A device embedded substrate provided with first and second connecting terminals on different surfaces, the substrate including: an electrically conductive metal block having one surface connected to the first connecting terminal, and having a dimension in a lateral direction larger than that of the electronic device; an intermediate connecting portion juxtaposed to the electronic device, including first insulation layer and wiring layers, whereby the first wiring layer is connected to the one surface of the metal block via a first conductive via; a second insulation layer which accommodates the metal block; and a third insulation layer stacked on the second insulation layer to embed the electronic device and whereon a second wiring layer is stacked, wherein the second wiring layer is connected to the first wiring layer via a second conductive via and connected to the second connecting terminal of the electronic device via a third conductive via.

A circuit structure including: an electronic component including a lower surface electrode; a circuit board including a first circuit and a second circuit; and a thermally conductive conducting member to be disposed between the lower surface electrode of the electronic component and the first circuit. The thermally conductive conducting member includes an electronic component connection portion to be conductively connected to the lower surface electrode of the electronic component, a first circuit connection portion to be conductively connected to the first circuit, and a second circuit connection portion to be conductively connected to the second circuit.

A printed circuit body includes a bus bar as a metal member electrically connected with a connected body, an insulator layer providing insulation properties, and a conductor layer formed across the metal member and the insulator layer and electrically connected with the metal member. The metal member and the insulator layer are positioned such that a metal-member side connected surface of the metal member on which the conductor layer is provided and an insulator-layer side connected surface of the insulator layer on which the conductor layer is provided are positioned at an identical plane. This configuration allows connection between the bus bar and the conductor layer and circuit formation to be simultaneously achieved at manufacturing of the printed circuit body, thereby facilitating formation of a wiring structure of the bus bar and the conductor layer.

A circuit board includes a flexible wiring board with a reinforcing member. The flexible wiring board has a first, second and third sections. The reinforcing member is embedded in a cavity in the first section of the wiring board, and is sandwiched by a pair of resin layers provided below and above. A pair of wiring layers are disposed on the pair of the resin layers, respectively. The metal reinforcing member has either a plate shape or a frame shape. The first section of the wiring board is positioned closer to one of the wiring layers than to another of the wiring layers in a vertical direction.

A circuit board includes an insulating part including insulating layers, metal layers disposed on the insulating layers, vias each passing through at least one insulating layer among the insulating layers and connecting together at least two metal layers among the metal layers; a first thermally conductive structure including a thermally conductive material, at least a part of the thermally conductive structure being inserted into the insulating part, a first via having one surface contacting the first thermally conductive structure, a first metal pattern contacting another surface of the first via, a first bonding member connected to the first metal pattern, and pads to which a first electronic component is connected on an outermost surface of a metal layer disposed on an outermost surface of the insulating part, the pads being at least in a first region and a second region having a higher temperature than the first region.

An electronic device may include a circuit board, an IC carried by the circuit board, and an RF shield above the IC. The circuit board may include a dielectric layer, and a thermally conductive body in the dielectric layer. The thermally conductive body may have a first heat transfer surface coupled to the IC. The thermally conductive body may extend laterally within the dielectric layer and outward past the RF shield and defining a second heat transfer surface. The electronic device may include a heat sink coupled to the second heat transfer surface.

A system includes a primary Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a heat transfer device that is attached to the primary PCB. The primary PCB includes a heat generating device and a thermal conductive inlay attached to the heat generating device. The heat transfer device includes a secondary PCB that is thermally coupled to the primary PCB, and a heat dissipation block. The heat dissipation block has a first side attached to the thermal conductive inlay of the primary PCB and a second side attached to the secondary PCB.

A circuit board module includes: a first electronic component of a surface mounting type; a second electronic component of an insertion mounting type including a lead terminal; a circuit board; and a heat transfer body provided in the circuit board. The first electronic component is mounted on a front surface of the circuit board so as to overlap the heat transfer body in a board thickness direction. The heat transfer body is provided so as to transfer heat generated in the first electronic component to a back surface side of the circuit board. The second electronic component is mounted on a back surface of the circuit board. The second electronic component and the heat transfer body are thermally connected to a heat radiation body provided on the back surface side of the circuit board.

Techniques and mechanisms for providing efficient heat dissipation by a circuit assembly. In an embodiment, the circuit assembly includes an inductor and a packaged device coupled thereto, where the inductor forms heat dissipation structures on various respective sides of a ferromagnetic body. The packaged assembly comprises a circuit board disposed in a mold material, where a metal core of the circuit board is thermally coupled to transfer heat from one or more circuit components of the packaged device to the inductor via one or more conductors extending from the package mold. In another embodiment, portions of the metal core have different respective vertical spans which contribute to different thermal conductivity characteristics across various regions of the circuit board.

A wiring board comprises an insulating substrate; and a heat-transfer member disposed inside the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate comprises an upper surface and a recess formed in the upper surface, the upper surface including a first mounting region for a first electronic component, and a second mounting region for a second electronic component which is provided in the recess. The heat-transfer member is disposed inside the insulating substrate so as to overlap the first mounting region and the second mounting region as seen in a plan view, and, part of the heat-transfer member is exposed in the recess.