A component carrier includes (a) a first stack with at least one first electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one first electrically insulating layer structure; (b) a hole formed within the first stack; and (c) a non-deformable solid body closing a portion of the hole and being spaced with respect to side walls of the hole by a gap. A component carrier assembly includes (a) a component carrier as described above; (b) a second stack having at least one second electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one second electrically insulating layer structure; and (c) a connection piece connecting the first stack with the second stack. Further described are methods for manufacturing such a component carrier and such a component carrier assembly.

A composition for forming a protective coating on an electronic device that is in the form of a non-Newtonian fluid that exhibits both viscous and elastic properties, and that forms at least one coating that is hydrophobic, oleophobic, or oleophilic is disclosed. The viscous and elastic properties associated with the non-Newtonian fluid allows the composition to redistribute after being applied as a coating an electronic device. Methods for protecting an electronic device from liquid contaminants by applying the disclosed composition and electronic devices comprising the composition are also disclosed. An electronic device, such as a printed circuit board, having a film made of the composition is also disclosed.

A coreless component carrier includes (a) a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure; and (b) a component embedded in the stack. At least one electrically insulating layer structure includes a reinforced layer structure, which is arranged at an outer main surface of the stack. Further described is a method for manufacturing such a coreless component carrier and preferably simultaneously a further coreless component carrier of the same type.

A metal-clad laminate includes: an insulating layer; and a metal foil being in contact with at least one surface of the insulating layer. The insulating layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.03 to 0.12 dl/g measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. and having an average of 1.5 to 3 specific groups per molecule at its molecular terminal, a thermosetting curing agent having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated double bonds at its molecular terminal, and a thermoplastic elastomer. The metal foil includes a metal substrate, and a cobalt-containing barrier layer provided on at least a contact surface of the metal substrate, the contact surface being in contact with the insulating layer. The contact surface has a ten-point average roughness Rz of 2 μm or less as a surface roughness.

Provided is a resin composition having excellent dielectric characteristics, i.e., low dielectric characteristics, in the high-frequency region, and excellent dielectric characteristics, i.e., low dielectric characteristics, under high humidity, and having practical adhesion to metal and resin substrates. More specifically, provided is a resin composition comprising an acid-modified polyolefin, an epoxy resin, and an inorganic filler, wherein a cured product of the resin composition has a dielectric loss tangent of 0.003 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz at 25° C. after storage for 168 hours under conditions of 85° C. and 85% RH (relative humidity).

An organic board of the present disclosure has a resin component comprising at least one resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, a polyimide resin, a phenolic resin, an amino resin, a polyester resin, a polyphenylene resin, a cyclic olefin resin, and a Teflon (registered trademark) resin as the main component, and a non-resin component including at least one of an inorganic filler and a flame retardant, in which the non-resin component is dispersed in the resin component, at least a part of the non-resin component is agglomerated to form an aggregate, a part of the resin component forms a resin material part having a particle shape, the resin material part exists within the aggregate, or the resin component forms a matrix phase surrounding the aggregate, and there are voids at some interfaces between the resin component and the aggregate.

The present disclosure relates to a dielectric substrate that may include a polyimide layer and a first filled polymer layer overlying the polyimide layer. The first filled polymer layer may include a resin matrix component, and a first ceramic filler component. The first ceramic filler component may include a first filler material. The first filler material may further have a mean particle size of at not greater than about 10 microns.

A circuit board according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; a circuit pattern disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer; a first solder resist disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer and having a height smaller than a height of the circuit pattern; and a second solder resist disposed on an upper surface of the first solder resist and including a first portion having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the circuit pattern and a second. portion having an upper surface higher than the upper surface of the circuit pattern, wherein the circuit pattern includes: a plurality of first circuit patterns disposed on an upper surface of a first region of the insulating layer, and a plurality of second circuit patterns disposed on an upper surface of a second region of the insulating layer; wherein the first portion of the second solder resist is disposed between the plurality of first circuit patterns to have an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the first circuit pattern; and wherein the second portion of the second solder resist has an upper surface higher than an upper surface of the second circuit pattern, and is disposed to cover the plurality of second circuit patterns between the plurality of second circuit patterns.

A metal base substrate of the present invention is a metal base substrate including a metal substrate, an insulating layer laminated on one surface of the metal substrate, and a circuit layer laminated on a surface of the insulating layer opposite to the metal substrate side, in which the circuit layer is made of a metal having a semi-softening temperature of 100° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, the insulating layer contains a resin, and a relationship between a thickness t (μm) of the insulating layer and an elastic modulus E (GPa) of the insulating layer at 100° C. satisfies a following formula (1).

10<t/E  (1)

A metal base substrate of the present invention includes a metal substrate, an insulating layer, and a circuit layer, which are laminated in this order, in which the insulating layer contains an insulating resin and an inorganic filler, and an elastic modulus (unit: GPa) at 100° C. of the insulating layer, an elastic modulus (unit: GPa) at 100° C. of the circuit layer, a thickness (unit: μm) of the insulating layer, a thickness (unit: μm) of the circuit layer, and a thickness (unit: μm) of the metal substrate are set so as to satisfy predetermined formulae.