A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure; a heat removing and electrically conductive base structure; a component which is connected to the base structure so as to at least partially protrude from the base structure and so as to be laterally at least partially covered by an electrically insulating material of the stack; and an electrically conductive top structure on or above a top main surface of the component. A method of manufacturing such a component carrier is disclosed.

An electronic load device includes a main board and a load module. The main board has a plurality of first connecting ports. The load module includes a sub board and a heat-dissipating unit. The sub board has a second connecting port and a pin-hole port. The second connecting port is used for detachably connecting one of the plurality of first connecting ports. The pin-hole port is used for connecting a power component. The heat-dissipating unit has a cylindrical body and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins. The cylindrical body is defined with an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface. The plurality of heat-dissipating fins is connected with the outer surface. When the power component is connected to the pin-hole port, the power component contacts the inner surface.

An electronic component module includes a second terminal electrode that is independent of a first terminal electrode in terms of potential. A second electronic component is mounted on a board, with a first surface thereof facing the board. A heat transfer portion is disposed on a second surface of the second electronic component, the heat transfer portion being connected to both the first terminal electrode and the second terminal electrode. A heat dissipation portion is connected to the board via the first terminal electrode, the second terminal electrode, and the heat transfer portion.

A radar system includes two circuit boards, a first carries an array of antenna elements and the second carries power circuitry to power the circuitry of the first board. To provide adequate cooling whilst minimising the size of the system the two circuit boards are mounted in a sandwich arrangement on opposite sides of a heat sink. Data and power connections between the two boards are provided by a plurality of electrical cables that extend through apertures in the heat sink.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes (i) forming a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; (ii) assembling a component to the stack; and (iii) forming a thermally conductive tongue having an embedded portion embedded in the stack and having an exposed portion protruding beyond the stack, where a first width of the tongue in the embedded portion is different from a second width of the tongue in the exposed portion. A corresponding component carrier includes analogous features.

An electronic apparatus that is improved in heat dissipation efficiency of a heat generating component while avoiding an increase in the size of the electronic apparatus. A first substrate has a heat generating component mounted thereon. A heat dissipation frame is arranged opposed to and in contact with a second substrate. A flexible printed circuit electrically connects the first and second substrates. A thermally conductive member is sandwiched between the heat generating component and the heat dissipation frame such that the flexible printed circuit is pressed against the heat generating component. As heat dissipation paths from the heat generating component to the heat dissipation frame, there are formed a first heat dissipation path via the thermally conductive member and a second heat dissipation path via the flexible printed circuit and the second substrate.

The present disclosure relates to an electric circuit system. The system includes a housing, a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, an electric component conductively mounted to the printed circuit board, and a cooling system for transferring heat away from of the electric component. The printed circuit board is compartmentalizing the inside of the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment, and the electric component is situated in the first compartment. The cooling system includes at least one first heat transferring element located adjacent to the electric component. The at least one first heat transferring element is secured to the housing surrounding the second compartment capable of forming a heat flowing path defined to transfer heat from the electric component to the housing via the at least one first heat transferring element.

An embedded component structure includes a circuit board, a chip, and a heat dissipation element. The chip is embedded in the circuit board. The heat dissipation element surrounds the chip. The chip, the circuit board, and the heat dissipation element are electrically connected. The heat dissipation element includes a first part, a second part, and a third part located between the first part and the second part. The first part is in direct contact with a side wall of the chip. The second part is a ground terminal. A method for manufacturing an embedded component structure is also provided.

A driver board assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, one or more power devices embedded within the PCB substrate, and a plurality of conductive layers arranged within the PCB substrate. The plurality of conductive layers are configured to electrically couple the one or more power devices to a current source and thermally couple the one or more power devices to one or more cooling assemblies mounted to at least one of a first surface of the PCB substrate and a second surface of the PCB substrate opposite the first surface of the PCB substrate.

Semiconductor assemblies including thermal layers and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the semiconductor assemblies comprise one or more semiconductor devices over a substrate. The substrate includes a thermal layer configured to transfer thermal energy along a lateral plane and across the substrate. The thermal energy is transferred along a non-lateral direction from the semiconductor device to the graphene layer using one or more thermal connectors.