A circuit board structure includes a multi-layer board, a conductive body, and an electroplated layer. The multi-layer board has a predetermined conductive layer embedded therein, and includes a first blind hole recessed in a board surface thereof so as to allow a part of the predetermined conductive layer to be exposed therefrom. The first blind hole has an aperture having a diameter within a range of 0.15-0.5 mm, and has an aspect ratio defined as M that is within a range of 1.5-10. The conductive body is filled in the first blind hole and is electrically coupled to the part of the predetermined conductive layer. An inner surface of the conductive body defines a second blind hole having an aspect ratio that is larger than 0 and is less than M. The electroplated layer is formed in the second blind hole and is connected to the inner surface.

A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board or a subassembly thereof comprises the following steps: providing at least two elements (1, 3) of insulating material coupling or connecting the elements (1, 3) of insulating material on at least one adjacent side surface covering the elements (1, 3) of insulating material with a layer (4) of conductive material on at least one surface building up at least one further layer (5, 6, 7, 8) of the printed circuit board (10) at least partly on the elements (1, 3) of insulating material,
wherein the elements (1, 3) of insulating material are made of insulating material having different mechanical, chemical or physical properties.

Furthermore a printed circuit board (10) or sub-assembly thereof is provided.

A method of making a printed circuit board and a printed circuit board including a plurality of plastic substrate parts having one or more first substrate parts each having at least one coupling means, and one or more second substrate parts each having at least one receiving means to receive the coupling mean. At least one of the plurality of plastic substrate parts is formed with a further structural element, and at least two of the plurality of plastic substrate parts are connected to each other through the at least one coupling means and the at least one receiving means. The connected substrate parts include a circuit.

The object of the invention is to provide a double-sided circuit non-oxide-based ceramic substrate excellent in radiation property and low in cost, and a method for manufacturing the same. A double-sided circuit non-oxide-based ceramic substrate related to the present invention includes a high heat-conductive non-oxide-based ceramic substrate that includes a through hole, a holding layer that is formed on a wall surface of the through hole, and an electro-conductive metal section that is held inside the through hole by the holding layer and does not include an active metal. The double-sided circuit non-oxide-based ceramic substrate related to the present invention preferably includes electrodes (thin film electrodes) that shield end surfaces of the holding layer and end surfaces of the electro-conductive metal section which are exposed to front and back surfaces of the ceramic substrate.

A three-dimensional wiring board production method is provided that includes: a preparation step of preparing a resin film (1) having a breaking elongation of 50% or more; a first metal film formation step of forming a first metal film (3) on a surface of the resin film; a pattern formation step of performing patterning on the first metal film to form a desired pattern; a three-dimensional molding step of performing three-dimensional molding by heating and pressurizing the resin film; and a second metal film formation step of forming a second metal film (21) on the first metal film having a pattern formed thereon. In the first metal film formation step, metal is deposited in a particle state to form the first metal film in a porous state.

A method for making a microelectronic unit includes forming a plurality of wire bonds on a first surface in the form of a conductive bonding surface of a structure comprising a patternable metallic element. The wire bonds are formed having bases joined to the first surface and end surfaces remote from the first surface. The wire bonds have edge surfaces extending between the bases and the end surfaces. The method also includes forming a dielectric encapsulation layer over a portion of the first surface of the conductive layer and over portions of the wire bonds such that unencapsulated portions of the wire bonds are defined by end surfaces or portions of the edge surfaces that are uncovered by the encapsulation layer. The metallic element is patterned to form first conductive elements beneath the wire bonds and insulated from one another by portions of the encapsulation layer.

A method for manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board includes preliminarily thermally deforming s substrate through heating, forming a circuit pattern with a conductive paste on the preliminarily thermally deformed substrate, and firing the circuit pattern. A flexible printed circuit board includes a substrate, and a circuit pattern formed by firing a conductive paste on a first surface of the substrate. The substrate is preliminarily thermally deformed and, thus, a shrinkage variation thereof before and after firing the conductive paste is zero. Dimensional stability when firing the circuit pattern printed with the conductive paste can be ensured, deterioration of adhesion between the circuit pattern and the substrate attributable to film deformation upon firing can be prevented, and stable adhesion of the circuit pattern can be maintained even after firing.

A metal strip and a coil coating process for multilayer coating of an endless metal strip are disclosed in which a curable polymer primer is applied to a flat side of the metal strip with the aid of a roller application in order to form an electrically insulating primer layer, a curable polymer varnish is applied to this primer layer with the aid of a roller application and cured in order to form an electrically insulating: varnish layer, and at least one electric conductor layer is printed at least in some areas between the primer layer and the varnish layer. In order to enable a stable and inexpensive electrical functionalization of a metal strip, it is proposed that an electrically polarizable layer be applied to at least some regions of the electric conductor layer and that the electric conductor layer and electrically polarizable layer be applied by means of a wet-in-wet process.

A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board or a sub-assembly thereof comprises the following steps: providing at least two elements (1, 3) of insulating material coupling or connecting the elements (1, 3) of insulating material on at least one adjacent side surface covering the elements (1, 3) of insulating material with a layer (4) of conductive material on at least one surface building up at least one further layer (5, 6, 7, 8) of the printed circuit board (10) at least partly on the elements (1, 3) of insulating material,
wherein the elements (1, 3) of insulating material are made of insulating material having different mechanical, chemical or physical properties. Furthermore a printed circuit board (10) or sub-assembly thereof is provided.

Conductive articles include an electrically insulating substrate with conductive regions on the substrate, the conductive regions are conductive patterns of a transparent conductor and a resist matrix. The substrate also has non-conductive regions, and exposed conductive contacts, where the conductive contacts are in electrical contact with the conductive regions. The non-conductive regions are formed by selective chemical etching of the transparent conductor coating, where the selective etching does not remove the conductive patterns or conductive contact.