Electrical connector for translating between first and second sets of terminals having different pitches

An electronic device comprising a first electronic circuit, a second electronic circuit, and an electrical connector for electrically coupling the first and second electronic circuits, the electrical connector comprising:

• a first heat seal connector comprising a first plurality of interconnects formed at a first pitch for electrically coupling to the first electronic circuit, a second heat seal connector comprising a second plurality of interconnects formed at a second pitch smaller than the first pitch for electrically coupling to the second electronic circuit, and a translation circuit which includes:
• a first outer layer on which a first set of outer terminals is formed at the first pitch for aligning with and electrically coupling to the first plurality of interconnects;
• a second outer layer on which a second set of outer terminals is formed at the second pitch for aligning with and electrically coupling to the second plurality of interconnects;
• a first inner layer for interconnecting a first outer terminal subset and a second outer terminal subset, wherein the first outer terminal subset comprises a first portion of the first set of outer terminals and the second outer terminal subset comprises a first portion of the second set of outer terminals;
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• a second inner layer for interconnecting a third outer terminal subset and a fourth outer terminal subset, wherein the third outer terminal subset comprises a second portion of the first set of outer terminals and the fourth outer terminal subset comprises a second portion of the second set of outer terminals.

A radio communication device for presenting a selective call message, the ratio communication device comprising receiving circuitry for recovering the selective call message from a received radio frequency signal, a display device for presenting the selective call message, and an electrical connector for providing the selective call message from the receiving circuitry to the display device, the electrical connector including:

• a first heat seal connector comprising a first plurality of interconnects formed at a first pitch for electrically coupling to the receiving circuitry, a second heat seal connector comprising a second plurality of interconnects formed at a second pitch smaller than the first pitch for electrically coupling to the display device, and a translation circuit which includes:
• a first outer layer on which a first set of outer terminals is formed for aligning with and electrically coupling to the first plurality of interconnects;
• a second outer layer on which a second set of outer terminals is formed for aligning with and electrically coupling to the second plurality of interconnects;
• a first inner layer for interconnecting a first outer terminal subset and a second outer terminal subset, wherein the first outer terminal subset comprises a first portion of the first set of outer terminals and the second outer terminal subset comprises a first portion of the second set of outer terminals;
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• a second inner layer for interconnecting a third outer terminal subset and a fourth outer terminal subset, wherein the third outer terminal subset comprises a second portion of the first set of outer terminals and the fourth outer terminal subset comprises a second portion of the second set of outer terminals.