A positioning fixture including a shielding member and a driving member is provided. The shielding member includes a sliding part slidably connected to a functional module, a guiding part, and a shielding part. The sliding part and the shielding part respectively extend from two opposite ends of the guiding part. The driving member is movably disposed on the functional module corresponding to the shielding member. The driving member includes a base part, a driving part that contacts the guiding part, and a pillar part, which protrudes from the base part and is adapted to pass through the guiding groove. When the functional module is positioned on the circuit board, the base part of the driving member is pushed by the electronic component, and the guiding part is pushed by the driving part, so that the shielding member slides and the shielding part shields a screw hole of the circuit board.

An aspect of the disclosed embodiments is a method for printed circuit board (PCB) component placement comprising: graphically displaying, on a display device, PCB design features of a PCB design; and providing a user interface control for designating one or more of the PCB design features as electrical contacts for a first selected electrical component. Other aspects are disclosed.

According to examples, a memory module with module rows of conductive contacts can enable multiple memory channels to be connected to the same memory module. In one example, a memory module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first face, a second face, and an edge to be received by a connector. The memory module includes a plurality of memory chips on at least one of the first and second faces of the PCB. The memory module includes two or more rows of conductive contacts on each of the first and second faces of the PCB, the two rows including a first row of conductive contacts proximate to the edge of the PCB to be received by the connector, and a second row of conductive contacts between the first row and a second edge of the PCB opposite to the first edge.

Systems and methods for improved interconnections for electronic components using ACAs are provided. The methods involve using magnets specific for each component to be connected and optimized in terms of size and strength and position relative to the substrate and component. Also provided are ovens adapted for use with the methods and systems and kits providing the parts of the system for use with existing ovens.

A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein, a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate, a print head gantry coupled to the frame, and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The stencil printer further comprises a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer.

The invention relates to a method for soldering an SMD component (1) to a circuit carrier (2) in a positionally stable manner, having the following steps: a) providing a circuit carrier (2) comprising at least one printed circuit board contact surface (2a), which is coated with a soldering paste (3) and which is designed to electrically, thermally and/or mechanically contact the SMD component (1) to be connected, wherein a number of filled vias (6), which cannot be coated with molten solder, pass through the circuit carrier (2) at least in the region of the printed circuit board contact surface (2a), b) applying at least one adhesive point (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) onto the circuit carrier (2) such that the adhesive point (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) delimits the printed circuit board contact surface (2a) coated with soldering paste (3) on at least one side of an edge point (R.sub.a, R.sub.b) paired with the soldering paste (3), c) placing an SMD component (1), which comprises at least one component contact surface (1a), on the printed circuit board contact surface (2a) coated with soldering paste (3) such that the at least one component contact surface (1a) electrically, thermally and/or mechanically contacts the printed circuit board contact surface (2a) via the soldering paste (3) lying therebetween, said placement being carried out and the position of said at least one adhesive point (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) being selected in step b) such that the SMD component (1) rests on the soldering paste (3) without contacting the at least one adhesive point (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e), d) waiting for a specifiable duration t until a curing process of the at least one adhesive point (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) is complete, and e) heating, melting and subsequently cooling the soldering paste (3) in order to produce an electric, thermal and/or a mechanical connection between the at least one component contact surface (1a) of the SMD component (1) and the at least one printed circuit board contact surface (2a) of the circuit carrier (2), wherein a barrier (5) is formed using the at least one adhesiv

A method for mounting a component (100) on a workpiece (106), the method comprising obtaining information regarding a surface topography of at least one of a mounting surface (102) of the component and a local surface (108) of the workpiece onto which the component is to be mounted. The method further comprises forming a plurality of deposits (110) of a viscous medium on at least one of the mounting and local surfaces, wherein each of the plurality of deposits has a height (/½, /½, h3) based on the obtained information, and is formed by individually applying at least one droplet (234) of the viscous medium (232) using non-contact dispensing. The method further comprises placing the component on the substrate, such that the plurality of deposits of viscous medium forms a connection between the component and the workpiece.

A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a first flexible printed circuit board attached to the display panel and electrically connected thereto; a first printed circuit board attached to the first flexible printed circuit board and electrically connected thereto; a data driver which applies a data voltage to the plurality of pixels, receives a voltage flowing to the plurality of pixels and generates mobility sensing information based on the voltage flowing to the plurality of pixels; and a timing controller which detects a first misalignment between the first printed circuit board and the first flexible printed circuit board, and a second misalignment between the display panel and the first flexible printed circuit board, based on the mobility sensing information.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for verifying fingerprints associated with components to be installed on printed circuit boards (PCBs). In at least one embodiment, one or more processors determine whether a component fingerprint associated with a component to be installed on the PCB corresponds to an expected fingerprint, the component fingerprint based, at least in part, on a firmware version associated with the component.

A circuit board includes a substrate including first and second sections with different thicknesses, a protective layer, and mounting electrodes. The substrate includes a step surface connecting a first principal surface of the first section and a first principal surface of the second section. The mounting electrodes are on the first principal surface corresponding to an element to be mounted. The protective layer is disposed over the first principal surface, the step surface, and the first principal surface. The separation distance between the mounting electrode and the step surface is greater than or equal to the terminal-to-terminal distance between the mounting electrode and the mounting electrode.