A method for manufacturing a non-planar printed circuit board assembly (1) is disclosed. The method comprises providing a planar formable substrate (2) for supporting a conductive material (3) and at least one electronic component (4), printing a circuit pattern of an uncured conductive material (3) on the planar substrate (2), forming the substrate (2) and the uncured conductive material (3) into a non-planar shape, and curing the conductive material (3), wherein the substrate (2) comprises a metal sheet and an electrically insulating coating (2b) arranged between the metal sheet and the conductive material (3).

A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die including an active region formed on a surface of the first semiconductor die. The active region of the first semiconductor die can include a sensor. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die. A conductive layer is formed over the encapsulant and first semiconductor die. An insulating layer can be formed over the first semiconductor die. An opening is formed in the insulating layer over the active region. A transmissive layer is formed over the first semiconductor die including the active region. The transmissive layer includes an optical dielectric material or an optical transparent or translucent material. The active region is responsive to an external stimulus passing through the transmissive layer. A plurality of bumps is formed through the encapsulant and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A second semiconductor die is disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor die.

A multilayer circuit board includes a first substrate and a second substrate in stack. The first substrate is provided with a first pad, a second pad, and a first sub-circuit. The first pad and the second pad are electrically connected to the first sub-circuit. The second substrate has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening. The bottom surface of the second substrate is attached to the top surface of the first substrate. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface of the second substrate. The first pad of the first substrate is in the opening of the second substrate; the second pad of the first substrate is not covered by the second substrate. The second substrate further provided with a pad on the top surface and a second sub-circuit electrically connected to the pad of the second substrate.

Light emitting devices and substrates are provided with improved plating. In one embodiment, a light emitting device can include a submount and one or more light emitting diodes (LED) chips disposed over the submount. In one embodiment, the submount can include a copper (Cu) substrate, a first metallic layer of material that is highly reflective disposed over the Cu substrate for increased brightness of the device, and a second metallic layer disposed between the Cu substrate and the first metallic layer for forming a barrier therebetween.

In a method for producing a printed circuit board consisting of at least two printed circuit regions, wherein the printed circuit board regions each compromise at least one conductive layer and/or at least one device or once conductive component, wherein printed circuit board regions to be connected to another one, in the region of in each case at least one lateral surface directly adjoining one another, are connected to one another by a coupling or connection, and wherein, after a coupling or connection of printed circuit board regions, at least one additional layer or ply of the printed circuit board is applied over the printed circuit board regions, the additional layer is embodied as a conductive layer, which is contact-connected via plated-through holes to conductive layers or devices or components integrated in the printed circuit board regions.

A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die including an active region formed on a surface of the first semiconductor die. The active region of the first semiconductor die can include a sensor. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die. A conductive layer is formed over the encapsulant and first semiconductor die. An insulating layer can be formed over the first semiconductor die. An opening is formed in the insulating layer over the active region. A transmissive layer is formed over the first semiconductor die including the active region. The transmissive layer includes an optical dielectric material or an optical transparent or translucent material. The active region is responsive to an external stimulus passing through the transmissive layer. A plurality of bumps is formed through the encapsulant and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A second semiconductor die is disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor die.

A substrate package includes a woven fabric having electrically non-conductive strands woven between electrically conductive strands including wire strands, co-axial strands, and/or an inductor pattern of strands. The package may be formed by an inexpensive and high throughput process that first weaves the non-conductive strands (e.g., glass) between the conductive strands to form a circuit board pattern of conductive strands in a woven fabric. Next, the woven fabric is impregnated with a resin material to form an impregnated fabric, which is then cured to form a cured fabric. The upper and lower surfaces of the cured fabric are subsequently planarized. Planarizing segments and exposes ends of the wire, co-axial, and inductor pattern strands. Since the conductive strands were formed integrally within the planarized woven fabric, the substrate has a high mechanical stability and provides conductor strand based electrical components built in situ in the substrate package.

A printed circuit board and/or an electronic device including the same are provided. The printed circuit board and/or an electronic device includes at least one insulation layer including a first rigid region and a flexible region extending from the first rigid region, at least one first circuit pattern disposed on one surface of the at least one insulation layer to at least partially transverse the flexible region from the first rigid region, and at least one conductive pad formed at least partially on a surface of the first circuit pattern in the first rigid region, wherein the flexible region may be configured to flexibly deform more than the first rigid region.

A circuit board structure includes a composite layer, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, an isolation layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, an antenna layer and a signal layer. The composite layer includes multiple dielectric layers and multiple inner wiring layers. The first dielectric layer is on the top surface of the composite layer. The second dielectric layer is on the bottom surface of the composite layer. The isolation layer is between the first and second dielectric layers. The first conductive layer is between the isolation layer and these inner wiring layers. The second conductive layer covers an inner wall of the opening. The antenna layer is located above the top surface of the second dielectric layer. The signal layer is located below the bottom surface of the first dielectric layer.

Provided is a method for producing a wired circuit board in which a first preparation step of preparing a first substrate having an insulating layer and a conductive layer disposed on one surface of the insulating layer; a second preparation step of preparing a second substrate having a metal layer; a bonding step of laminating the first substrate and the second substrate so that the conductive layer and the metal layer are in contact with each other, and metal-bonding the conductive layer and the metal layer; and a patterning step of forming a conductive pattern on the other surface of the insulating layer are carried out.