In one or more embodiments, a method of manufacturing a high impedance surface (HIS) apparatus comprises patterning a first conducting layer on a core to form a first set of conducting pads, and patterning a second conducting layer on the core to form a second set of conducting pads. The method further comprises applying solder paste to each of the conducting pads of the second set of conducting pads. Also, the method comprises placing chip capacitors on the solder paste on the second set of conducting pads. In addition, the method comprises applying underfill between the chip capacitors. Also, the method comprises applying solder paste to each of the conducting pads of the first set of conducting pads. In addition, the method comprises placing chip inductors on the solder paste on the first set of conducting pads. Further, the method comprises applying underfill between the chip inductors.

A printed wiring board includes a laminated structure including insulating layers, and conductive layers laminated on the insulating layer, respectively, such that the conductive layers include an outermost conductive layer having a radiation slot, and an inner-side conductive layer having an excitation portion facing the radiation slot in a lamination direction. The laminated structure has a recess portion recessed from the radiation slot toward the excitation portion such that a bottom surface of the recess portion is positioned between the outermost conductive layer and the excitation portion, and the insulating layers include an insulating layer having at least a portion covering the excitation portion.

A circuit board (10, 10, 10) includes at last one insulating substrate layer (SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5) and a plurality of electrically conductive copper coats (C1, C2, C3) arranged on the at least one insulating substrate layer (SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, SL5), wherein at least one of the electrically conductive copper coats (C1, C2, C3) is coated at least on both sides with a layer (HSI, HS2, HS3) made of a material for inhibiting electromigration, wherein on a layer (HS1, HS2) made of a material for inhibiting electromigration a further metal layer (M1, M2, M3, M3) is provided, which is in turn coated with a further layer (HS3, HS3) made of a material for inhibiting electromigration.

A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a component including a terminal made of a first electrically conductive material and being embedded in the stack, a recess in the stack exposing at least a part of the terminal, an interface structure on the at least partially exposed terminal and an electrically conductive structure on the interface structure made of a second electrically conductive material.

A method of manufacturing support elements for lighting devices includes: providing an elongated, electrically non-conductive substrate with opposed surfaces, with an electrically-conductive layer extending along one of said opposed surfaces, etching said electrically-conductive layer to provide a set of electrically-conductive tracks extending along the non-conductive substrate with at least one portion of the non-conductive substrate left free by the set of electrically-conductive tracks, forming a network of electrically-conductive lines coupleable with at least one light radiation source at said portion of said non-conductive substrate left free by the electrically-conductive tracks. Said forming operation includes selectively removing e.g. via laser etching a further electrically-conductive layer provided on said non-conductive substrate, or printing electrically-conductive material onto the non-conductive substrate. The electrically-conductive tracks and the network of electrically-conductive lines may be coupled with each other e.g. by means of electrically-conductive vias extending through the non-conductive substrate.

A method for manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board, comprising: providing a flexible printed circuit substrate; defining first through holes and second through holes through the flexible printed circuit substrate; and forming first conductive pillars and second conductive pillars; and defining first grooves by removing a portion of each first conductive pillar and defining second grooves by removing a portion of each second conductive pillar; the first grooves and the second grooves are defined from an outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board on the second conductive pattern layer side to a surface of the second conductive pattern layer away from the first conductive pattern layer; each of the first grooves is aligned with and corresponds to one first conductive pillar, and each of the second grooves is aligned with and corresponds to one second conductive pillar.

A method for producing a wired circuit board, the method including the steps of: a first step of providing an insulating layer having an opening penetrating in the thickness direction at one side surface in the thickness direction of the metal plate, a second step of providing a first barrier layer at one side surface in the thickness direction of the metal plate exposed from the opening by plating, a third step of providing a second barrier layer continuously at one side in the thickness direction of the first barrier layer and an inner surface of the insulating layer facing the opening, a fourth step of providing a conductor layer so as to contact the second barrier layer, and a fifth step of removing the metal plate by etching.

The present invention provides a process and a structure of forming conductive vias using a light guide. In an exemplary embodiment, the process includes providing a via in a base material in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the base material, applying a photoresist layer to an interior surface of the via, inserting a light guide into the via, exposing, by the light guide, a portion of the photoresist layer to light, thereby resulting in an exposed portion of the photoresist layer and an unexposed portion of the photoresist layer, removing a portion of the photoresist layer, and plating an area of the via, where the photoresist has been removed, with a metal, thereby resulting in a portion of the via plated with metal and a portion of the via not plated with metal.

According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to a printed circuit board, comprising: a first insulating layer; an inner layer circuit pattern disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer, disposed on the first insulating layer, for covering the inner layer circuit pattern; a first outer layer circuit pattern integrated into a lower surface of the first insulating layer; and a second outer layer circuit pattern embedded in an upper surface of the second insulating layer, the first insulating layer comprising a thermosetting resin, and the second insulating layer comprising a photocurable resin.

According to one embodiment, a wiring board is disclosed. The wiring board includes a first insulating layer, a first conductive pattern, and a first conductive layer. The first conductive pattern is provided in the first insulating layer. The first conductive layer faces part of the first conductive pattern via the first insulating layer and is in an electrically floating state.