Provided are switching elements 4, gate driver ICs 5 controlling the switching elements, and substrate 1 carrying the gate driver ICs. Substrate 1 includes base 2 and conductive portion 3 with obverse and reverse surface conductive layers 31, 32. Obverse surface conductive layer 31 includes first connection portion 311 connected to control signal output terminal 51 of gate driver IC 5, second connection portion 312 connected to gate electrode 411 of switching element 4, and first wiring portion 313 interposed between first and second connection portions 311, 312. At least one obverse surface-side first electronic component 61 is provided on obverse surface of substrate 1, forming a circuit portion connecting first and second connection portions 311, 312 together with first wiring portion 313. No conductive member penetrating through base 2 in the thickness direction is connected to first wiring portion 313. These configurations increase the speed of drive control.

A flexible circuit board with improved bending reliability and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, the flexible circuit board comprising: a first dielectric formed to be elongated in a horizontal direction; a second dielectric positioned above the first dielectric; a third dielectric spaced apart from the second dielectric in the horizontal direction and positioned above the first dielectric; a first cover layer positioned on the first dielectric and covering an upper portion of the first dielectric between the second dielectric and the third dielectric; a first bonding sheet positioned between the first dielectric and the second dielectric and covering an upper portion of one end of the first cover layer; and a second bonding sheet positioned between the first dielectric and the third dielectric and covering an upper portion of the other end of the first cover layer.

An electronic device and associated methods are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a first device and a second device coupled to a surface of a substrate, and a continuous flexible shield woven over the first device and under the second device to separate the first device from the second device. In selected examples, the continuous flexible shield may be formed from a laminate and one or more of the devices may be coupled through an opening or via in the continuous flexible shield.

A resin multilayer substrate includes a plurality of insulating resin base material layers and a plurality of conductor patterns provided on the plurality of insulating resin base material layers. The plurality of conductor patterns include a plurality of signal lines provided at positions not overlapping each other as viewed from a laminating direction of the insulating resin base material layers, and a ground conductor overlapping the plurality of the signal lines as viewed from the laminating direction. Openings are provided in the ground conductor and, as viewed from the laminating direction, an aperture ratio is higher in an inner zone that is sandwiched between two signal lines than in an outer zone of the two signal lines.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of layers are described. An edge connector may be formed on an end of the PCB substrate and may include contact pins on an outer layer of the plurality of layers. The edge connector may also include an intra-pair coupling block disposed on one or more interior layers such that at least a portion of the intra-pair coupling block is colinear with at least one contact pin on the outer layer. The electronic device may also include at least one integrated circuit on the PCB and electrically connected to the contact pins. The intra-pair coupling component may induce coupling of signals carried by the contact pins.

A substrate is manufactured by drilling a chip containing groove in a composite inner layer circuit structure, having a component connecting end of a circuit layer protruding from a mounting side wall in the chip containing groove, mounting a chip component in the chip containing groove, and connecting the surface bonding pad to the component connecting end. The chip component in the present invention penetrates at least two circuit layers, and the surface bonding pad is bonded to the component connecting end of the circuit layer directly, reducing the occupied area of the chip component in each one of the circuit layers, and increasing the area for circuit disposing and the possible amount of chip components that may be mounted in the substrate.

A wireless power receiver for wirelessly receiving power from a wireless power transmitter comprises: a power reception circuit receiving electromagnetic waves emitted from the wireless power receiver so as to output power having an alternating current waveform; a rectifier for rectifying the power, having an AC waveform, outputted from the power reception circuit into power having a direct current waveform; a DC/DC converter for converting, into a voltage of a preset level, a voltage of the power having a direct current waveform, the power being rectified by the rectifier; a charger for charging a battery by using the power having a DC waveform, converted from the DC/DC converter; an alternating current ground connected to the power reception circuit and/or the rectifier so as to receive at least a portion of the power having an alternating current waveform; and a direct current ground connected to the DC/DC converter and/or the charger so as to receive at least a portion of the power having a direct current waveform, wherein the alternating current ground and the direct current ground can be disposed on different PCB layers, respectively.

A printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) controls an electrically initiated device (EID) in an electric field. The PCBA includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a trans-conductive layer (TCL). The conductive layer of the PCBA designated protected areas. An electrical current with a predetermined current density is impressed in the conductive layer when the PCBA is in the electric field. The TCL is a nickel-metal composite metamaterial positioned between the conductive and dielectric layers and configured to change in shape or thickness in the electric field such that the impressed current is steered away from the conductive layer and into the dielectric layer to prevent premature activation of the EID. A system includes an outer housing, power supply, an EID such as a sonobuoy or medical device, and the PCBA, all of which are encapsulated in the housing. A method is also disclosed for manufacturing the PCBA.

An interconnect structure includes a dielectric block, a first conductive plug, a second conductive plug, a substrate, a first conductive line, and a second conductive line. The first conductive plug and the second conductive plug are surrounded by the dielectric block. The substrate surrounds the dielectric block. The first conductive line is connected to the first conductive plug and is in contact with a top surface of the dielectric block. The second conductive line is connected to the second conductive plug.

An electronic device includes a circuit board, a shielding member, and a testing pin. The circuit board includes a grounding area. The shielding member is located on a side of the circuit board and includes a shielding layer and an insulating layer. The shielding layer is electrically connected to the grounding area. The insulating layer is located on a side of the shielding layer away from the circuit board. The testing pin is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the shielding layer.