Provided is a mother ceramic substrate that, when divided into individual substrates (ceramic substrates), can be divided to cause divided end surfaces to be perpendicular to principal surfaces of the individual substrates, and that can provide ceramic substrates with high form accuracy; an individual ceramic substrate obtained from the mother ceramic substrate; a module component including the ceramic substrate; and a method of manufacturing a mother ceramic substrate. In a mother ceramic substrate that can be divided at a predetermined position and separated into a plurality of individual substrates, a dividing groove that defines a division position is formed in a principal surface on one side, and a protruding thread is formed on a principal surface on another side at a position corresponding to a position of the dividing groove formed in the principal surface on the one side in view in a thickness direction of the mother ceramic substrate.

An electronic device connection unit includes a substrate and a plurality of signal pads on the substrate configured to send signals from an electronic device to a driving printed circuit board (PCB). One or more active ground pads on the substrate are configured to connect at least the driving PCB to a reference voltage of the electronic device. One or more dummy ground pads on the substrate are configured to connect to the reference voltage of the electronic device without extending onto the driving PCB. One or more connectors are connected to the one or more dummy ground pads, where each of the one or more connectors is configured to electrically couple at least a subset of the one or more dummy ground pads to the one or more active ground pads.

Communications plugs are provided which include a printed circuit board having a plurality of elongated conductive traces and a plurality of plug blades. Each plug blade has a first section that extends along a top surface of the printed circuit board and a second section that extends along a front edge of the printed circuit board. Additionally, each plug blade may have a thickness that is at least twice the thickness of the elongated conductive traces. The plug blades may be low profile plug blades that are manufactured separately from the printed circuit board.

A multifunctional charging and data adapter includes a housing, a plurality of data transmission connection holes, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a charging plug, a charging module and a flexible circuit board. The first circuit board is provided with at least one of the data transmission connection holes. The second circuit board is adjacent to the first circuit board and is provided with at least another of the data transmission connection holes. The charging plug and the charging module are configured to receive external electrical power via the charging plug and transmit the external power to at least one of the data transmission connection holes via the first or second circuit board. The flexible circuit board is configured to be electrically connected between the first and second circuit boards so as to provide an electrical signal transmission path between the first and second circuit boards.

A circuit board module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a connection layer. The first circuit board includes two first conductive layers, a first dielectric core layer and a first conductive via, the first dielectric core layer is formed between the two first conductive layers, and the first conductive via connects the two first conductive layers. The second circuit board includes two second conductive layers, a second dielectric core layer and a second conductive via, the second dielectric core layer is formed between the two second conductive layers, and the second conductive via connect the two second conductive layers. The connection layer is formed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board and combines the first circuit board with the second circuit board. The second circuit board is disposed on a side of the first circuit board.

A sensor assembly for a vehicle including a sensor module having a main printed circuit board (PCB). A plurality of auxiliary printed circuit boards (PCBs) are coupled to the main PCB and electrically connected to the main PCB. Each of the plurality of auxiliary PCBs has at least one sensor that is configured to generate a signal. Each of the plurality of auxiliary PCBs are coupled to each other in a defined position relative to each other. A plurality of attachment elements couple the plurality of auxiliary PCBs and the main PCB to at least partially maintain the defined positions of the auxiliary PCBs relative to each other and to electrically connect the plurality of auxiliary PCBs to the main PCB. A retainer abuts the plurality of auxiliary PCBs.

A nondestructive method generates a representation of a pattern of electrically conductive material on at least one layer of a multiple-layer printed circuit board (PCB). The method generates a plurality of imaging slices by evaluating the voxels in a 3D nondestructive data set to identify voxels having intensities representing electrically conductive material. The method establishes a reference plane that includes at least one voxel identified in a selected one of the plurality of slices. The method determines a distance of other voxels from the reference plane and adjusts the respective 3D coordinate of each other voxel to effectively position a respective adjusted voxel in the reference plane. The method generates a two-dimensional (2D) image that includes the at least one voxel and the adjusted voxels in the reference plane. The 2D image represents the pattern of electrically conductive material in the at least one layer.

An interconnect substrate includes a first interconnect substrate having a first electrode on a first surface and having a recess formed in an edge in a plan view normal to the first surface, a second interconnect substrate having a second electrode on a second surface facing toward the first surface, a connector disposed inside the recess and electrically connected to the first interconnect substrate, an intermediate substrate disposed between the first interconnect substrate and the second interconnect substrate, the intermediate substrate including an insulating base and a conductive via, the insulating base having a through hole extending from a third surface facing the first surface to a fourth surface facing the second surface, the conductive via being disposed in the through hole, a first conductive member electrically connecting the first electrode and the conductive via, and a second conductive member electrically connecting the second electrode and the conductive via.