A connection structure embedded substrate includes: a printed circuit board including a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of first wiring layers, respectively disposed on or between the plurality of first insulating layers; and a connection structure disposed in the printed circuit board and including a plurality of internal insulating layers and a plurality of internal wiring layers, respectively disposed on or between the plurality of internal insulating layers. Among the plurality of internal wiring layers, an internal wiring layer disposed in one surface of the connection structure is in contact with one surface of a first insulating layer, among the plurality of first insulating layers.

A wiring substrate includes a first insulating layer, a conductor layer including first and second pads, a second insulating layer having first openings exposing the first pads and a second opening exposing the second pads, metal posts formed on the first pads and filling the first openings, and a wiring structure positioned in the second opening and having first and second connection pads such that the second connection pads are connected to the second pads. The upper surfaces of the first connection pads and the upper surfaces of the metal posts form a component mounting surface having first, second and third regions, the first connection pads are formed in the first, second and third regions and include a group of first connection pads formed in the first and second regions and electrically connected and a group of first connection pads formed in the first and third regions and electrically connected.

A wiring substrate includes a first insulating layer, a conductor layer including first and second conductor pads, a second insulating layer having an opening exposing the second conductor pads, and a wiring structure including a resin insulating layer and a wiring layer and formed in the opening of the second insulating layer. The wiring structure has first surface side connection pads, second surface side connection pads and electrically connected to the second conductor pads of the conductor layer, and conductors that electrically connect the first surface side connection pads and the second surface side connection pads, the first surface side connection pads form a component mounting surface having first and second component mounting region, and the first surface side connection pads include a group of pads in the first region and a group of pads in the second region electrically connected to the group of pads in the first region.

A package structure includes a metal layer, a composite layer of a non-conductor inorganic material and an organic material, a sealant, a chip, a circuit layer structure, and an insulating protective layer. The composite layer of the non-conductor inorganic material and the organic material is disposed on the metal layer. The sealant is bonded on the composite layer of the non-conductor inorganic material and the organic material. The chip is embedded in the sealant, and the chip has electrode pads. The circuit layer structure is formed on the sealant and the chip. The circuit layer structure includes at least one dielectric layer and at least one circuit layer. The dielectric layer has conductive blind holes. The insulating protective layer is formed on the circuit layer structure. The insulating protective layer has openings, so as to expose parts of the surface of the circuit layer structure in the openings.

In various embodiments, a chip card module is provided. The chip card module includes a chip card module contact array having six contact pads that are arranged in two rows having three contact pads each in accordance with ISO 7816, and three additional contact pads that are arranged between the two rows. Each additional contact pad is electrically conductively connected to a respective associated contact pad from a row from the two rows.

A printed circuit board includes: a wiring substrate including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of wiring layers, and a plurality of via layers; and a bridge embedded in the wiring substrate and having a plurality of connection pads thereon. An uppermost wiring layer of the plurality of wiring layers includes a plurality of bump pads connected to the plurality of connection pads, and a pitch between at least two adjacent connection pads of the plurality of connection pads is larger than a pitch between at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of bump pads.

Buffer structures are provided that can be used to reduce a strain in a conformable electronic system that includes compliant components in electrical communication with more rigid device components. The buffer structures are disposed on, or at least partially embedded in, the conformable electronic system such that the buffer structures overlap with at least a portion of a junction region between a compliant component and a more rigid device component. The buffer structure can have a higher value of Young's modulus than an encapsulant of the conformable electronic system.

A galvanic isolator includes a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) including a dielectric material having a top side and a bottom side. An RF transmission line is embedded within the PCB including a plurality of conductor traces spaced apart from one another to include a plurality of gaps (G1 and G2) in a path of the RF transmission line to provide an inline distributed capacitor that together with an impedance of the RF transmission line forms a bandpass (BP) filter. A top metal layer is on the top side and a bottom metal layer on the bottom side connected to one another by a plurality of metal filled vias on respective sides of the RF transmission line. The top metal layer and bottom metal layer each also include at least one gap.

Described are apparatuses for modular printed circuit boards (PCB) and methods for producing modular PCBs. An apparatus may include a first PCB module with a first pattern of routing structures on one or more layers of the first PCB module. The apparatus may further include a second PCB module with a second pattern of routing structures on one or more layers of the second PCB module. The second pattern of routing structures may be aligned with and electrically coupled to the first pattern of routing structures without connectors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A wiring board with a cavity for a built-in electronic component includes a conductor layer including a conductor circuit layer and a plane layer, and an insulating layer laminated on the conductor layer and having a cavity such that the cavity is forming an exposed portion of the plane layer and formed to mount a built-in electronic component on the exposed portion of the plane layer. The plane layer has a recess structure formed in an outer peripheral portion in the exposed portion of the plane layer.