the electrical connection member 10, a compression set measured after the following treatment is 50% or less, the treatment being comprise applying a load between an upper surface and a lower surface of the conductive member and conducting 25% compressive deformation at 105° C. for 22 hours; and electric resistance between the upper surface and the lower surface is 0.1 Ω or less during application of the load.

An electric connection member comprises a conductive member, a fixing member which brings the conductive member into contact with a connection target member and holds the conductive member in a state of compression in a thickness direction Z. The conductive member has a compressive stress of 1.0 N/mm.sup.2 or more and 15.0 N/mm.sup.2 or less when compressed by 25% in the thickness direction. The fixing member has an elongation of 400 μm or less when drawn at 96 kPa for 30 minutes in a direction along the thickness direction Z.

An electric connection member comprises a conductive member, a fixing member which brings the conductive member into contact with a connection target member and holds the conductive member in a state of compression in a thickness direction Z. The conductive member has a compressive stress of 1.0 N/mm.sup.2 or more and 15.0 N/mm.sup.2 or less when compressed by 25% in the thickness direction. The fixing member has an elongation of 400 μm or less when drawn at 96 kPa for 30 minutes in a direction along the thickness direction Z.

A structure includes: a plurality of through holes that are provided to an insulating base and penetrate the insulating base in the thickness direction; conductive paths that are constituted of a conductive substance filling the plurality of through-holes; and insulators with which the plurality of through-holes are filled and are constituted of an insulating substance different from that of the insulating base. Both ends of the respective conductive paths are provided with protrusions that protrude from each surface of the insulating base in the thickness direction. Both ends of the insulators are flush with each surface of the insulating base in the thickness direction, protrude with respect to the surface in the thickness direction, or are recessed from the surface in the thickness direction.

One aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a connection structure, including disposing an adhesive layer between a first electronic member including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electronic member including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and pressure-bonding the first electronic member and the second electronic member via the adhesive layer such that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to each other, wherein the first electronic member further including an insulating layer formed on a side of the first electrode opposite to the first substrate, and the adhesive layer including: a first conductive particle being a dendritic conductive particle; and a second conductive particle being a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle and having a non-conductive core and a conductive layer provided on the core.

This member connection method includes: a cutting step of forming cutting lines C in an adhesive layer at predetermined intervals at least in a width direction of an adhesive tape and making segments of the adhesive layer divided by the cutting lines C continuous at least in a lengthwise direction of the adhesive tape; a transfer step of disposing the segments to face a connection surface of one member to be connected, pressing a heating and pressing tool having an arbitrary pattern shape against the adhesive tape from a separator side and selectively transferring the segments to the one member to be connected; and a connection step for connecting another member to be connected to the one member to be connected via the segments transferred to the one member to be connected.