| US 7,446,261 B2 | ||
| Flexible circuit boards with tooling cutouts for optoelectronic modules | ||
| Dev E. Kumar, San Mateo, Calif. (US); Donald A. Ice, Milpitas, Calif. (US); and Kinya Nippa, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/835,832. | ||
| Application 10/835832 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/409837, filed on Apr. 09, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/409837 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/231395, filed on Aug. 29, 2002, granted, now 6,703,561. | ||
| Application 10/231395 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/101260, filed on Mar. 18, 2002, granted, now 6,868,104. | ||
| Application 10/101260 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/077067, filed on Feb. 14, 2002, granted, now 6,586,678. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/317835, filed on Sep. 06, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0045374 A1, Mar. 03, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—254 [174/255; 361/759; 361/751; 361/777; 361/778] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A flexible circuit comprising:
a flexible substrate;
a plurality of electrical traces mounted on said flexible substrate; and
at least one tooling cutout recessed in a peripheral edge of said flexible circuit, the at least one tooling cutout having
a shape that is configured to engage an outer surface of at least one guide pin to substantially limit lateral and rotational
movement of the flexible circuit when at least partially secured by the at least one tooling cutout to at least one other
device, wherein the shape of the at least one tooling cutout is defined by a shape of an outer periphery of each of the at
least guide pin, wherein one of the tooling cutouts is disposed at a first end of the flexible circuit where the plurality
of electrical traces of the flexible circuit electrically connect to an optical subassembly.
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