System and method for effecting electrical interconnections using a flexible media with radially extending electrical conductors

A method of interconnecting first and second sets of electrical components, said first set of electrical components disposed at first equal angular intervals about a first circle and said second set of electrical components disposed at said equal first angular intervals about a second circle, said second circle having a greater radius than and concentric with said first circle, said method comprising:

• (a) providing a flexible media having a plurality of electrical conductors extending radially outward from a central portion of a major surface thereof with insulative material interposed between adjacent conductors, said electrical conductors disposed at equal second angular intervals, said second angular intervals less than said first angular intervals, said electrical conductors further having equal width at any given radial distance from said central portion and having increasing width in a direction radially outward from said central portion;
• (b) radially aligning said first set of electrical components with respective ones of said second set of electrical components;
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• (c) placing radially inward portions of selected ones of said electrical conductors in contact with respective ones of said first set of electrical components and radially outward portions of said selected ones of said electrical conductors in contact with respective ones of said second set of electrical components to electrically interconnect said first and second sets of components.

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• (a) an insulative external casing for housing electrical components of said electronic apparatus having an inner major surface;
• (b) an electronic device having a plurality of electrical bond pads disposed at equal first angular intervals about a first circle on a major surface thereof;
• (c) a plurality of printed circuit conductors extending inwardly toward the perimeter of said device, said printed circuit conductors disposed at said equal first angular intervals about a second circle, said second circle having a greater radius than and concentric with said first circle and said printed circuit conductors being formed directly on said inner major surface of said insulative casing;
• (d) at least one electrical component coupled to selected ones of said printed circuit conductors;
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• (e) a flexible media having radially extending electrical conductors on a major surface thereof, said electrical conductors disposed at equal second angular intervals, said second angular intervals less than said first angular intervals, said electrical conductors further having equal width at any given radial distance from said central portion and having increasing width in a direction radially outward from said central portion, radially inward portions of selected ones of said conductors being in contact with respective ones of said bond pads and radially outward portions of said selected ones of said conductors being in contact with respective ones of said printed circuit conductors to electrically interconnect said electronic device with said at least one electrical component.

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• (a) an insulative external casing for housing electrical components of said electronic apparatus having an inner major surface;
• (b) an electronic device having a plurality of electrical bond pads disposed at equal first angular intervals about a first circle on a major surface thereof;
• (c) a plurality of printed circuit conductors extending inwardly toward the perimeter of said device, said printed circuit conductors disposed at said equal first angular intervals about a second circle, said second circle having a greater radius than and concentric with said first circle and said printed circuit conductors being formed directly on said inner major surface of said insulative casing;
• (d) a flexible media having a plurality of electrical conductors disposed on a major surface thereof, said electrical conductors disposed at equal second angular intervals, said second angular intervals less than said first angular intervals, said electrical conductors further having equal width at any given radial distance from said central portion and having increasing width in a direction radially outward from said central portion, said major surface of said media being positioned in contact with said major surface of said electronic device so that corresponding first portions of said electrical conductors are in contact with said bond pads and corresponding second portions of said electrical conductors are in contact with said printed circuit conductors, thereby electrically interconnecting said electronic device with said printed circuit conductors.