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US 8,477,507 B2Granted
Suspension board assembly sheet with circuits and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeNitto Denko Corporation
InventorsTerukazu Ihara, Tetsuya Ohsawa
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Abstract
An assembly sheet includes a plurality of suspension boards and a frame member that integrally supports the suspension boards. On a surface of the frame member, a plurality of identification marks for identifying respective positions of the suspension boards in automatic optical inspection are provided corresponding to the suspension boards.
Claims11
A suspension board assembly sheet with circuits comprising:
- a plurality of suspension boards with the circuits, and
- a support frame arranged to integrally support said plurality of suspension boards with the circuits, wherein
- a plurality of identification marks for identifying respective positions of said plurality of suspension boards with the circuits in automatic optical inspection are provided corresponding said plurality of suspension boards with the circuits, respectively, on a surface of said support frame,
- said plurality of suspension boards with the circuits and said support frame include a plurality of insulating layers that are integrally formed and a plurality of conductor traces, formed on said plurality of insulating layers, respectively, and said plurality of identification marks are portions of the insulating layer that are exposed because of a plurality of openings formed in the conductor trace of said support frame.
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