A liquid metal-based flexible electron device and a preparation method are disclosed. In the method, 3D printing and the characteristic that ABS plastic can be dissolved by acetone are utilized, and a microchannel is quickly constructed in the flexible substrate of Ecoflex, and liquid metal is then injected into the microchannel to complete the manufacturing of a flexible electronic device. The gold film on the surface of ABS is transferred to the surface of the flexible Ecoflex substrate.

The disclosure provides a conductive slurry, which includes a conductive paste comprising polar materials and a hydrophobic agent mixed with the conductive paste. The hydrophobic agent includes solvent and hydrophobic particles. The solvent of the hydrophobic agent includes a non-polar material.

A component embedded circuit board includes a printed circuit board, a dielectric layer, and an antenna structure laminated in that order. The printed circuit board includes a first opening and a first circuit layer, and the first circuit layer includes at least one first connecting pad. A second opening is defined in the dielectric layer. A conductive structure is embedded in the dielectric layer. The second opening penetrates the dielectric layer. The antenna structure includes a first ground layer. A component is embedded in the first opening. One end of the conductive structure is connected to the first ground layer, and the other end of the conductive structure is connected to the first connecting pad. The second opening corresponds to the first opening. A gap is generated by the second opening and the component. A method for manufacturing the package circuit structure is also disclosed.

An apparatus for automating the fabrication of a copper vertical launch (CVL) within a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a feed mechanism to feed and extrude copper wire from a spool of copper wire and a wire cutting and gripping mechanism to receive copper wire from the feed mechanism, cut and secure a segment of copper wire, insert the segment of copper wire into a hole formed within the PCB, solder an end of the segment of copper wire to a signal trace of the PCB, and flush cut an opposite end of the segment of the copper wire to a surface of the PCB. The wire cutting and gripping mechanism includes a wire cutter to flush cut the segment of copper wire and an integrated heated gripper device to receive the copper wire from the spool of copper wire and cut and grab a segment from copper wire.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to electrically conductive connection between a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element on a textile carrier material. In one example embodiment, the electrically conductive connection includes an electrically conductive thermal transfer adhesive arranged on the carrier material and creates an electrically conductive connection between the first conductive element and the second conductive element. The electrically conductive connection is positioned in electrically conductive contact with the first conductive element and the second conductive element.

A component embedded circuit board includes a printed circuit board, a dielectric layer, and an antenna structure laminated in that order. The printed circuit board includes a first opening and a first circuit layer, and the first circuit layer includes at least one first connecting pad. A second opening is defined in the dielectric layer. A conductive structure is embedded in the dielectric layer. The second opening penetrates the dielectric layer. The antenna structure includes a first ground layer. A component is embedded in the first opening. One end of the conductive structure is connected to the first ground layer, and the other end of the conductive structure is connected to the first connecting pad. The second opening corresponds to the first opening. A gap is generated by the second opening and the component. A method for manufacturing the package circuit structure is also disclosed.

A light radiation emitting device including at least one LED-type device capable of generating a light radiation in a predefined wavelength range and having two electrical contact pads, and a support delimited by first and second opposite sides defining together a thickness of the support, the support supporting at least one LED luminous device and at least one conductive electric track. The electric track is formed of conductive wires. All or part of the conductive wires are bonded to the support along all or part of their length. All or part of the conductive wires have at least one contact portion exposed towards at least one of the first and second sides of the support. Each of the contact pads of the LED-type device is positioned opposite a contact portion of one of the conductive wires and is electrically connected to the contact portion.

There is provided an insulating resin circuit substrate including an insulating resin layer and a circuit layer consisting of a plurality of metal pieces disposed to be spaced apart in a circuit pattern shape on one surface of the insulating resin layer, in which in a case where a surface of the insulating resin layer in a gap between the metal pieces is analyzed by SEM-EDX, the area rate of a metal element constituting the metal pieces is less than 2.5%.

Smartcards with metal layers manufactured according to various techniques disclosed herein. One or more metal layers of a smartcard stackup may be provided with slits overlapping at least a portion of a module antenna in an associated transponder chip module disposed in the smartcard so that the metal layer functions as a coupling frame. One or more metal layers may be pre-laminated with plastic layers to form a metal core or clad subassembly for a smartcard, and outer printed and/or overlay plastic layers may be laminated to the front and/or back of the metal core. Front and back overlays may be provided. Various constructions of and manufacturing techniques (including temperature, time, and pressure regimes for laminating) for smartcards are disclosed herein.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to electrically conductive connection between a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element on a textile carrier material. In one example embodiment, the electrically conductive connection includes an electrically conductive thermal transfer adhesive arranged on the carrier material and creates an electrically conductive connection between the first conductive element and the second conductive element. The electrically conductive connection is positioned in electrically conductive contact with the first conductive element and the second conductive element.