A processor receives solder paste information, where the solder paste information describes a solder paste used in assembly of a printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum magnetic force required for removing the solder paste from the printed circuit board based on the solder paste information. A processor receives electromagnet information, where the electromagnet information describes an electromagnet used in cleaning of a misprint of the solder paste on the printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum amount of power to provide the electromagnet to induce the minimum magnetic force in the electromagnet, where the determination of the amount of power is based on the electromagnet information and the minimum magnetic force. A processor adjusts an amount of power applied to the electromagnet to at least the determined minimum amount of power to clean the misprint of the solder paste from the printed circuit board.

A light source module includes a circuit board having a plurality of chip mounting regions, the plurality of chip mounting regions respectively having at least one connection pad; at least one alignment component respectively disposed on the plurality of chip mounting regions, and having a convex or concave shape; and a plurality of LED chips respectively mounted on the plurality of chip mounting regions, respectively having at least one electrode electrically connected to the at least one connection pad, and respectively coupled to the at least one alignment component.

Various embodiments may relate to a method for forming a conductor path structure on an electrode surface of an electronic component. The method includes introducing electrically conductive metal particles into an insulating carrier material, producing a mixed composition by mixing the carrier material with the metal particles, applying the mixed composition to the electrode surface, separating the metal particles from the carrier material, allowing the metal particles to become attached to the electrode surface, fixing the metal particles attached to the electrode surface, and curing the carrier material.

In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a magnetic particle embedded flexible substrate, a printed flexible substrate for a magnetic tray, or an electro-magnetic carrier for magnetized or ferromagnetic flexible substrates. For instance, in accordance with one embodiment, there are means disclosed for fabricating a flexible substrate having one or more electrical interconnects to couple with leads of an electrical device; integrating magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles into the flexible substrate; supporting the flexible substrate with a carrier plate during one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate, in which the flexible substrate is held flat against the carrier plate by an attractive magnetic force between the magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles integrated with the flexible substrate and a complementary magnetic attraction of the carrier plate; and removing the flexible substrate from the carrier plate subsequent to completion of the one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate. Other related embodiments are disclosed.

A light source module includes a circuit board having a plurality of chip mounting regions, the plurality of chip mounting regions respectively having at least one connection pad; at least one alignment component respectively disposed on the plurality of chip mounting regions, and having a convex or concave shape; and a plurality of LED chips respectively mounted on the plurality of chip mounting regions, respectively having at least one electrode electrically connected to the at least one connection pad, and respectively coupled to the at least one alignment component.

An integrated circuit that includes a substrate having a shape memory material (SMM), the SMM is in a first deformed state and has a first crystallography structure and a first configuration, the SMM is able to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration, the SMM changes to a second crystallography structure and deforms back to the first configuration upon receiving energy, the SMM returns to the first crystallography structure upon receiving a different amount of energy; and an electronic component attached to substrate. In other forms, the SMM is in a first deformed state and has a first polymeric conformation and a first configuration, the SMM changes from a first polymeric conformation to a second polymeric conformation and be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration, the SMM changes returns to the first polymeric conformation and deforms back to the first configuration upon receiving energy.

Systems, and apparatus for aligning structures are provided. One of the apparatus includes a first communication module including: a printed circuit board, one or more integrated circuit packages mounted on the printed circuit board, and one or more magnets positioned relative to the one or more integrated circuit packages, wherein the one or more magnets are configured to attractively couple the first communication module to a second communication module positioned in proximity to the first communication module.

An integrated circuit that includes a substrate having a shape memory material (SMM), the SMM is in a first deformed state and has a first crystallography structure and a first configuration, the SMM is able to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration, the SMM changes to a second crystallography structure and deforms back to the first configuration upon receiving energy, the SMM returns to the first crystallography structure upon receiving a different amount of energy; and an electronic component attached to substrate. In other forms, the SMM is in a first deformed state and has a first polymeric conformation and a first configuration, the SMM changes from a first polymeric conformation to a second polymeric conformation and be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration, the SMM changes returns to the first polymeric conformation and deforms back to the first configuration upon receiving energy.

A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, a plurality of pad electrodes disposed in the pad area on the substrate, a circuit board disposed to overlap at least a portion of the pad area on the substrate, and an anisotropic conductive layer disposed in the pad area between the substrate and the circuit board. The circuit board includes a base substrate and a plurality of bump electrodes disposed on a lower surface of the base substrate. The anisotropic conductive layer includes an adhesive layer and a plurality of conductive particles arranged in the adhesive layer. Each of the conductive particles includes a core, a first conductive film disposed on the core in a way such that at least a portion of the core is exposed, and a second conductive film entirely covering the core and the first conductive film.

In a method for ejecting droplets of a molten metal, the metal is an alloy including a first metal and a second metal. During a jetting operation, the second metal segregates from the first metal. A method of using such alloy is also disclosed herein.