Electronic controller unit and method of manufacturing same

A method for manufacturing an electronic controller unit comprising the steps of:

• providing a single piece plate stock having first and second base plates and connecting portions holding the first and second base plates in initial positions fixed relative to one another;
• providing a flexible circuit having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, and bonding the first and second portions of the flexible circuit to the first and second base plates respectively with the intermediate portion of the flexible circuit extending between the first and second base plates;
• providing and mounting a plurality of electrical components to the flexible circuit;
• providing and placing a connector on the intermediate portion of the flexible circuit on a side thereof opposite from the electrical components;
• subsequently removing the connecting portions of the plate stock and moving the base plates from the initial positions to second positions while bending the flexible circuit between the first and intermediate portions and between the second and intermediate portions.