A wiring board according to the present disclosure includes a core layer including core electrical conductor layers on upper and lower surfaces of a core insulating layer, a first build-up portion, a second build-up portion, a first mounting region, and a second mounting region. The first build-up portion includes a first build-up insulating layer and a first build-up electrical conductor layer connected to the first mounting region. The second build-up portion includes a second build-up insulating layer and a second build-up electrical conductor layer connected to the second mounting region. The second build-up insulating layer includes a margin for adhesion between the second build-up insulating layers or between the second build-up insulating layer and the core insulating layer. The second build-up electrical conductor layer includes an electrical conductor layer for grounding, a first opening, and a signal pad located inside the first opening.

A component carrier with an asymmetric build-up, which includes (a) a core; (b) a first stack at a first main surface of the core, the first stack having at least one first electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of first electrically insulating layer structures; and (c) a second stack at a second main surface of the core, the second stack having at least one second electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of second electrically insulating layer structures. At least two of the second electrically insulating layer structures are in direct contact with each other and each one of these electrically insulating layer structures has a smaller thickness than and/or includes a different material property than one of the first electrically insulating layer structures. Further described are methods for designing and manufacturing such an asymmetric component carrier.

A method for manufacturing a circuit board is disclosed. An inner wiring base board with a first opening is provided. A base board is fixed in the first opening, and a first wiring base board and a second wiring base board are pressed on opposite surfaces of the inner wiring base board. The base board is made of ceramic and has a high light reflectivity of 92% to 97%. A first conductor layer and a second conductor layer are formed on opposite surfaces of the laminated structure. The first conductor layer includes a plurality of connecting pads on the base board. A solder mask is formed on an outer side of the first conductor layer, the solder mask has a high light reflectivity of 92% to 95%, and the base board is exposed outside the solder mask.

A circuit board structure includes a dielectric substrate, at least one embedded block, at least one electronic component, at least one first build-up circuit layer, and at least one second build-up circuit layer. The dielectric substrate includes a through cavity penetrating the dielectric substrate. The embedded block is fixed in the through cavity. The embedded block includes a first through hole and a second through hole. The electronic component is disposed in the through hole of the embedded block. The first build-up circuit layer is disposed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate and covers the embedded block. The second build-up circuit layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate and covers the embedded block.

A printed circuit board can include a substrate layer, a first metal layer disposed over the substrate layer, a core layer disposed over the first metal layer, and a second metal layer disposed over the core layer, where the core layer defines a closed cavity between the first and second metal layers. Optionally, the cavity is filled with air and operates as an antenna.

A magnetic element includes a first magnetic column, a second magnetic column, a first winding wound around the first magnetic column, and a second winding wound around the second magnetic column. The first winding includes a first horizontal winding, a second horizontal winding, a first vertical winding, and a second vertical winding. The second winding includes a third horizontal winding, a fourth horizontal winding, a third vertical winding, and a fourth vertical winding. The first vertical winding and the third vertical winding are disposed on or in a first circuit board and a second circuit board respectively, the second vertical winding and the fourth vertical winding are disposed on or in a third circuit board. The first circuit board, the first magnetic column, the third circuit board, the second magnetic column, and the second circuit board are sequentially bonded to form a pre-package.

An inductor built-in substrate includes a core substrate having openings and first through holes, a magnetic resin filled in the openings and having second through holes, first through-hole conductors formed in the first through holes respectively such that each of the first through-hole conductors includes a metal film, and second through-hole conductors formed in the second through holes respectively such that each of the second through-hole conductors includes a metal film and that the metal film in each of the first through-hole conductors has a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the metal film in each of the second through-hole conductors.

A multilayer PCB structure includes a core layer, a first layer on a first surface of the core layer, a second layer on a second surface of the core layer, and a thermally conductive material in the core layer. The first surface and the second surface of the core layer are opposite to each other, and a window is formed on the second layer by removing part of the second layer. The window of the second layer exposes part of the core layer below the thermally conductive material.

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 circuit board with improved heat dissipation function and a method for manufacturing the circuit board are provided. The circuit board includes a heat dissipation substrate, an insulating layer on the heat dissipation substrate, an electronic component, a base layer on the insulating layer, and a circuit layer on the base layer. The heat dissipation substrate includes a phase change structure and a heat conductive layer wrapping the phase change structure. The heat dissipation substrate defines a first through hole. The insulating layer defines a groove for receiving the electronic component. A second through hole is defined in the circuit layer, the base layer, and the insulating layer. A bottom of the second through hole corresponds to the heat conductive layer. A heat conductive portion is disposed in the second through hole.