One aspect is a method of forming a lead for implantation. The method includes forming a distal end assembly, forming a proximal end assembly, and forming a flexible circuit coupling the distal end assembly to the proximal end assembly. The distal end assembly, the proximal end assembly and the flexible circuit are formed over an inner member. An outer member is placed over the combination of the distal end assembly, the proximal end assembly and the flexible circuit. The outer member and circuit are fused adjacent the distal end assembly to the proximal end assembly.

An electrical connector includes a flexible circuit with a flexible material and traces at least partially embedded in the flexible material. The electrical connector further includes a first set of conductive bumps, a second set of conductive bumps, and a stiffener. The first set of conductive bumps is coupled to respective first end portions of the traces and extends from a first side of the flexible circuit. The second set of conductive bumps is coupled to respective second end portions of the traces. The stiffener is coupled to the flexible circuit on a second side of the flexible circuit opposite the first side.

A connection terminal is placed with an opening end of a recessed portion of the connection terminal contacting a top of a flexible substrate, a linking conductive member is pushed from a bottom toward a top of the flexible substrate, whereby the linking conductive member projects inside the recessed portion through the opening end as catching a part of the flexible substrate, and the part of the flexible substrate is sandwiched between a pressing portion of the linking conductive member and a first inner portion in the recessed portion to allow the pressing portion to contact a conductive portion exposed on the bottom of the flexible substrate and allow a contact portion of the linking conductive member to contact a second inner portion in the recessed portion, whereby the connection terminal is electrically connected to the conductive portion of the flexible substrate via the linking conductive member.

The present disclosure relates to a high density electrical interconnect apparatus for interfacing with remotely located electrical components. The apparatus may have a housing, a substrate element supported within the housing, and a plurality of independent substrate interface connect subsystems arranged in a planar grid on the substrate element. The apparatus further has a plurality of independent electrical interface connector subassemblies, each configured to be coupled to an associated subplurality of the substrate interface connect subsystems, to form a plurality of electrical communication channels with the remotely located electrical components.

Provided is a connector including a housing and a holding member to be mounted to the housing, wherein the holding member holds a conductive member in which a reinforcement plate is arranged on the other surface on an opposite side of one surface on which a plurality of conductors arrayed adjacent to each other in a width direction is exposed planarly on one end side in a length direction, as a laminate of the conductive member and the reinforcement plate, and the holding member is laid across in a band-like manner along the width direction at an intermediate position between the one end side and the other end side in the length direction with respect to the laminate.

A connector includes a housing in which a terminal fitting is stored, and a cover. A guiding structure configured to guide the housing and the cover in a connection direction, and a holding structure configured to hold the housing and the cover at a connection completed position are provided between the housing and the cover. The guiding structure includes a wedge guiding protrusion provided to the cover, and a wedge guiding groove provided to the housing. The wedge guiding protrusion and the wedge guiding groove are formed to have a gap between a protrusion-side wall surface and a groove-side wall surface disposed opposite to each other in each of two pairs. The holding structure includes a press-fit protrusion being configured to hold the wedge guiding protrusion and the wedge guiding groove in a press-fitted state when the housing and the cover are at the connection completed position.

Provided is a gasket-equipped flexible printed wiring board including: a flexible printed wiring board with a through-hole; and a gasket, in which the gasket is provided integrally with the flexible printed wiring board so as to embed a partial region of the flexible printed wiring board in such a manner that the gasket is molded on the flexible printed wiring board, which is an insert component, by insert molding, the gasket has a gate mark on a first end side of the flexible printed wiring board in a width direction thereof, and the through-hole is, within the partial region of the flexible printed wiring board, formed at a position closer to a second end side, which faces the first end side in the width direction, than to the first end side.

A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.

A contact unit for electrically contacting an electronic segment of an electronic module is provided. The contact unit generally includes a flexible substrate with a contact side. The contact side includes a module connector and a segment connector. The module connector includes a first unit terminal connected to a second unit terminal by a terminal conductor extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The segment connector includes a first contact connected to the terminal conductor by a first contact conductor and a first fold of the flexible substrate.

A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.