Apparatuses and methods are provided for a capacitor including two more plates. The capacitor includes one or more teeth cut in an edge of at least one plate of the two or more plates. The one or more teeth extends from the edge of the at least one plate to a point at a length into the at least one plate. Other aspects are described.

A magnetic inlay includes a magnetic matrix and a plurality of electrically conductive vertical through connections extending vertically through the magnetic matrix. Further, a component carrier including the magnetic inlay and a method of manufacturing said magnetic inlay are described.

A magnetic inlay for a component carrier includes a magnetic matrix and an electrically conductive structure embedded horizontally in the magnetic matrix. The electrically conductive structure is configured as an inductive element. The magnetic inlay is configured so that, depending on the geometrical properties of the electrically conductive structure, a specific inductance value is provided for the magnetic inlay.

A component carrier includes a stack including at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a magnetic element assembled to the stack, and a dielectric layer structure on the stack. The magnetic element includes an embedded inductive element. The dielectric layer structure at least partially surrounds the magnetic element. Further, a manufacturing method and a use of photo-imaging are described.

Systems and methods of additively manufacturing passive electronic components are provided. An additive manufacturing device may deposit a material to create a passive electronic component. A sensor may continuously measure an electrical property of the passive electronic component across two electrical contacts as the material is deposited during manufacturing. The sensor may transmit the measured electrical property to a processor whereby the processor may adjust a material deposition rate of the additive manufacturing device. The continuous measurement of the electrical property and adjustment of the material deposition rate as the passive electronic component is produced allows for passive electronic components to be manufactured to a high degree of accuracy of the electrical property.

A capacitor packaging having a central termination and three or more capacitors (or groups of capacitors) arranged about the central termination. The electrical flow paths between the termination and the capacitors or groups of capacitors are of substantially the same length. The capacitors or groups of capacitors may be arranged in a generally circular pattern with the termination centered on the center. The termination may include first and second terminals. The capacitors may be mounted to a printed circuit board (“PCB”) with traces on opposite surfaces of the PCB providing electrical flow paths from the terminals to opposite legs of the capacitors. The capacitor packaging may include a primary PCB with a first circular arrangement of capacitors and a secondary PCB with a second circular arrangement of capacitors. The capacitors may be sandwiched between the PCBs with the second arrangement of capacitors disposed concentrically inwardly of the first arrangement.

A coil-embedded ceramic substrate includes a plurality of ceramic layers including multi-turn coil patterns provided thereon. At least one ceramic layer of the plurality of ceramic layers includes thereon a multi-turn coil pattern and dummy patterns not electrically connected to the multi-turn coil pattern. The multi-turn coil pattern winds around and extends parallel or substantially parallel to sides of the ceramic layer. The dummy patterns are each parallel or substantially parallel to corresponding ones of the sides of the ceramic layer as an extension of portion of the coil pattern in an extending direction.

A magnetic wiring circuit board includes an insulating layer; a wire disposed on a one-side surface in a thickness direction of the insulating layer and having a one-side surface in the thickness direction disposed to face the one-side surface in the thickness direction of the insulting layer at spaced intervals thereto, an other-side surface in the thickness direction in contact with the one-side surface in the thickness direction of the insulating layer, and side surfaces each connecting an end edge of the one-side surface in the thickness direction to an end edge of the other-side surface in the thickness direction; and a magnetic layer containing a magnetic particle having a shape of an aspect ratio of 2 or more and embedding the wire.

The invention relates to a medical device comprising a printable electrical component (1), the printable electrical component (1) comprising a plastic substrate (L1) wherein at least electrical component (E) is applied to the plastic substrate, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises a dried conductive ink, wherein the plastic substrate is selected from the group comprising polycarbonate, cycloolefin copolymers, polymethylacrylate, polypropylene and wherein the dried conductive ink comprise silver and/or gold, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises feather-like and/or meander-like and/or spiral-shaped sections, whereby the medical device further comprises a fluid line, wherein the printable electrical component is located on the outside of the fluid line. The invention also relates to a medical device comprising a printable electrical component (1) the printable electrical component (1) comprising a plastic substrate (L1), wherein at least one electrical component (E) is applied to the plastic substrate, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises a dried conductive ink, wherein the plastic substrate is selected from a group comprising polycarbonate, cycloolefin copolymers, polymethyl-methacrylate, polypropylene and wherein the dried, conductive ink comprises silver and/or gold, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises at least one conductor section or at least two electrodes, characterized in that the electrical component (E) is part of an expansion sensor and/or a pressure sensor and/or a thermal flow sensor.

The invention relates to a medical device comprising a printable electrical component (1), the printable electrical component (1) comprising a plastic substrate (L1) wherein at least electrical component (E) is applied to the plastic substrate, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises a dried conductive ink, wherein the plastic substrate is selected from the group comprising polycarbonate, cycloolefin copolymers, polymethylacrylate, polypropylene and wherein the dried conductive ink comprise silver and/or gold, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises feather-like and/or meander-like and/or spiral-shaped sections, whereby the medical device further comprises a fluid line, wherein the printable electrical component is located on the outside of the fluid line. The invention also relates to a medical device comprising a printable electrical component (1) the printable electrical component (1) comprising a plastic substrate (L1), wherein at least one electrical component (E) is applied to the plastic substrate, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises a dried conductive ink, wherein the plastic substrate is selected from a group comprising polycarbonate, cycloolefin copolymers, polymethyl-methacrylate, polypropylene and wherein the dried, conductive ink comprises silver and/or gold, wherein the electrical component (E) comprises at least one conductor section or at least two electrodes, characterized in that the electrical component (E) is part of an expansion sensor and/or a pressure sensor and/or a thermal flow sensor.