A communication system includes a circuit board assembly including a mating circuit board having a mating edge and a plurality of mating pads at the mating edge, the circuit board assembly having an electrical component electrically coupled to the mating circuit board. The communication system includes a cable receptacle connector removably coupled to the mating edge of the mating circuit board. The cable receptacle connector includes a connector housing having a connector cavity and a card slot. A cable extends from the connector housing. The cable receptacle connector includes signal contacts each having a mating end mated with the corresponding mating pads and a terminating end electrically connected to a cable conductor of the cable.

The circuit board has a surface mount LED with a lens on the circuit board. A conductive portion and remaining space in the periphery of the LED are covered with solid copper foil so that reflectance of light and a heat dissipation effect are enhanced. In addition, layer structures between the circuit board and an assembled component are the same between contact portions with the assembled component so that tilt in mounting the board is suppressed. As a result, the circuit board having mounted thereon the surface mount LED having high directivity can be accurately mounted on the assembled component, tilt of an optical axis can be suppressed, the reflectance of light from the LED can be increased, and the heat dissipation effect can be enhanced.

Electronics assemblies and methods of manufacturing electronics assemblies having improved thermal performance. One example of these electronics assemblies includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an integrated circuit package mounted to the PCB, the integrated circuit packing having a heat generating component, and a heat spreader soldered to the PCB such that the heat spreader is thermally coupled to the heat generating component of the integrated circuit package to dissipate heat generated by the heat generating component.

A component carrier including a stack with a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and/or a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures, and a component embedded in the stack, wherein at least a portion of a side wall of the component is exposed.

A device for inserting a flexible printed circuit board into a connector of a display panel includes: a suction unit configured to adhere to the flexible printed circuit board; a position restriction unit configured to restrict a position of the flexible printed circuit board; and a flexible printed circuit board transfer unit coupled to the suction unit and the position restriction unit, and configured to insert the flexible printed circuit board into the connector. A method of inserting a flexible printed circuit board into a connector of a display panel is also disclosed.

A motherboard with shockproof, shakeproof and waterproof functions is installed in a cabinet of an electronic device, the motherboard includes a PCB board, wherein front surface of the PCB board is provided with a plurality of structural members, a camera seat unit, an audio seat unit, a functional seat unit, a holder seat and a battery seat with shockproof and shakeproof functions; wherein each of the structural members is dispersedly fixed on a side of the PCB board, wherein the structural member screws and fixes the PCB board inside the cabinet, and wherein each of the seats and the PCB board are coated with waterproof coating.

A device for current determination includes a shunt and a device for temperature measurement including a printed circuit board, an evaluation unit and a temperature sensor. The printed circuit board has a milled groove which runs spirally around the temperature sensor, so that the temperature sensor is arranged on a printed circuit board plateau defined by the milled groove and is displaceable in a direction that is parallel to a normal vector of a plane defined by the printed circuit board. When the temperature sensor is displaced relative to the plane of the printed circuit board, a restoring force is brought about between the printed circuit board and the temperature sensor, wherein the shunt includes a resistance region having a substantially flat surface, wherein the device for current determination is arranged in the resistance region on the surface of the shunt in such a way that the temperature sensor is arranged in thermal connection with the resistance region of the shunt, wherein voltage taps are arranged on both sides of the temperature sensor and electrically contact the surface of the shunt in order to detect a potential difference along the resistance region.

There is provided a method which includes placing a component on a substrate and extending an alignment member through an opening in the substrate. Once the alignment member is extended through the opening, the component is moved to abut against the alignment member to align the component relative to the substrate. After the component is aligned relative to the substrate, the component is secured to the substrate and the alignment member is retracted through the opening.

An electronic circuit including: a circuit board; a temperature detection element mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature; and a circuit element mounted on the circuit board and generating heat in conjunction with circuit operation. The circuit board has a conductive pattern with a heat transfer property that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and transfers the heat generated by the circuit element. The conductive pattern with a heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element. In the case where the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with a heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member.

Back plates to support integrated circuit packages in sockets on printed circuit boards and associated methods are disclosed. An example back plate includes a ceramic substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The example back plate further includes metal coupled to the ceramic substrate. At least a portion of the metal is disposed between planes defined by the first and second surfaces of the ceramic substrate.