When a specification setting unit sets a specification of a lot number “k+1” after setting a specification of a lot number “k”, a mounting program selector performs a mounting program corresponding to the lot number “k”, and then selects a mounting program corresponding to the lot number “k+1” according to matching between a mounting number from the mounting program and a planned number of products of the lot number “k”. A printing program selector selects a printing program corresponding to the lot number “k”, and then selects a printing program corresponding to the lot number “k+1” according to matching between a sum of a printing number from the printing program and a defective product number and the planned number of products of the lot number “k”. Consequently, on-demand production of an electronic device can easily be manufactured on a manufacturing line.

Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.

A radio frequency (RF) antenna containing element is provided. The RF antenna containing element includes a reinforced metal foil laminate antenna bonded to a carrier layer. The reinforced metal foil laminate antenna includes a metal foil layer bonded to a reinforcement layer. The reinforcement layer can mitigate tearing of the metal foil layer during formation of the antenna.

Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.

A manufacturing method of a circuit board element including the following steps is provided: placing a circuit substrate on a carrier, wherein the circuit substrate includes an insulating layer and a circuit layer disposed thereon, a protective layer disposed on the circuit layer and having a plurality of openings exposing thereof, and a plurality of solder balls disposed on the protective layer and embedded in the openings; forming a trench penetrating the circuit substrate to expose the carrier; forming a photoresist material layer to cover the circuit substrate and filling the spaces between each of the solder balls and the protective layer and is filling in the trench to cover the carrier; curing a portion of the photoresist material layer filled in the spaces to form a dielectric layer; removing a portion of the photoresist material layer filled in the trench to expose the carrier; and removing the carrier.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a stack with electrically conductive layer structures and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, embedding a magnetic inlay in the stack, and forming an electrically conductive coil structure at least partially based on the electrically conductive layer structures and surrounding at least part of the magnetic inlay.

A reel-to-reel machine to fabricate a printed flexible circuit on the fly, the machine has a plurality of reels, a laser scanner to ablate a metal foil, a source of UV light or heat to curing an adhesive in a coverlay, another source of UV light or heat to debond a sacrificial liner on the fly. There is a depositor to deposit a sintering paste on the fly onto a predetermined spot for a pad on the metal foil. Removal of slugs are also possible on the fly.

A reel-to-reel method of creating pads on a layer of metal sheet or circuitry pattern on the fly. The method includes placing a sintering paste in the intended spots for pads followed by irradiation of the sintering paste by a laser.

An electronic device comprises: an electronic component; a resin molded body in which the electronic component is embedded and fixed; and a bendable bend portion continuous with the resin molded body. For example, the bend portion is molded integrally with the resin molded body. Thus, electronic device can be reduced in size and thickness.

A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure; a heat removing and electrically conductive base structure; a component which is connected to the base structure so as to at least partially protrude from the base structure and so as to be laterally at least partially covered by an electrically insulating material of the stack; and an electrically conductive top structure on or above a top main surface of the component. A method of manufacturing such a component carrier is disclosed.