There is provided a printed circuit board in which an amount of molten solder adhering over electrodes adjacent to each other is increased in flow soldering. The printed circuit board according to the present invention includes: a first insulating substrate (6) having a mounting hole (15) that penetrates through the first insulating substrate (6) from a first surface (6a) to a second surface (6b); a second insulating substrate (18) including a connection portion (23a) that penetrates through the mounting hole (15) from the first surface (6a) side and protrudes from the second surface (6b); first electrodes (7 and 9) that are provided on the second surface (6b) and are arranged at an edge of the mounting hole (15); and second electrodes (19 and 25) provided on the connection portion (23a). The first electrodes (7 and 9) and the second electrodes (19 and 25) are joined by solder. The printed circuit board further includes a coating film (31) that is disposed at least on a front end side of the connection portion (23a) than a portion where the second electrodes (19 and 25) are joined to the first electrodes (7 and 9) by the solder.

A first substrate has a slit formed therein, passing through the first substrate from one first primary surface to the other first primary surface opposite the one first primary surface, the first substrate including at least one first electrode. A second substrate has one second primary surface and the other second primary surface opposite the one second primary surface, the second substrate: including a support inserted in the slit so as to intersect with the first substrate; and having at least one second electrode on the support. The first electrode and the second electrode are bonded by a solder. A dimension of the slit in the longitudinal direction is greater than the sum of a design dimension of the support in the longitudinal direction, a maximum design dimension tolerance of the support in the longitudinal direction, and a maximum design dimension tolerance of the slit in the longitudinal direction.

A circuit board includes a terminal area projecting from an end face of the circuit board. The terminal area is flush with a front side and a back side of the circuit board and has a thickness equal to the circuit board. The terminal area has a plurality of sides covered with an electrically conductive material, the sides including a first surface flush with a front side of the circuit board, a second surface flush with a back side of the circuit board, and a pair of side surfaces that intersect the first surface and the second surface.

The present disclosure describes an expansion card interface for a printed circuit board. The expansion card interface includes a substrate having an edge. The expansion card interface further includes a plurality of signal pins configured to communicate one or more signals to and from the printed circuit board. The expansion card interface further includes a plurality of ground pins adjacent to the plurality of signal pins configured to provide a ground. At least one signal pin of the plurality of signal pins extends closer to the edge of the substrate than at least one ground pin of the plurality of ground pins.

The present disclosure provides a power supply module used in a smart terminal and a power supply module assembly structure, the power supply module includes a substrate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other; a power passive element, an active element and a plurality of first conductive parts disposed at the substrate; the power passive element being independently disposed on the first surface of the substrate as a whole; wherein a maximum height of the power passive element disposed on the first surface of the substrate is greater than a sum of a maximum height of an element disposed on the second surface of the substrate and an half of the thickness of the substrate.

A power distribution assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a power input and electrical components connected to PCB conductive trace. A power bus extends from the PCB and has a conductive core, a dielectric layer on an exterior surface of the conductive core, a conductive trace on the dielectric layer, and a power cut through the dielectric layer to the conductive core. The conductive core is connected to the power input by way of the power cut through and the at least one second conductive trace is connected to the PCB conductive trace.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes providing a first component carrier body having at least one first electrically insulating layer structure and at least one first electrically conductive layer structure, providing a second component carrier body having at least one second electrically insulating layer structure and at least one second electrically conductive layer structure, providing at least a part of at least one of the first component carrier body and the second component carrier body of an at least partially uncured material, and interconnecting the first component carrier body with the second component carrier body by curing the at least partially uncured material.

A printed circuit board composite and a method for producing same. In the method for producing the printed circuit board composite, a first printed circuit board, in particular a sensor carrier printed circuit board, is connected in a form-fitting manner to a second printed circuit board, in particular a supporting printed circuit board. There is also described a printed circuit board composite.

A control module attached to a lighting fixture and having a front cover portion may comprise one or more sensors, such as a daylight and/or occupancy sensor, for sensing information through the front cover portion. The control module may have a main printed circuit board (PCB) that extends from a front side to a rear side of the control module, and a sensor PCB perpendicular to the main PCB to enable at least one sensor attached to the sensor PCB to face the front side of the control module. The main PCB may comprise a wireless communication circuit and an antenna for communicating radio frequency (RF) signals, wherein at least a portion of the antenna is located within a plastic lip of the front cover portion of the control module. The control module may further have a conductive enclosure to reduce radio-frequency interference noise from coupling into the antenna.

The present disclosure provides a power supply module used in a smart terminal and a power supply module assembly structure, the power supply module includes a substrate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other; a power passive element, an active element and a plurality of first conductive parts disposed at the substrate; the power passive element being independently disposed on the first surface of the substrate as a whole; wherein a maximum height of the power passive element disposed on the first surface of the substrate is greater than a sum of a maximum height of an element disposed on the second surface of the substrate and an half of the thickness of the substrate.