A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on a surface of the insulating layer such that the conductor layer includes a conductor pad, and a solder resist layer formed on the surface of the insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the conductor layer and having an opening exposing the conductor pad. The conductor pad of the conductor layer has a substantially rectangular planar shape such that the conductor pads has a main surface, a pair of long sides, a pair of short sides and four corner portions, and the solder resist layer is formed such that the opening is exposing side surfaces at the long sides and 50% or more of the main surface and that the solder resist layer is covering side surfaces at the short sides.

A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a component embedded in the stack, and a via formed in the at least one electrically insulating layer structure along a horizontal path having a length being larger than a horizontal width.

A module includes a substrate having a first surface, components as one or more components mounted on the first surface, a resin film covering the one or more components along a shape of the one or more components and covering part of the first surface, a first shield film formed to overlap the resin film, and a first sealing resin as a sealing resin disposed to cover the first surface, the one or more components, and the first shield film. A stack including the resin film and the first shield film has a first opening. A first columnar conductor is disposed to be electrically connected to the first surface through the first sealing resin and the first opening. The first shield film is electrically connected to the first columnar conductor in the first opening.

A module includes: a substrate having a first surface; a first component mounted on the first surface; a resin film that covers the first component along a shape of the first component, and also covers a part of the first surface; a conductor film that covers at least a part of the resin film along the shape of the first component, and covers at least a part of a portion in which the resin film covers the part of the first surface; and a conductor structure disposed to extend over a part of the resin film. The conductor structure includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first end portion and the second end portion are connected to the first surface. The intermediate portion is in contact with the conductor film.

A substrate having an electronic component embedded therein includes first and second insulating layers including first and second cavities, respectively, first and second electronic components disposed within the first and second cavities, respectively, a first adhesive layer disposed between the first and second insulating layers, and a connection member penetrating through at least a portion of the first adhesive layer. One end and the other end of the connection member are connected to the first and second electronic components, respectively.

An LED assembly includes an omnidirectional light field. The LED assembly has a transparent substrate with first and second surfaces facing to opposite orientations respectively. LED chips are mounted on the first surface and are electrically interconnected by a circuit. A transparent capsule with a phosphor dispersed therein is formed on the first surface and substantially encloses the circuit and the LED chips. First and second electrode plates are formed on the first or second surface, and electrically connected to the LED chips.

A ceramic electronic component that includes an electronic component body having a superficial base ceramic layer; a surface electrode on a surface of the electronic component body; and a covering ceramic layer covering a peripheral section of the surface electrode. The peripheral section of the surface electrode that is covered by the covering ceramic layer has a thin portion located on a central side of the surface electrode and which is thinner than a central section of the surface electrode, and a width of the thin portion is 20% or more of a width of the peripheral section of the surface electrode that is covered by the covering ceramic layer.

Embodiments of the invention include LED lighting systems and methods. For example, in some embodiments, an LED lighting system is included. The LED lighting system can include a flexible layered circuit structure that can include a top thermally conductive layer, a middle electrically insulating layer, a bottom thermally conductive layer, and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the top layer. The LED lighting system can further include a housing substrate and a mounting structure. The mounting structure can be configured to suspend the layered circuit structure above the housing substrate with an air gap disposed in between the bottom thermally conductive layer of the flexible layered circuit structure and the housing substrate. The distance between the layered circuit structure and the support layer can be at least about 0.5 mm. Other embodiments are also included herein.

A substrate connection member according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise a printed circuit board which has a plurality of layers that are stacked and which comprises a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface encompassing the front surface and the rear surface. The printed circuit board can comprise: an opening part which encompasses a partial region of the printed circuit board and which is penetratingly formed from the front surface to the rear surface; at least one bridge connected between the partial region and the printed circuit board by crossing at least a portion of the opening part; and at least one through-hole wire formed in the partial region from the front surface to the rear surface, wherein the inner surface of the opening part and the side surface of the bridge can be formed from a conductive member. Other various embodiments, in addition to the embodiments disclosed in the present invention, are possible.

A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel and a flexible circuit board electrically connected with the display panel. The flexible circuit board includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a conductive portion; the first circuit board includes a first substrate, and a main contact pad, a first wire and a second wire provided on the first substrate; the second circuit board includes a second substrate, a relay contact pad and a third wire provided on the second substrate; and the conductive portion is configured for electrically connecting the main contact pad and the relay contact pad.