A multi-layer substrate structure to achieve multiple arrangements of power/ground domains is disclosed. The multi-layer substrate structure comprises a first layer for disposing an integrated circuit thereon and a second layer coupled to the first layer, wherein a connection structure is electrically connected to a plurality of power/ground domains on the second layer. With different combinations of the sawing lines and keep-out regions on the multi-layer substrate structure for cutting off some portions of the connection structure, the invention can achieve multiple arrangements of power/ground domains without impacting the customer's PCB or system board design so as to cut short the cycle time for engineering development phase.

Provided is a master printed circuit board (PCB). The master PCB includes panels defined by grooves cut in the master PCB, the grooves separating one panel from another. A final PCB is formable via use of one or more jumpers, wherein the jumpers are configured to extend across at least one of the grooves to electrically connect one panel to another panel. The electrically connected panels form the final PCB.

A system to configure a conductive pathway and a method of forming a system of configurable conductivity pathways are described. The system includes a photosensitive layer that becomes conductive based on photoexcitation, and a light source layer deposited over the photosensitive layer, the light source layer selectively providing the photoexcitation to the photosensitive layer. The system further includes a controller to control the light source layer, the controller illuminating a portion of the light source layer corresponding with a user input image to photoexcite the photosentive layer and configure the conductive pathway in the photosensitive layer according to the image.

An imaging device includes an imaging element, a holding unit that holds the imaging element, a support unit that supports the holding unit such that the holding unit is movable, coils that drive the holding unit, flexible printed boards that are connected to the imaging element or the coils, a control board that is connected to the imaging element or the coils via the flexible printed boards, and a through-hole through which the flexible printed boards are to pass.

A circuit board disclosed in the present invention includes a substrate and a circuit layer. The circuit layer is formed on a surface of the substrate and includes at least one test circuit line. The test circuit line includes a main segment and a branch segment connected with each other. The branch segment is provided to be contacted with a test equipment for electrical test so as to protect the main segment from breaking during electrical test.

Systems and devices for enabling the use of SIP subsystems to make a configurable system having a unique interconnecting scheme creates appropriate connections between the SIP components and/or subsystems such that desired characteristics and features for the configurable system are provided.

An improved memory module structure includes a printed circuit board, memory units disposed on the printed circuit board, and a connection interface disposed on the printed circuit board for connection with an electronic device. The printed circuit board includes a solder pad zone having solder pads electrically connected with the memory units and the connection interface. A conduction element is combined with the solder pad zone or at least one conductor line electrically connected, in the form of bridge connection, the solder pads, in order to have the solder pads electrically connected. A memory module modification method is also provided, including removing a register from an existing dual inline memory module to expose a solder pad zone, and disposing of a conduction element or arranging a conductor line to have the memory units and the connection interface of electrically connected to thereby form an improved memory module structure.

A storage device includes a printed circuit board including a controller site, a first memory site, a second memory site, first conductive lines connected with the controller site, second conductive lines connected with the first memory site, and third conductive lines connected with the second memory site, a controller package provided on the controller site, a first nonvolatile memory package provided on the first memory site, a second nonvolatile memory package provided on the second memory site, and at least one resistor connecting at least one conductive line of the first conductive lines with at least one conductive line of the second conductive lines.

The present invention provides various aspects for processing multiple types of substrates within cleanspace fabricators or for processing multiple or single types of substrates in multiple types of cleanspace environments particularly to form hardware based encryption devices and hardware based encryption equipped communication devices. In some embodiments, a collocated composite cleanspace fabricator may be capable of processing semiconductor devices into integrated circuits and then performing assembly operations to result in product in packaged form. Customized smart devices, smart phones and touchscreen devices may be fabricated in examples of a cleanspace fabricator. The assembly processing may include steps to form hardware based encryption.

A load adaptive device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a passive element. The substrate is configured with a first conductor and a second conductor, and the surface area of the first conductor and/or the surface area of the second conductor are at least 15 mm.sup.2. The distance between the center of the first conductor and the center of the second conductor is at least 9 mm. The first electrode, the second electrode and the passive element are disposed on the substrate. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductor. Two terminals of the passive element are electrically connected to the second conductor and the second electrode, respectively. In addition, a hand-made circuit module includes the load adaptive device and a hand-made loop. A part of the hand-made loop is consisted of a hand-bonded conductive tape.