A ceramic carrier substrate for an electrical/electronic circuit. The substrate includes ceramic layers arranged one above the other in an interconnected structure and conductor tracks arranged on and/or in individual ceramic layers and connected to one another as the conductor structure for the electrical/electronic circuit. The interconnected structure is formed by a firing operation. A first conductor substructure is formed in a first interconnected structure subassembly which comprises at least one of the ceramic layers, and a second conductor substructure is formed in a second interconnected structure subassembly which is directly adjacent to the first interconnected structure subassembly and comprises at least one of the ceramic layers. The second conductor substructure substantially consists of high-current conductor tracks and is configured to contact a power circuit. The first conductor substructure substantially consists of signal conductor tracks and is configured to contact a drive circuit for the power circuit.

Systems including power device embedded PCBs coupled to cooling devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. One system includes a power device embedded PCB stack, a cooling assembly including a cold plate having one or more recesses therein, and a buffer cell disposed within each of the one or more recesses. The cooling assembly is bonded to the PCB stack with a insulation substrate disposed therebetween. The cooling assembly is arranged such that the buffer cell faces the PCB stack and absorbs stress generated at an interface of the PCB stack and the cooling assembly.

A quantum mechanical circuit includes a substrate; a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor provided on the substrate and spaced apart to provide a gap therebetween; and a third electrical conductor to electrically connect the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The third electrical conductor is a poor thermal conductor.

An axial field rotary energy device has a PCB stator panel assembly between rotors with an axis of rotation. Each rotor has a magnet. The PCB stator panel assembly includes PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each layer can have conductive coils. The PCB stator panel assembly can have a thermally conductive layer that extends from an inner diameter portion to an outer diameter portion thereof. Each PCB panel comprises discrete, PCB radial segments that are mechanically and electrically coupled together to form the respective PCB panels.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface disposed to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a battery disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a first connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a second connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member may be arranged to at least partially overlap at a portion passing by the battery.

An electronic circuit including: a circuit board; a temperature detection element mounted on the circuit board to detect an ambient temperature; and a circuit element mounted on the circuit board and generating heat in conjunction with circuit operation. The circuit board has a conductive pattern with a heat transfer property that is electrically connected to any terminal of the circuit element and transfers the heat generated by the circuit element. The conductive pattern with a heat transfer property is formed in an area outside a range within a predetermined distance from the temperature detection element. In the case where the temperature detection element is electrically connected to the conductive pattern with a heat transfer property, the connection is made via a linear wiring pattern or a linear wiring member.

Systems including power device embedded PCBs coupled to cooling devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. One system includes a power device embedded PCB stack, a cooling assembly including a cold plate having one or more recesses therein, and a buffer cell disposed within each of the one or more recesses. The cooling assembly is bonded to the PCB stack with a insulation substrate disposed therebetween. The cooling assembly is arranged such that the buffer cell faces the PCB stack and absorbs stress generated at an interface of the PCB stack and the cooling assembly.

An electronic system can be used to monitor temperature. The electronic system can include a characterized dielectric located adjacent to a plurality of heat-producing electronic devices. The electronic system can also include a leakage measurement circuit that is electrically connected to the characterized dielectric. The leakage measurement circuit can be configured to measure current leakage through the characterized dielectric. The leakage measurement circuit can also be configured to convert a leakage current measurement into a corresponding output voltage. A response device, electrically connected to the leakage measurement circuit can be configured to, in response to the output voltage exceeding a voltage threshold corresponding to a known temperature, initiate a response action.

Circuit apparatus are disclosed. An example circuit apparatus includes a body including a plurality of first traces formed on the body, and a plurality of openings formed through the body and located between respective ones of the first traces. The openings provide airflow to a fan module of an electronic device through the body of the circuit apparatus.

Provided are a heat sink capable of suppressing overcooling of an electronic component which should not be overcooled and highly efficiently cooling only an electronic component which should be cooled, and a circuit device including the same. A heat sink includes a pipe and a cooling block. At least one projection is formed in the cooling block. The pipe is in contact with the projection. The pipe is arranged with a spacing from a portion of the cooling block other than the projection.