A polypeptide, a photoresist composition including the polypeptide, and a method of forming patterns by using the photoresist composition.

A passive device packaging structure embedded in a glass medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosures includes a glass substrate and at least one capacitor embedded in the glass substrate. The capacitor includes an upper electrode, a dielectric layer, and a lower electrode. The glass substrate is provided on its upper surface with a cavity, the dielectric layer covers a surface of the cavity and has an area larger than that of the cavity. The upper electrode is provided on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer and the lower electrode are connected by a metal via pillar passing through the glass substrate.

A method of etching an electrically conductive layer structure during manufacturing a component carrier is provided. The method includes carrying out a first etching of at least one exposed region of an electrically conductive layer structure by a first etching composition having a photo-hardenable compound to thereby form a recess in the electrically conductive layer structure, hardening the photo-hardenable compound by irradiation with photons selectively on an upper side wall portion of the recess to thereby cover the upper side wall portion with a photo-hardened compound, carrying out a second etching by a second etching composition selectively on a side wall portion and/or bottom portion of the recess being not covered with the photo-hardened compound, and subsequently removing the photo-hardened compound from the side wall portion. In addition, a component carrier is provided.

An opto-electric hybrid board includes: an electric circuit board including an insulation layer haying front arid back surfaces, arid electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of the insulation layer; and an optical waveguide having a substantially rectangular shape as seen in plan view and provided on the back surface of the insulation layer of the electric circuit board, with a metal layer therebetween. The optical waveguide has at least one end portion disposed in overlapping relation with the metal layer. The at least one end portion of the optical waveguide has corner portions. Each of the corner portions is radiused to have an arcuate shape or has a polygonal shape produced by arranging a plurality of obtuse-angled portions in a substantially arcuate configuration.

A magnetic sensor has a circuit segment with a quadrupole region. The quadrupole region includes a supply line, a first return line and a second return line, all in a conductor layer. The first supply line is laterally adjacent to the supply line on a first side, and the second return line is laterally adjacent to the supply line on a second, opposite side. A space between the supply line and the first return line is free of the conductor layer; similarly, a space between the supply line and the second return line is free of the conductor layer. The first return line and the second return line are electrically coupled to the supply line at a terminus of the circuit segment.

A touch panel includes: a uni-axially oriented base film; a transparent electrode pattern layer positioned on the uni-axially oriented base film; a first passivation layer formed in an edge region of the transparent electrode pattern layer and covering end portion side walls of the transparent electrode pattern layer; and a contact hole positioned on the first passivation layer and exposing the first passivation layer.

Polymer materials make useful materials as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision. Regardless of which polymer is used, the basic construction method is the same. A layer of polymer is laid down. A layer of metal is applied to the polymer and patterned by wet etch to create electrodes and leads for those electrodes. The base polymer layer is activated. A second layer of polymer is applied over the metal layer and patterned to leave openings for the electrodes, or openings are created later by means such as laser ablation. Hence the array and its supply cable are formed of a single body.

A method for producing a package substrate for mounting a semiconductor device includes:

forming a first substrate by forming a laminate in which a first metal layer that has a thickness of 1 μm to 70 μm and that is peelable from a core resin layer, a first insulating resin layer, and a second metal layer are arranged on both sides of the core resin layer having a thickness of 1 μm to 80 μm, and heating and pressurizing the laminate simultaneously;

forming a pattern on the second metal layer;

forming a second substrate by heating and pressurizing a laminate formed by arranging a second insulating resin layer and a third metal layer on a surface of the second metal layer; and

peeling, from the core resin layer, a third substrate including the first metal and insulating resin layers, the second metal and insulating layers, and the third metal layer.

A method of producing a wired circuit board including an insulating layer and a conductive pattern, including: (1), an insulating layer having an inclination face, (2), a metal thin film provided at least on the inclination face, (3), a photoresist provided on the surface of the metal thin film, (4), a light shield portion of a photomask disposed so that a first portion, where the conductive pattern is to be provided in the photoresist, is shielded from light, and the photoresist is exposed to light through the photomask, (5), the first portion of the photoresist is removed to expose the metal thin film corresponding to the first portion, and (6), the conductive pattern is provided on the surface of the metal thin film exposed from the photoresist.

A passive device packaging structure embedded in a glass medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosures includes a glass substrate and at least one capacitor embedded in the glass substrate. The capacitor includes an upper electrode, a dielectric layer, and a lower electrode. The glass substrate is provided on its upper surface with a cavity, the dielectric layer covers a surface of the cavity and has an area larger than that of the cavity. The upper electrode is provided on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer and the lower electrode are connected by a metal via pillar passing through the glass substrate.