Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include an integrated circuit (IC) package employing a metal block with metal interconnects thermally coupling a semiconductor die (die) to an interposer substrate for dissipating thermal energy in the die. The die is coupled to a package substrate to provide signal routing paths to the die. To facilitate additional dies being stacked in the IC package as a three-dimensional (3D) IC (3DIC) package, the IC package also includes an interposer substrate adjacent to the die. The interposer substrate supports providing additional signal routing paths to the package substrate. The interposer substrate also includes a metal block which comprises a plurality of metal layers and is thermally coupled to the die and a metal interconnect(s) in the interposer substrate to dissipate thermal energy from the die through the metal block and through the coupled metal interconnect(s).

The present invention relates to a carrier substrate comprising thermal vias for thermally interconnecting components arranged on at least a first side of the carrier substrate to a heat pipe, wherein the carrier substrate further comprises a first substrate with thermal vias configured to be connected to a first component; a second substrate comprising a groove with a heat pipe; and wherein the first substrate is adhered to the second substrate by an adhesive, such that the heat pipe is embedded in said groove between the first substrate and the second substrate. The present invention also relates to an electronic assembly comprising such a carrier substrate.

A circuit board structure includes a dielectric substrate, at least one embedded block, at least one electronic component, at least one first build-up circuit layer, at least one second build-up circuit layer, at least one conductive through hole, and a fine redistribution layer (RDL). The embedded block is fixed in a through cavity of the dielectric substrate. The electronic component is disposed in an opening of the embedded block. The first build-up circuit layer is disposed on a top surface of the dielectric substrate and electrically connected with the electronic component. The second build-up circuit layer is disposed on a bottom surface of the dielectric substrate and covers the embedded block. The conductive through hole is disposed in a via of the embedded block and electrically connects the first and the second build-up circuit layers. The fine RDL is disposed on and electrically connected to the first build-up circuit layer.

A component carrier including a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure. A component embedded in the stack, and a heat removal body configured for removing heat from the component is connected to the stack and preferably to the component. The heat removal body including a component-sided first heat removal structure thermally coupled with the component, and a second heat removal structure thermally coupled with the first heat removal structure and facing away from the component.

A circuit board includes a plurality of circuit board layers arranged one on top of the other, wherein through-holes are integrated in the circuit board, wherein the through-holes are configured to receive metal screws that screw the circuit board to a heat sink. Insulating sleeves made of an insulating material are integrated into the circuit board, wherein the through-holes are formed in the circuit board in the region of the insulating sleeves.

There is described a radio frequency module, comprising: i) a stack comprising at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; and ii) a RF front-end functionality that is integrated in the stack. Further, an RF arrangement, a manufacture method and a use are described.

A method of producing a printed circuit board (10) with a plurality of inlays (21, 22, 23, 24), having the following steps: supplying a plurality of inlays (21, 22, 23, 24), of which at least one inlay has at least one positioning element (21.1, 21.2; 22.1 to 22.7; 23.1, 23.2; 24.1, 24.2); building up a layer sequence from a plurality of printed-circuit-board layers, with at least one recess (14) for accommodating inlays, wherein, prior to the step of the plurality of inlays (21, 22, 23, 24) being inserted, the recess (14) is defined in an uppermost layer (12) by a frame made of non-conductive printed-circuit-board material; inserting the plurality of inlays (21, 22, 23, 24) into the recess (14) defined by the frame; covering the inlays (21, 22, 23, 24) with a non-conductive printed-circuit-board material; laminating the layer sequence, and removing at least the positioning elements (21.1, 21.2; 22.1 to 22.7; 23.1, 23.2; 24.1, 24.2) which establish a conductive contact between neighboring inlays.

An apparatus including a die, a first side of the die including a first type of system level contact points and a second side including a second type of contact points; and a package substrate coupled to the die and the second side of the die. An apparatus including a die, a first side of the die including a plurality of system level logic contact points and a second side including a second plurality of system level power contact points. A method including coupling one of a first type of system level contact points on a first side of a die and a second type of system level contact points on a second side of the die to a package substrate.

An electronic component mounting structure, manufacturing method and an electronic component product are provided. The electronic component mounting structure comprises a printed circuit board, a metal flange, and a plurality of electronic components provided on the metal flange; a groove is provided on the printed circuit board, a metal layer is coated on a wall of the groove, the metal flange is restricted to the metal layer on the wall and is fixed in the groove, the one or more electronic components are connected to each other through a plurality of wires based on a circuit requirement, an input electrode and an output electrode are provided on the printed circuit board in a portion adjacent to the metal flange, and the input electrode and the output electrode are connected to the one or more electronic components mounted on the metal flange through wires respectively.

A printed circuit board includes a first substrate portion including a first insulating portion and a plurality of first wiring layers respectively disposed on or in the first insulating portion, a resin layer disposed to cover a side surface of the first insulating portion, and a second substrate portion including a second insulating portion disposed to cover each of an upper surface of the first insulating portion and an upper surface of the resin layer, and a second wiring layer disposed on or in the second insulating portion.