A wiring board includes a first interconnect structure including a first interconnect layer, and a first insulating layer including a non-photosensitive thermosetting resin as a main component thereof, a second interconnect structure including second interconnect layers, and second insulating layers including a photosensitive resin as a main component thereof, and laminated on the first interconnect structure, and an encapsulating resin layer including a non-photosensitive thermosetting resin as a main component thereof, and laminated on an uppermost second insulating layer. An uppermost second interconnect layer includes a pad protruding from the uppermost second insulating layer. The encapsulating resin layer exposes a top surface of the pad, and covers at least a portion of a side surface of the pad. Thermal expansion coefficients of the first insulating layer and the encapsulating resin layer are lower than that of the second insulating layers.

A component carrier includes (a) a first stack with at least one first electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one first electrically insulating layer structure; (b) a hole formed within the first stack; and (c) a non-deformable solid body closing a portion of the hole and being spaced with respect to side walls of the hole by a gap. A component carrier assembly includes (a) a component carrier as described above; (b) a second stack having at least one second electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one second electrically insulating layer structure; and (c) a connection piece connecting the first stack with the second stack. Further described are methods for manufacturing such a component carrier and such a component carrier assembly.

Provided are a polymer film including a particle A having a constricted structure and a polymer B; a laminate including the polymer film and a metal layer or metal wire disposed on at least one surface of the polymer film; and a method of producing the polymer film.

A printed wiring board includes a resin insulating layer including resin and particles, and a conductor layer formed on a surface of the resin insulating layer. The particles in the resin insulating layer include first particles and second particles such that the first particles are partially embedded in the resin and the second particles are completely embedded in the resin, and the resin insulating layer is formed such that the first particles has exposed surfaces exposed from the resin and covered surfaces covered by the resin, respectively, the surface of the resin insulating layer includes the first exposed surfaces, and a ratio of a second area to a first area is in a range of 0.1 to 0.25 where the first area is an area of the surface of the resin insulating layer, and the second area is obtained by summing areas of the exposed surfaces of the first particles.

A composition for forming a protective coating on an electronic device that is in the form of a non-Newtonian fluid that exhibits both viscous and elastic properties, and that forms at least one coating that is hydrophobic, oleophobic, or oleophilic is disclosed. The viscous and elastic properties associated with the non-Newtonian fluid allows the composition to redistribute after being applied as a coating an electronic device. Methods for protecting an electronic device from liquid contaminants by applying the disclosed composition and electronic devices comprising the composition are also disclosed. An electronic device, such as a printed circuit board, having a film made of the composition is also disclosed.

A wiring board includes a core layer having a first through hole formed therein, a magnetic resin filled inside the first through hole, a second through hole formed in the magnetic resin, and a plating film covering an inner wall surface of the second through hole. The plating film includes an electroless plating film, and an electrolytic plating film. The electroless plating film makes direct contact with an inner wall surface of the second through hole.

An organic board of the present disclosure has a resin component comprising at least one resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, a polyimide resin, a phenolic resin, an amino resin, a polyester resin, a polyphenylene resin, a cyclic olefin resin, and a Teflon (registered trademark) resin as the main component, and a non-resin component including at least one of an inorganic filler and a flame retardant, in which the non-resin component is dispersed in the resin component, at least a part of the non-resin component is agglomerated to form an aggregate, a part of the resin component forms a resin material part having a particle shape, the resin material part exists within the aggregate, or the resin component forms a matrix phase surrounding the aggregate, and there are voids at some interfaces between the resin component and the aggregate.

A wiring board includes a core layer having a first through hole formed therein, a magnetic resin filled inside the first through hole, a second through hole formed in the magnetic resin, and a plating film covering an inner wall surface of the second through hole. The plating film includes an electroless plating film, and an electrolytic plating film. The electroless plating film makes direct contact with an inner wall surface of the second through hole.

A multilayered polyimide film includes a first polyimide layer containing fluorine-containing polymer particles and having a first surface and a second surface, and a second polyimide layer and a third polyimide layer respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface. The second and the third polyimide layers contain organic silicon oxygen compound particles. The multilayered polyimide film has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between about 13 and about 30 ppm/° C.

A composition for forming a protective coating on an electronic device that is in the form of a non-Newtonian fluid that exhibits both viscous and elastic properties, and that forms at least one coating that is hydrophobic, oleophobic, or oleophilic is disclosed. The viscous and elastic properties associated with the non-Newtonian fluid allows the composition to redistribute after being applied as a coating an electronic device. Methods for protecting an electronic device from liquid contaminants by applying the disclosed composition and electronic devices comprising the composition are also disclosed. An electronic device, such as a printed circuit board, having a film made of the composition is also disclosed.