An electronic device module includes a substrate, a first component disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a sealing portion disposed on the first surface of the substrate, a second component disposed on the first surface of the substrate and embedded in the sealing portion, and a shielding wall at least partially disposed between the first component and the second component and including a portion having a height, with respect to the first surface of the substrate, that is lower than a height of the sealing portion.

A method is provided for mounting a semiconductor IC to a substrate without a socket or solder. The method includes disposing a guide structure on the substrate. The substrate has multiple contact pads disposed thereon. The substrate also has multiple nuts formed therein for connecting to one or more bolts. The method also includes placing the semiconductor IC inside the guide structure such that the semiconductor IC makes contact with the contact pads. A top plate is disposed on the semiconductor IC. Further, the top plate and the semiconductor IC are fastened to the substrate.

A multilayer circuit board having a signal and power isolation circuit, which can suppress the capacitive coupling between a chip inductor and a ground layer below the chip inductor and also suppress the characteristic impedance change occurring in a mounting pad on a microstrip line. Portions of the inner-layer ground below both the mounting pad on the microstrip line and the chip inductors connected to the mounting pad are separately removed respectively as the signal transmission characteristic compensation removal portion, which is formed by removing a portion having a predetermined area and situated immediately below the mounting pad, and the inductor characteristic compensation removal portion, which is formed by removing a mounting-surface-below portion having a predetermined area and situated immediately below the chip inductors. The signal transmission characteristic compensation removal portion and the inductor characteristic compensation removal portion are electrically isolated from each other with the predetermined distance therebetween.

This document describes an access point device and associated systems and methods. The techniques and systems include an access point device that includes a housing with an antenna carrier, a circuit board assembly, a heat sink, and a heat shield positioned within the housing. The housing includes a top housing member connected to a bottom housing member. The top housing member includes a concave-down top-end portion connected to a generally cylindrical vertical wall via rounded corners. The antenna carrier supports multiple antennas positioned proximate to an inner surface of the vertical wall. The heat sink is positioned between the antenna carrier and the circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly is positioned between the heat shield and the heat sink, and the heat shield is positioned between the circuit board assembly and the bottom housing member.

A quantum mechanical circuit includes a substrate; a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor provided on the substrate and spaced apart to provide a gap therebetween; and a third electrical conductor to electrically connect the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The third electrical conductor is a poor thermal conductor.

A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly with a first PCB connected to a second PCB with a flexible interconnect and a vapor chamber for positioning between the first PCB and the second PCB. The flexible interconnect allows the PCB assembly to be in an open configuration or a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the vapor chamber is between the two PCBs. The flexible interconnect supplies a portion of the electric power from the first PCB to the second PCB and a power connector supplies a second portion of the electric power. Grounding springs allow localized grounding of the PCB assembly. The flexible interconnect, the power connector and the grounding springs provide structural support for the second PCB. The vapor chamber may be longer than the PCBs to draw heat away from components and the flexible interconnect may be used as an airflow guide for improving airflow over components.

A process condition measurement wafer assembly is disclosed. In embodiments, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes a bottom substrate and a top substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more electronic components disposed on one or more printed circuit elements and interposed between the top substrate and bottom substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more shielding layers formed between the bottom substrate and the top substrate. In embodiments, the one or more shielding layers are configured to electromagnetically shield the one or more electronic components and diffuse voltage potentials across the bottom substrate and the top substrate.

A method is provided for mounting a semiconductor IC to a substrate without a socket or solder. The method includes disposing a guide structure on the substrate. The substrate has multiple contact pads disposed thereon. The substrate also has multiple nuts formed therein for connecting to one or more bolts. The method also includes placing the semiconductor IC inside the guide structure such that the semiconductor IC makes contact with the contact pads. A top plate is disposed on the semiconductor IC. Further, the top plate and the semiconductor IC are fastened to the substrate.

An assembly comprises a flexible circuit board (FCB) having a substrate with a top side, and a circuit pattern layer on the top side of the substrate. The circuit pattern layer has a connection region for facilitating electrical interconnection to the FCB, and one or more cavities extending through both the substrate and the circuit pattern layer. A first conductive layer for electro-magnetic interference (EMI) shielding is positioned on a top side of the FCB, and a second conductive layer for EMI shielding is positioned on a back side of the FCB. Electrically conductive adhesive extends through the one or more cavities for electrically connecting the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The electrically conductive adhesive further extends from the first conductive layer to the connection region for facilitating electrical interconnection of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

A printed circuit board assembly and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The printed circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and a first bridging unit. The circuit board includes a first wiring layer, and the first wiring layer includes a plurality of first ground traces, a plurality of first signal traces, and at least one first ground region. Each of the first signal traces is disposed between one of the first ground traces and the first ground region. The first bridging unit is disposed on the first wiring layer of the circuit board. The first bridging unit extends over, without contacting, at least one of the first signal traces from one of the first ground traces to another one of the first ground traces or the first ground region, so as to form at least one first conductive ground path.