The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide electro-conductive particles and a signal-transmitting connector having same, wherein the electro-conductive particles are improved to prevent the phenomenon of irregular scrub between the electro-conductive particles and to have improved signal delivery characteristics. Electro-conductive particles according to the present disclosure are provided on a signal-transmitting connector having multiple electroconductive portions supported by an insulating portion made of an elastic insulating material to be spaced apart from each other such that the signal-transmitting connector can be connected to an electronic component and can transmit electric signals.

A pin-aligned magnetic device is provided, which includes a first magnetic core body, a second magnetic core body, and a plurality of conductors. The first magnetic core body is internally disposed with a magnetic element, and the magnetic element is joined to the plurality of conductors. The second magnetic core body covers the plurality of conductors on the first magnetic core body, so that the plurality of conductors is mounted inside the magnetic device and pins thereof are exposed from two lateral sides of the magnetic device, to form a plurality of pins. The foregoing design makes room at the bottom of the magnetic device, thus facilitating space saving and utilization on a PCB board. Moreover, each pin can be in good electrical contact with the board, effectively enhancing product yield on a production line.

A method includes preparing a substrate including a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area, forming first panel magnetic patterns overlapping the non-display area and extending in a first direction on the substrate, forming first film magnetic patterns extending in the first direction on a film, inputting a first magnetism to the first panel magnetic patterns so that the first panel magnetic patterns have a first magnetic property, inputting a second magnetism to the first film magnetic patterns so that the first film magnetic patterns have a second magnetic property, and aligning the film on the substrate so that the first film magnetic patterns overlap the first panel magnetic patterns in a plan view.

A soft neural interface connector apparatus includes a PCB having a two-dimensional array of solder balls, a transparent top board, a cushioning layer on one side of the transparent top board, and a soft neural interface including a flexible and/or stretchable microelectrode array (MEA) through which neural signals are obtained or delivered. The MEA includes a two-dimensional array of contact pads corresponding to the array of solder balls. The PCB, the transparent top board, the cushioning layer, and the MEA are stacked together such that the MEA is between the cushioning layer and the PCB, and the contact pads are aligned with and in electrical contact with associated solder balls. A magnetic connector system having at least one magnetic connector component on the transparent top board is magnetically connected with at least one magnetic connector component on the PCB to press the contact pads and associated solder balls together.

A stretchable sensor includes a stretchable layer including an elastomer, and a conductive layer at least partially buried in the stretchable layer and including a conductive nanostructure. The stretchable layer includes a plurality of first regions including a ferromagnetic material buried in the elastomer, and a second region excluding the plurality of first regions.

A method includes preparing a substrate including a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area, forming first panel magnetic patterns overlapping the non-display area and extending in a first direction on the substrate, forming first film magnetic patterns extending in the first direction on a film, inputting a first magnetism to the first panel magnetic patterns so that the first panel magnetic patterns have a first magnetic property, inputting a second magnetism to the first film magnetic patterns so that the first film magnetic patterns have a second magnetic property, and aligning the film on the substrate so that the first film magnetic patterns overlap the first panel magnetic patterns in a plan view.

Disclosed is a stretchable substrate including: a via configured to provide an electrical connection between one surface and the other surface of the stretchable substrate; and a buffer shell positioned between the via and the stretchable substrate and having a Young's modulus value that is greater than a Young's modulus value of the stretchable substrate and smaller than a Young's modulus value of the via.

A manufacturing method of an anisotropic conductive film and an apparatus thereof are provided. The manufacturing method of an anisotropic conductive film includes steps of: (a) providing a first substrate having metal contacts; (b) disposing a resin layer on the first substrate and covering the metal contacts; (c) providing a press head having a suction pattern arranged corresponding to the metal contacts; (d) sucking the conductive particles by the press head; and (e) pressing the conductive particles into the resin layer by the press head. The conductive particles are disposed corresponding to the metal contacts of the substrate, so that the problem about the short circuit between contacts can be improved, and the product yield and reliability can also be improved.

A method of removing a magnetic tooling pin from a planar ferromagnetic support surface, comprises providing a pin-placement tool comprising an engagement body and an electrically conductive coil, supplying electrical power to the conductive coil to create a magnetic field which causes the magnetic attraction between the tooling pin and the support surface to be reduced, and moving the engagement body and engaged tooling pin away from the support surface.

An electronic system for identifying an article can include a printed memory having a plurality of contact pads electrically coupled to a plurality of landing pads positioned on a first side of a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate. The plurality of landing pads can be electrically coupled to a plurality of endless, concentric contact lines positioned on a second side of the PCB substrate through a plurality of vias that extend through a thickness of the PCB substrate and a plurality of traces that electrically couple the plurality of vias with the plurality of landing pads. To perform a memory operation on the printed memory, contact probes of a reader are physically and electrically contacted with the plurality of concentric contact lines. In some implementations, the memory operation can be performed on the printed memory irrespective of a rotational orientation of the printed memory relative to the reader.