A method of manufacturing a component carrier is disclosed. The method includes forming a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; patterning a front side of the stack using a first photo-imageable dielectric; and patterning a back side of the stack. A component carrier is also disclosed.

A printed wiring board includes a core substrate having cavity to accommodate an electronic component and including a front conductor layer formed on front side of the core substrate, and a back conductor layer formed on back side of the core substrate, through-hole conductors formed through the core substrate such that the through-hole conductors connect the front and back conductor layers of the core substrate, a front build-up layer formed on front surface of the core substrate and including interlayer insulating layers and conductor layers, and a back build-up layer formed on back surface of the core substrate and including interlayer insulating layers and conductor layers. The conductor layers in the front build-up layer include a conductor layer sandwiching one of the interlayer insulating layers with the front conductor layer such that the conductor layer and the front conductor layer have the same electric potential in region surrounding the cavity.

Methods, and devices produced by the methods, for electroplating a multitude of micro-scale electrodes that are electrically isolated from each other on a cable or other device is described. A localized area of connections on another end of the cable is shorted together by depositing a metal sheet or other conductive material over the localized area. The metal sheet is connected to a terminal of a power supply, and the electrode end of the cable is immersed in an electrolyte solution for electrodeposition by electroplating. After the electrodes are electroplated, the metal sheet is removed from the cable in order to re-isolate the electrodes.

A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures, and a component embedded in the stack and having an array of pads on a main surface of the component. A first electrically conductive connection structure of the electrically conductive layer structures electrically connects a first pad of the pads up to a first wiring plane, and a second electrically conductive connection structure of the electrically conductive layer structures electrically connects a second pad of the pads up to a second wiring plane being different from the first wiring plane.

A printed circuit board includes a board portion and an electronic element. The board portion includes a first substrate having an element accommodating portion and second substrates laminated on outer surfaces of the first substrate. The electronic element is disposed in the element accommodating part. The electronic element includes a heat generating element and a heat radiating member coupled to an inactive surface of the heat generating element.

A manufacturing method of a flexible transparent circuit includes preparing a circuit template. The method further includes using a flexible transparent polymer material to prepare a cured transparent carrier on the circuit template, wherein the cured transparent carrier has a groove circuit structure. The method includes coating a solution containing a conductive material in a groove of the cured transparent carrier. The method further includes forming a circuit with the high transparency and conductivity after the solvent is volatilized. The circuit are designed and manufactured according to the requirements, and the precision thereof is able to achieve the micron or nanometer level. The formed circuit is light. The circuit can be stretched, bended or twisted many times. The circuit has a good biological compatibility. The circuit manufactured by such method is expected to be applied in various fields such as smart contact lens, flexible transparent electron devices, electronic skins.

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 manufacturing method of a flexible transparent circuit includes preparing a circuit template. The method further includes using a flexible transparent polymer material to prepare a cured transparent carrier on the circuit template, wherein the cured transparent carrier has a groove circuit structure. The method includes coating a solution containing a conductive material in a groove of the cured transparent carrier. The method further includes forming a circuit with the high transparency and conductivity after the solvent is volatilized. The circuit are designed and manufactured according to the requirements, and the precision thereof is able to achieve the micron or nanometer level. The formed circuit is light. The circuit can be stretched, bended or twisted many times. The circuit has a good biological compatibility. The circuit manufactured by such method is expected to be applied in various fields such as smart contact lens, flexible transparent electron devices, electronic skins.

A circuit board element including an insulating layer, a circuit layer, a protective layer, a plurality of solder balls, and a dielectric layer is provided. The circuit layer is disposed on the insulating layer. The protective layer is disposed on the circuit layer and has a plurality of openings exposing the circuit layer. The plurality of solder balls are disposed on the protective layer and embedded in the corresponding openings. The dielectric layer is disposed between the solder balls and the protective layer. A manufacturing method of a circuit board element is also provided.

Systems and methods for laser assisted deposition of a material includes a printing unit configured to print individual dot-like portions of a material from a donor substrate onto a receiving substrate, and a vacuum shuttle configured to be positionable in two or three dimensions between the printing unit and the donor substrate and to engage the donor substrate upon application of a vacuum to the vacuum shuttle. The printing unit may include a coating system and a laser. The vacuum shuttle includes a vacuum channel about its periphery and an open window through which the laser irradiates the donor substrate. The vacuum channel is fluidly coupled to a vacuum inlet for receiving a vacuum suction, thereby to engage the donor substrate and hold it taught against the bottom of the vacuum shuttle in operation. The vacuum shuttle may also include one or more distance measuring sensors and fiducial markers.