1. A plasma display device comprising:
a plasma display panel (PDP);
a chassis base including a first surface and a second surface and supporting the PDP on the first surface;
a printed circuit board assembly (PBA) mounted on the second surface; and
a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connecting electrodes of the PBA and the PDP,
wherein the FPC comprises:
a first film;
a second film;
a plurality of signal lines formed between the first and second films;
first electrode pads formed on the first film and bonded to the PBA; and
second electrode pads formed on the second film and electrically connected to the first electrode pads by the signal lines and bonded to the electrodes of the PDP.
2. The plasma display device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode pads are disposed in two rows, and the second electrode pads are disposed in one row.
3. The plasma display device of claim 2, wherein a first pitch of the first electrode pads is greater than a second pitch of the second electrode pads.
4. The plasma display device of claim 2, wherein a first width of the first electrode pads is greater than a second width of the second electrode pads.
5. The plasma display device of claim 2, wherein the first electrode pads comprise:
an eleventh electrode pad row disposed near an end of the first film; and
a twelfth electrode pad row disposed on the first film inside the eleventh electrode pad row.
6. The plasma display device of claim 5, wherein the first electrode pads of the eleventh electrode pad row and the first electrode pads of the twelfth electrode pad row are disposed such that axial centers of the electrodes of the eleventh and twelfth rows alternate.
7. The plasma display device of claim 5, wherein each of the first electrode pads of the eleventh and twelfth electrode pad rows is respectively connected to a corresponding signal line of the plurality of signal lines through a via hole formed in the first film.
8. The plasma display device of claim 5, wherein a maximum width of a compression tool used when the first electrode pads are bonded is equal to the sum of a length of the first electrode pad from the eleventh electrode pad row, a length of the first electrode pad from the twelfth electrode pad row, and an interval between the first electrode pads.
9. The plasma display device of claim 5, wherein a maximum width of a compression tool used when the first electrode pads are bonded is less than the sum of a length of the first electrode pad from the eleventh electrode pad row, a length of the first electrode pad from the twelfth electrode pad row, and an interval between the first electrode pads, and is greater than \xbd of the sum.
10. The plasma display device of claim 8, wherein the interval between the first electrode pads is greater than a flow range of an anisotropic conductive film (ACF).
11. The plasma display device of claim 1, wherein the electrodes of the PDP include a scan electrode, and the PBA includes a scan board assembly connected to the scan electrode.
12. The plasma display device of claim 11, wherein the scan board assembly further comprises a scan buffer board assembly, and the FPC connects the scan buffer board assembly and the scan electrodes of the PDP.
13. A plasma display device comprising:
a plasma display panel (PDP);
a chassis base including a first surface and a second surface and supporting the PDP on the first surface;
a printed circuit board assembly (PBA) mounted on the second surface; and
a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connecting electrodes of the PBA and the PDP,
wherein the FPC comprises:
a plurality of signal lines;
a plurality of first electrode pads on a first side of the FPC; and
a plurality of second electrode pads electrically connected to the first electrode pads by the signal lines, wherein the second electrode pads are on a second side of the FPC, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.
14. The plasma display device of claim 13, wherein the first electrode pads are disposed in two rows, and the second electrode pads are disposed in one row.
15. The plasma display device of claim 14, wherein a first pitch of the first electrode pads is greater than a second pitch of the second electrode pads.
16. The plasma display device of claim 14, wherein a first width of the first electrode pads is greater than a second width of the second electrode pads.
17. The plasma display device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode pads comprise:
an eleventh electrode pad row disposed near an end of the FPC; and
a twelfth electrode pad row disposed on the FPC inside the eleventh electrode pad row.
18. The plasma display device of claim 17, wherein the first electrode pads of the eleventh electrode pad row and the first electrode pads of the twelfth electrode pad row are disposed such that axial centers of the electrodes of the eleventh and twelfth rows alternate.
19. The plasma display device of claim 17, wherein each of the first electrode pads of the eleventh and twelfth electrode pad rows is respectively connected to a corresponding signal line of the plurality of signal lines through a via hole formed in the FPC.
20. The plasma display device of claim 13, wherein the electrodes of the PDP include a scan electrode, and the PBA includes a scan board assembly connected to the scan electrode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An EMI suppressive device configured to be electrically connected to an electric motor having a substantially non-conductive shroud and a conductive drive shaft, the device comprising:
a packaged circuit configured to suppress electromagnetic interference and containing one or more signal terminals configured to be connected to the electric motor and one or more ground terminals configured to be connected to ground; and
a bracket configured to support the packaged circuit and having one or more interfaces configured to interface with one or more of the one or more ground terminals of the packaged circuit, and a conductive element configured to contact the shroud and electrically connect to the drive shaft to provide a path to ground.
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board supporting the packaged circuit and containing electrical links leading from the one or more signal terminals to one or more secondary terminals of the circuit board; and wherein the bracket is configured to support the circuit board.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the conductive element is configured to snap fit onto the shroud.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the bracket includes first and second legs.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the bracket is further configured to provide the packaged circuit shielding from electromagnetic interference.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the packaged circuit is an X2Y device having a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and one or more ground terminals.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein the interfaces of the bracket are clips configured to contact the one or more ground terminals of the X2Y device.
8. An EMI suppressive device configured to be electrically connected to an electric motor having a substantially non-conductive shroud and a conductive retainer, the device comprising:
a packaged circuit configured to suppress electromagnetic interference and containing one or more signal terminals configured to be connected to the electric motor and one or more ground terminals configured to be connected to ground;
a circuit board supporting the packaged circuit and containing electrical links leading from the one or more sigual terminals to one or more secondary terminals; and
a bracket configured to support the circuit board and having one or more clips configured to interface with one or more of the one or more ground terminals of the packaged circuit, and a conductive element configured to contact the shroud and the conductive retainer to provide a path to ground.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein the conductive element is configured to fit onto the shroud.
10. The device of claim 8, wherein the bracket includes first and second legs.
11. The device of claim 8, wherein the bracket is further configured to provide the packaged circuit shielding from electromagnetic interference.
12. The device of claim 8, wherein the packaged circuit is an X2Y device.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the X2Y device includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and one or more ground terminals.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the bracket includes a first terminal configured to contact the positive terminal of the X2Y device and a second terminal configured to contact the negative terminal of the X2Y device.
15. A packaged circuit module configured to be electrically connected to an electric motor having a substantially non-conductive shroud and a conductive retainer, the module comprising:
a packaged circuit configured to suppress electromagnetic interference and containing one or more signal terminals configured to be connected to the electric motor and one or more ground terminals configured to be connected to ground;
a first interface terminal electrically connected to one of the one or more signal terminals of the packaged circuit and configured to be connected to a first terminal of a motor; and
a bracket configured to be connected to one of the one or more ground terminals of the packaged circuit and to a ground, the bracket having first and second legs and a conductive element configured to snap onto the shroud and contact the conductive retainer to provide a path to ground.
16. The packaged circuit module of claim 15, wherein the bracket is configured to provide electromagnetic shielding.
17. The module of claim 15, further comprising a circuit board supporting the packaged circuit and containing one or more secondary terminals spaced from the one or more signal terminals.
18. The module of claim 17, further comprising one or more electrical links connecting the one or more secondary terminals to the one or more signal terminals.
19. The module of claim 15, wherein the packaged circuit is an X2Y device having a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and first and second ground terminals.
20. The module of claim 19, wherein the bracket includes one or more clips configured to hold the circuit board in place on the bracket and to interface with the first and second ground terminals of the X2Y device.