A multi-layer substrate structure to achieve multiple arrangements of power/ground domains is disclosed. The multi-layer substrate structure comprises a first layer for disposing an integrated circuit thereon and a second layer coupled to the first layer, wherein a connection structure is electrically connected to a plurality of power/ground domains on the second layer. With different combinations of the sawing lines and keep-out regions on the multi-layer substrate structure for cutting off some portions of the connection structure, the invention can achieve multiple arrangements of power/ground domains without impacting the customer's PCB or system board design so as to cut short the cycle time for engineering development phase.

An electronic device includes a substrate having a connector formed on a main face, and a module having a terminal detachably connected to the connector of the substrate. The module includes an extended part which projects below the terminal in an installation direction. The substrate includes a bypass part which bypasses the extended part when the module is connected to the substrate. The bypass part is a cutout or a recess formed in the substrate. The extended part accommodates a plurality of components aligned in the installation direction. The extended part is extended from the lower end of the module by a difference between a first size, corresponding to multiple times the size of each component, and a second size ranging from the upper end of the module to the end of the terminal.

A circuit board in which damage to an electrode is reduced or a light-emitting device in which damage to an electrode is reduced is manufactured. A method for manufacturing the circuit board or the light-emitting device includes the following steps: preparing a processing member including a circuit and a terminal electrode over a first substrate, a separation layer over the terminal electrode, a bonding layer over the separation layer, and a second substrate over the bonding layer; forming a groove in the processing member using a blade capable of cutting processing by being rotated; and removing part of the separation layer, part of the bonding layer, and part of the second substrate to expose part of the terminal electrode.

In an example, monitoring circuitry includes a first and second coupling, at least one of which is to capacitively couple the monitoring circuitry to a monitored circuit on a product packaging. The monitored circuit has a resistance which is indicative of a status of a product stored in the product packaging, and the monitored circuit is to be connected in series between the first coupling and the second coupling. The monitoring apparatus may determine the resistance of the monitored circuit via the first and second couplings.

A package comprises a body, and an electrically conductive pattern supported by said body. An interface portion is configured to receive a module to a removable attachment with the package. The electrically conductive pattern comprises, at least partly within said interface portion, a wireless coupling pattern that constitutes one half of a wireless coupling arrangement.

In a semi-finished product for the production of a printed circuit board with at least one recessed electronic component having at least one conductive layer structured to provide a connector pad for an electronic component, fan-out lines connected to the connector pad and further to provide at least one laser-stop device encompassing the connector pad, wherein the laser-stop device has at least one passage for passing-through the fan-out lines, the semi-finished product further comprises at least one cap layer applied to the conductive layer, the at least one cap layer having an opening in registration with each passage. The inventive method for producing a printed circuit board with at least one recessed component, is characterized by the steps of providing at least one conductive layer, structuring said conductive layer to provide a connector pad for an electronic component, fan-out lines connected to the connector pad and further to provide at least one laser-stop device encompassing the connector pad, leaving at least one passage in the laser-stop device for passing-through the fan-out lines, and applying a cap layer to said conductive layer, the cap layer having an opening in registration with each passage.

A flexible sheet of light-emitting diode (LED) light emitters includes a support substrate having a thermally conductive material. The flexible sheet of LED light emitters also has an LED emitter sheet overlying the support substrate, and the LED emitter sheet including a plurality of LED light emitters. The flexible sheet of LED light emitters also has a flexible circuit sheet overlying the LED emitter sheet, and a phosphor sheet overlying the flexible circuit sheet. The phosphor sheet includes a wave-length converting material. The flexible sheet of LED light emitters also has a lens sheet overlying the phosphor sheet. The lens sheet includes a plurality of lenses.

A printed board on which a power module is mounted, a cooling pipe that is a refrigerant pipe of a refrigerant circuit, and a cooler attached to the power module and the cooling pipe are disposed in a casing. A support member by which the cooler is attached to the printed board and supported on the printed board, and a fixing member by which the printed board is fixed to the casing and supported on the casing are used.

An electronic device includes a casing, a main circuit board, a detachable component and a flexible circuit board. The main circuit board is disposed in the casing. The main circuit board includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores data. The detachable component is disposed in the casing. The flexible circuit board includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a middle portion and a first detection loop, wherein the first detection loop is disposed at the first end portion and the middle portion. The first end portion is electrically connected to the main circuit board and the second end portion is fixed on the detachable component. When the detachable component is detached from the casing, the middle portion breaks, such that the first detection loop is cut off. When the first detection loop is cut off, the processor erases the data stored in the memory.

A semi-finished product for the production of a printed circuit board having a plurality of alternately arranged insulating layers and conductive layers and at least one hard gold-plated edge connector is characterized by the hard gold-plated edge connector being arranged on an inner conductive layer of the semi-finished product and being fully covered by at least one group of an insulating layer and a conductive layer. The inventive Method for producing a printed circuit board having a plurality of alternately arranged insulating layers and conductive layers and at least one hard gold-plated edge connector, where an outer conductive layer is surface treated, is characterized by the steps of providing a hard gold-plated edge connector on a group of an insulating layer and a conductive layer, covering the conductive layer and the hard gold-plated edge connector with at least one group of an insulating layer and a conductive layer, surface-treating an outer conductive layer to form connector pads for wire bonding of electronic components, cutting the insulating layers and the conductive layers down to the conductive layer forming the hard gold-plated edge connector, removing the insulating layers and conductive layers from the hard gold-plated edge connector. The inventive printed circuit board comprised of a plurality of alternately arranged insulating layers and conductive layers and at least one hard gold-plated edge connector is characterized by the hard gold-plated edge connector being arranged on an inner conductive layer of the printed circuit board, and the inner conductive layer forming the hard gold-plated edge connector protruding from the plurality of insulating layers and conductive layers.