Panel assembly structure and panel assembling method capable of achieving a highly reliable connection of electrode terminals even when the electrode terminals have a fine pitch

摘要

There is provided a display panel assembly structure capable of achieving a highly reliable connection even when fine-pitch electrode terminals are employed. A second electrode terminal is embedded in a flexible printed circuit board, and protrudes slightly from the flexible printed circuit board within a range of 0 to 2x10-3 mm. By embedding the second electrode terminal in the flexible printed circuit board, an apparent thickness of the second electrode terminal is reduced while keeping the rigidity of the second electrode terminal to thereby improve etching accuracy of a top surface thereof. With the reduction of the protrusion amount of the second electrode terminal, a ratio of a thickness of an anisotropic conductive film to a diameter of a conductive particle can be made to be approximately "1". With the above-mentioned arrangement, the flow of the conductive particles is suppressed to prevent the possible reduction in amount of the conductive particles between a first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal and further prevent the conductive particles from flowing into a space portion between adjoining first and second electrode terminals. A highly reliable connection between the panel having the fine-pitch electrode terminals and a circuit board can be achieved.