A light system includes a first substrate and a second substrate having the first substrate thereon. A light emitting diode (LED) is connected to the first substrate. An encapsulation layer covers the LED and at least a majority of the first substrate.

The power conversion device includes: a main circuit having first and second wiring layers formed respectively on both surfaces of a base board, mounted parts mounted on the first and second wiring layers, and first and second GND layers formed respectively, between external- and internal-layer portions of the base board and in regions corresponding to the mounted parts each being a mounted part which forms a circuit other than a circuit having an inductance component as a lumped constant, and to the first and second wiring layers; and a cooler attached to the base board by means of fixing screws through a first through-hole created in an end portion of the board; wherein the first and second GND layers are each formed so that creepage distance is created around a second through-hole in which a lead insertion part that mutually connects the first and second wiring layers is inserted.

Electronics assemblies and methods of manufacturing electronics assemblies having improved thermal performance. One example of these electronics assemblies includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an integrated circuit package mounted to the PCB, the integrated circuit packing having a heat generating component, and a heat spreader soldered to the PCB such that the heat spreader is thermally coupled to the heat generating component of the integrated circuit package to dissipate heat generated by the heat generating component.

An electronic assembly may include a chassis, and electronic modules mounted within the chassis. Each electronic module may include a printed circuit substrate, heat-generating electronic components mounted on the printed circuit substrate, and a heat sink body mounted to the printed circuit substrate and having a plurality of heat pipe receiving passageways extending between opposing side edges and overlying corresponding heat-generating components. A respective elongate, passive, heat pipe may extend within each heat pipe receiving passageway and be removably fastened to at least one end to the heat sink body for enhanced conductive heat transport.

A compact solid state relay (7) is provided. Solid state devices (74, 75), such as Triacs or Thyristors are used to implement the relay functionality. The device is at least partially enclosed in a housing that has pins for mounting on an electronics board. A number of “U” shaped jumpers (72) or other jumpers or wires are provided in the housing to act as heat sinks. A sub-miniature fan (70) is positioned to create an air flow over the heat sinks and dissipate heat from the device.

A carrier substrate (1) for electrical components, in particular metal-ceramic substrate (1) for electrical components, comprising an insulation layer (10), the insulation layer (10) preferably having a material comprising a ceramic or a composite comprising at least one ceramic layer, a component metallization (20) which is formed on a component side (BS) and has a first primary structuring (21), and a cooling part metallization (30) which is formed on a cooling side (KS) opposite the component side (BS) and has a second primary structuring (31), wherein the insulation layer (10), the component metallization (20) and the cooling part metallization (30) are arranged one above the other along a stacking direction (S), and
wherein the first primary structuring (21) and the second primary structuring (31), as viewed in the stacking direction (S), run congruently at least in portions.

According to the present invention, there is provided a copper/ceramic bonded body including: a copper member made of copper or a copper alloy; and a ceramic member made of silicon-containing ceramics, the copper member and the ceramic member being bonded to each other, in which a maximum indentation hardness in a region is set to be in a range of 70 mgf/μm.sup.2 or more and 150 mgf/μm.sup.2 or less, the region being from 10 μm to 50 μm with reference to a bonded interface between the copper member and the ceramic member toward the copper member side.

The disclosure relates to electronics of an electric motor of a motor vehicle, having a connection unit that is placed in electrical contact with a circuit board and attached thereto. The connection unit has a number of leadframes that are stabilized with respect to one another. The connection unit at least partly forms a connector socket for a mating connector, and the connection unit at least partly forms a contact point for an electromagnet of the electric motor.

An optical circuit is provided in which electric circuit parts and optical circuit parts are integrated in a stack on a printed substrate. The optical circuit is provided with a lid having a temperature regulation function that uses a temperature control element and an optical fiber block capable of optical input and output. Temperature control of optical circuit elements can be efficiently performed by mounting electric circuit parts and optical circuit parts on a printed substrate in advance by a reflow step using OBO technology and subsequently attaching a lid that includes a temperature control element.

A power device for surface mounting has a leadframe including a die-attach support and at least one first lead and one second lead. A die, of semiconductor material, is bonded to the die-attach support, and a package, of insulating material and parallelepipedal shape, surrounds the die and at least in part the die-attach support and has a package height. The first and second leads have outer portions extending outside the package, from two opposite lateral surfaces of the package. The outer portions of the leads have lead heights greater than the package height, extend throughout the height of the package, and have respective portions projecting from the first base.