An electronic component embedded substrate includes: an insulating material including a cavity formed in one surface thereof; a protective layer embedded in the insulating material and covering an entire bottom surface of the cavity; solders disposed on side surfaces of the cavity; and an electronic component disposed in the cavity and at least partially in contact with the solders, wherein the protective layer has a material different from that of the insulating material.

A method of making a printed circuit board structure including a closed cavity is provided. The method can include the steps of forming a cavity in a core structure of a core layer, laminating each of a top surface and a bottom surface of the core structure with an adhesive layer and a metal layer to prepare a laminate structure and cover the cavity to define a closed cavity. The method also includes forming vias through the laminate structure, and patterning the metal layers in the laminate structure.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes: (i) embedding a poorly adhesive structure in a stack, wherein the stack comprises at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; (ii) forming a cavity in the stack by removing a stack piece, wherein the stack piece is in part delimited by the poorly adhesive structure; and (iii) selectively exposing a bottom of the cavity by partially removing the poorly adhesive structure. A corresponding component carrier includes analogous features.

A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer; a protective filler layer disposed on one surface of the first insulating layer; a first wiring layer disposed on the one surface of the first insulating layer and having a pad protruding with respect to the protective filler layer; a first via passing through the first insulating layer and contacting the pad; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first wiring layer and the protective filler layer, and having a cavity exposing the pad and at least a portion of the protective filler layer, respectively.

A circuit carrier includes a substrate, a first build-up circuit structure, a second build-up circuit structure, a fine redistribution structure and at least one conductive through hole. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other. The first build-up circuit structure is disposed on the top surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The second build-up circuit structure is disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The fine redistribution structure is directly attached on the first build-up circuit structure, wherein a line width and a line spacing of the fine redistribution structure are smaller than those of the first build-up circuit structure. The conductive through hole penetrates the fine redistribution structure and a portion of the first build-up circuit structure and is electrically connected to the fine redistribution structure and the first build-up circuit structure.

A printed circuit board includes: a first insulating material; and a second insulating material disposed on one surface of the first insulating material, and including first and second cavities having depths different from each other. At least one groove portion is disposed in a side surface of each of the first and second cavities.

A circuit board includes a composite structure layer, at least one conductive structure, a thermally conductive substrate, and a thermal interface material layer. The composite structure layer has a cavity and includes a first structure layer, a second structure layer, and a connecting structure layer. The first structure layer includes at least one first conductive member, and the second structure layer includes at least one second conductive member. The cavity penetrates the first structure layer and the connecting structure layer to expose the second conductive member. The conductive structure at least penetrates the connecting structure layer and is electrically connected to the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The thermal interface material layer is disposed between the composite structure layer and the thermally conductive substrate, and the second structure layer is connected to the thermally conductive substrate through the thermal interface material layer.

An embedded transformer module device includes an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and including a first cavity, a magnetic core in the first cavity, a primary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core and having a spiral shape with more than one turn, and a secondary winding wound horizontally around the magnetic core, spaced away from the primary winding, and having a spiral shape with more than one turn.

A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, and a microwave structure embedded at least partially in the stack. The microwave structure configured for exciting a microwave propagation mode and having at least two stack pieces being interconnected with each other at an electrically conductive connection interface.

A process of fabricating an electromagnetic circuit includes providing three laminate sheets, forming a first feature in a first laminate sheet of the three laminate sheets, and forming a second feature in a second laminate sheet of the three laminate sheets. The second feature is aligned with the first feature when aligning the second laminate sheet with the first laminate sheet. The process further includes stacking the three laminate sheets so that the first laminate sheet is positioned above and aligned with the second laminate sheet and the second laminate sheet is positioned above and aligned with the third laminate sheet. The first feature and the second feature define a contiguous element. The process further includes filling the contiguous element with an electrically conductive material to form an electrically continuous conductor.