A thermosetting resin composition, a prepreg, a laminate, and a printed circuit board are provided. The thermosetting resin composition has a thermosetting polyphenylene ether resin, an unsaturated polyolefin resin, a curing agent, and hollow borosilicate microspheres with surfaces treated with a bromine-containing silane coupling agent. The laminate produced from the thermosetting resin composition satisfies the requirements for overall properties such as low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss, low water absorption rate, high peeling strength, and the like for a high-frequency electronic circuit substrate.

Disclosed is a circuit material, including dielectric substrate or a circuit subassembly further comprising a conductive layer, that is formed from a precursor composition, wherein the precursor composition comprises, based on the total weight of the precursor composition, thermosetting resin or thermoplastic polymer, optionally monomeric triallyl isocyanurate or triallyl cyanurate, dispersed particles of poly(triallyl isocyanurate) or poly(triallyl cyanurate), and optionally inorganic filler, wherein the circuit material has a D.sub.f of less than 0.0060 at 10 GHz. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing such a circuit material in which emulsion polymerized particles of poly(triallyl isocyanurate) or poly(triallyl cyanurate) are dispersed in a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.

A circuit board comprising a circuit board ply, on which are provided a high-frequency component emitting electromagnetic interference waves during operation and at least one other component, especially another high-frequency component, wherein during operation an as low as possible degrading of the other component by interference waves is achieved. There is provided between the high-frequency component and the other component at least one dielectric barrier, which blocks propagation of high-frequency electromagnetic waves between the high-frequency component and the other component.

A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer including a cured product of a resin composition, and a metal foil disposed on a principal surface of the insulating layer. The resin composition includes a polyphenylene ether copolymer and a thermosetting curing agent, the polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. of between 0.03 dl/g and 0.12 dl/g, inclusive. And the polyphenylene ether copolymer has, at a molecular terminal, a group represented by formula (1) or formula (2) at an average number of 1.5 to 3 per one molecule. Further, the metal foil has a first surface that is in contact with the insulating layer, the first surface having a 10-point average roughness (Rz) of 2.0 μm or less. And the metal foil includes a barrier layer disposed at a side of the first surface, the barrier layer containing cobalt. ##STR00001##

In a suspension board, a ground layer and a first insulating layer are formed on a support substrate. The ground layer has electric conductivity higher than that of the support substrate. A power wiring trace is formed on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is formed on the support substrate to cover the ground layer and the first insulating layer. A write wiring trace is formed on the second insulating layer to at least partially overlap with the ground layer. A distance between the ground layer and the write wiring trace in a stacking direction of the support substrate, the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer is set larger than a distance between the power wiring trace and the write wiring trace in the stacking direction.

A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) includes determining a weft direction of the PCB, and defining a routing design of differential pairs. The routing design is designed to have a fixed region in the weft direction. The method further includes manufacturing the PCB according to the routing design.

A zoned dielectric loss circuit board system includes a board. A first differential trace is included in the board. A dielectric layer is included the board and that includes a first dielectric layer zone that engages the first differential trace and that includes first dielectric loss characteristics, and a second dielectric layer zone that is located immediately adjacent the first dielectric layer zone and that includes second dielectric loss characteristics that are greater than the first dielectric loss characteristics. A second differential trace may be included in the board in engagement with the second dielectric layer zone, and may have a second trace length that is shorter than a first trace length of the first differential trace.

In a multilayer board, a transmission line includes layers including a first insulator layer, a first joining material layer in contact with a first surface of the first insulator layer, and a second joining material layer in contact with a second surface of the first insulator layer. A signal conductor of the transmission line is on the first surface of the first insulator layer, a relative permittivity of the second joining material layer is lower than a relative permittivity of the first joining material layer, and an adhesion strength between the first insulator layer and the first joining material layer is higher than an adhesion strength between the first insulator layer and the second joining material layer.

A circuit board with reduced dielectric losses enabling the movement of high frequency signals includes an inner circuit board and two outer circuit boards. The inner circuit board includes a first conductor layer and a first substrate layer. The first conductor layer includes a signal line and two ground lines on both sides of the signal line. The first substrate layer covers a side of the first conductor layer and defines first through holes which expose the signal line. Each outer circuit board includes a second substrate layer and a second conductor layer. The second substrate layer abuts the inner circuit board and defines second through holes which are not aligned with the first through holes, partially surrounding the signal line with air which has a very low dielectric constant. A method for manufacturing the high-frequency circuit board is also disclosed.

A package that includes a substrate and an electrical component coupled to the substrate. The substrate includes at least one dielectric layer, a plurality of interconnects located in the at least one dielectric layer, and a solder resist layer located over a surface of the at least one dielectric layer. The solder resist layer includes a first solder resist layer portion comprising a first thickness, and a second solder resist layer portion comprising a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. The electrical component is located over the second solder resist layer portion.