An apparatus includes a substrate, a dielectric elastomer transducer electrically coupled to the substrate, and a compliant electrically conductive housing coupled to the dielectric elastomer transducer. A portion of the compliant electrically conductive housing projects through an opening defined in a housing. A method is disclosed for making the apparatus.

Provided is an electronic component package for electromagnetic interference shielding. The electronic component package for electromagnetic interference shielding according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate where electronic components are mounted, a molding member formed on the substrate and the electronic components, a magnetic layer formed on the molding member, and a conductive layer formed on the magnetic layer. Electromagnetic waves generated from the electronic components embeded in the molding member are absorbed in the magnetic layer to thus prevent or reduce harmful influence on other electronic components mounted in adjacent places. In addition, harmful electromagnetic waves generated from the outside may be shielded due to the conductive layer formed on the magnetic layer, thereby protecting electronic components embeded in the molding member from being influenced by the electromagnetic waves.

Provided is an electronic component package for electromagnetic interference shielding. The electronic component package for electromagnetic interference shielding according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate where electronic components are mounted, a molding member formed on the substrate and the electronic components, a magnetic layer formed on the molding member, and a conductive layer formed on the magnetic layer. Electromagnetic waves generated from the electronic components embeded in the molding member are absorbed in the magnetic layer to thus prevent or reduce harmful influence on other electronic components mounted in adjacent places. In addition, harmful electromagnetic waves generated from the outside may be shielded due to the conductive layer formed on the magnetic layer, thereby protecting electronic components embeded in the molding member from being influenced by the electromagnetic waves.

An electronic device such as a media player is formed from electrical components such as integrated circuits, buttons, and a battery. Electrical input-output port contacts are used to play audio and to convey digital signals. Electrical components for the device are mounted to a substrate. The components are encapsulated in an encapsulant and covered with an optional housing structure. The electrical input-output port contacts and portions of components such as buttons remain uncovered by encapsulant during the encapsulation process. Integrated circuits are entirely encapsulated with encapsulant. The integrated circuits are packaged or unpackaged integrated circuit die. The substrate is a printed circuit board or is an integrated circuit to which components are directly connected without any printed circuit boards interposed between the integrated circuit and the components.

A dielectric elastomer transducer comprising a first and second ends and first and second electrical terminals connected to the respective first and second ends of the dielectric elastomer transducer is provided. A system also includes a substrate, a conductive flexure with one end attached to the substrate and another end configured to receive a load. A first electrical connector pin is attached to the flexure to receive the first electrical terminal and a second electrical connector pin is attached to the substrate to receive the second electrical terminal. Another system also includes a living hinge flexibly coupling two separate substrates, where at least one of the substrates is movable in response to energizing the dielectric elastomer transducer.

A portable electronic device packaged into a System-in-Package assembly is disclosed. The portable electronic device can include a substrate and a plurality of components mounted on the substrate and included in one or more subsystems. Interference between subsystems or from external sources can be reduced or eliminated by disposing an insulating layer over the components, forming narrow trenches between subsystems, and depositing one or more layers of a multi-layer thin film stack on the insulating layer and filling the trenches. In some examples, the multi-layer thin film stack can include an adhesion layer, a shielding layer, a protection layer, and a cosmetic layer. In some examples, the multi-layer thin film stack can include multi-functional layers such as a protection and cosmetic layer.

Methods and systems for manufacturing a swallowable sensor device are disclosed. Such a method includes mechanically coupling a plurality of internal components, wherein the plurality of internal components includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of projections extending radially outward. A cavity is filled with a potting material, and the mechanically coupled components are inserted into the cavity. The cavity may be pre-filled with the potting material, or may be filled after the mechanically coupled components have been inserted therein. A distal end of each projection abuts against a wall of the cavity thereby preventing the potting material from covering each distal end. The cavity is sealed with a cap causing the potting material to harden within the sealed cavity to form a housing of the swallowable sensor device, wherein the distal end of each projection is exposed to an external environment of the swallowable sensor device.

Generally discussed herein are systems and apparatuses that can include a flexible substrate with a hermetic seal formed thereon. The disclosure also includes techniques of making and using the systems and apparatuses. According to an example a technique of making a hermetic seal on a flexible substrate can include (1) forming an interconnect on a flexible substrate, (2) situating a device on the substrate near the interconnect, or (3) selectively depositing a first hermetic material on the device or interconnect so as to hermetically seal the device within the combination of the interconnect and first hermetic material.

An electronic gaming die includes an enclosure, a flexible substrate, a number of light emitting diodes, a sensor, a processor and a battery. The enclosure has N sides where N is equal to or greater than 4. The flexible substrate folds into N sides and fits into an interior of the enclosure, wherein each side has an inner face, an outer face and is assigned an integer from 1 to N. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the outer face of each side of the flexible substrate, wherein the number of light emitting diodes equals the integer assigned to the side of the flexible substrate. The sensor, processor and battery are disposed on one of the inner faces of the flexible substrate.

A power supply module and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The manufacturing method for the power supply module includes: configuring a coil such that coil terminals are configured by way of electrical connection in the preset circuit connection configuration of the connector; preparing a mold cavity, and placing the connector housed with the coil and the electronic components into the mold cavity; making a magnetic mixture, and filling the mold cavity where the connector is placed with the magnetic mixture to form a magnetic body under pressure, wherein the magnetic body encapsulates at least the coil, the electronic components and a portion of the connector adapted to house the coil and the electronic components, and the terminal is exposed outside the magnetic body; demolding the magnetic body from the mold cavity; and increasing the temperature of the demolded magnetic body by heating. In this way, the molding pressure for forming the power supply module is lower and the manufactured power supply module has good performance of heat transfer.