A board-level pad pattern includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate; an exposed pad region disposed within a surface mount region of the base substrate; and multiple staggered ball pads disposed within the surface mount region arranged in a ring shape around the exposed pad region. The staggered ball pads includes first ball pads arranged in a first row and second ball pads arranged in a second row. The first ball pads in the first row are arranged at two different pitches, and the second ball pads in the second row are arranged at a constant pitch. Multiple square-shaped ball pads are arranged in a third row between the exposed pad region and the staggered ball pads.

A circuit board is disclosed, including a circuit board body and at least one via apparatus provided on the circuit board body. The via apparatus includes a via (101) formed on the circuit board body, a via pad (201) surrounding the via and separately provided from the via, and an electrical conductor (301) electrically connecting the via pad (201) with the via (101).

A printed substrate forming method includes: a resin layer forming step of forming a resin layer with curable resin in a specific region that is a region other than a predetermined region of a base which is composed of an insulating layer and a conductor layer, the predetermined region of which being a region on which a solder resist is formed; and a wiring forming step of forming a wiring by discharging metal-containing liquid which contains metal fine particles onto a top surface of the resin layer, and firing the metal-containing liquid.

Aspects of the invention include a press-fit pin for mechanically and electrically connecting to a through-hole of a substrate. The press-fit pin can include a press-fit portion configured to be deformed upon insertion into the through-hole against a plated surface of the through-hole. A surface mount technology (SMT) pad can be coupled to a first end of the press-fit portion. The SMT pad can include a conductive material. The press-fit pin can further include a trace extension coupled to the SMT pad. The trace extension can extend from the SMT pad in a direction perpendicular to the press-fit portion. The press-fit pin can include a tip portion coupled to a second end of the press-fit portion.

To provide a wiring substrate, an electronic device, and an electronic module the size of which can be easily reduced and the strength of which can be maintained. A wiring substrate includes an insulation substrate and an electrical wiring structure. The insulation substrate includes a recess section in one surface. A frame portion of the insulation substrate that forms a side surface which connects an opened surface and a bottom surface of the recess section to each other includes a first conductive portion having a plate shape in the frame portion.

A drive backboard includes: a first conductive layer including bonding pins and first connecting lines, an insulating layer including first via holes and second via holes, a second conductive layer including connecting electrodes and second connecting lines and a conductive protective layer including first protective structures and second protective structures. The first via hole exposes the bonding pin, one end of a first connecting line electrically connects a bonding pin, and the other end reaches the second via hole. One end of a second connecting line electrically connects a connecting electrode, and the other end electrically connects the first connecting line through the second via hole. The first protective structure covers the bonding pin, and the second protective structure covers the second connecting line formed at the position of the second via hole. The pattern of the conductive protective layer is complementary to the pattern of the insulating layer.

To provide a wiring substrate, an electronic device, and an electronic module the size of which can be easily reduced and the strength of which can be maintained. A wiring substrate includes an insulation substrate and an electrical wiring structure. The insulation substrate includes a recess section in one surface. A frame portion of the insulation substrate that forms a side surface which connects an opened surface and a bottom surface of the recess section to each other includes a first conductive portion having a plate shape in the frame portion.

A flexible circuit board is provided. The flexible circuit board includes a base film with an outer lead region defined on either one surface or the other surface and an outer lead provided in the outer lead region and connected to an electronic device, in which the outer lead includes a plurality of first outer leads and a plurality of second outer leads formed to be spaced apart from each other so as to face each other in the outer lead region, and in which the number of the plurality of first outer leads is greater than the number of the plurality of second outer leads.

A wiring circuit board includes two insulating layers, a wiring layer, a pad portion, and a conductive connection portion. The wiring layer is on one side in a thickness direction of the first insulating layer, and has a contact portion. The second insulating layer is on one side in the thickness direction of the first insulating layer to cover the wiring layer. The pad portion is on one side in the thickness direction of the second insulating layer. The second insulating layer has a through opening portion and having an opening along at least a part of a peripheral end portion of the pad portion. The contact portion of the wiring layer faces the through opening portion. The conductive connection portion, is connected to at least the peripheral end portion of the pad portion, and the contact portion, and electrically connects the wiring layer to the pad portion.

A method for manufacturing a circuit board embeds a portion of an outer circuit layer in an outer dielectric layer which increases contact area between the outer circuit layer and the outer dielectric layer, improving adhesion between the outer circuit layer and the outer dielectric layer, and reducing a thickness of the outer circuit substrate, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the finished circuit board.