Disclosed herein are unitary printed circuit boards (PCBs) and methods of using them for testing an integrated circuit (IC). In some embodiments, a unitary PCB comprises a main board portion and a flexible PCB portion, which are configured to be detached from each other at a separation location on the unitary PCB. The main board portion comprises a plurality of pads, and the flexible PCB portion comprises a plurality of through-holes, where a layout of the through-holes corresponds to a layout of the plurality of pads. In some embodiments, a method of testing an IC of a device comprises separating the unitary PBC into a main board portion and a flexible PCB portion, attaching the IC to the main board portion, soldering the main board portion to a platform PCB of the device, and attaching the flexible PCB portion to the main board portion.

A double-sided flexible circuit board includes a flexible substrate, a first circuit layer, a second circuit layer, an insulating protection layer and a plurality of through circuit lines. The first and second circuit layers are located on a top surface and a bottom surface of the flexible substrate, respectively. The insulating protection layer covers a supporting line of the second circuit layer such that the supporting line is located between the flexible substrate and the insulating protection layer. The insulating protection layer can provide electrical insulation to the supporting line of the second circuit layer to avoid short circuit conditions of the double-sided flexible circuit board during test.

A reliable electronic circuit board is provided, which maintains the quality and electrical conduction of an electronic circuit thereof even if being produced at an ordinary temperature at an atmospheric pressure. The electronic circuit board includes an ink receiving layer formed from a resin composition containing a polyvinyl acetal resin as a main component, and an electronic circuit formed in a pattern from an electrically conductive ink. An electronic circuit board production method includes the steps of: applying a liquid resin composition containing a polyvinyl acetal resin as a main component to form a layer of the liquid resin composition; heat-drying the liquid resin composition to form an ink receiving layer; and forming an electronic circuit in a predetermined circuit pattern from an electrically conductive ink by a printing method or a transferring method.

A lighting strip has a printed circuit board with one or more perforated lines at which the printed circuit board length may be adjusted by breaking off an end portion of the printed circuit board. A first layer has a first set of conductive tracks and a second layer has a second set of conductive tracks corresponding to the first set of conductive tracks. Each conductive track of the second set is vertically aligned and positioned over the corresponding conductive track of the first set. An array of contact terminals is provided on a third layer. A plurality of lighting elements is disposed along the lighting strip, each electrically connected to a respective pair of the contact terminals. The lighting strip further comprises a set of vias connecting each conductive track of the first set to the corresponding conductive track of the second set.

A method for manufacturing a flexible circuit board is provided. The method for manufacturing a flexible circuit board includes the following steps: providing a carrier substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the carrier substrate, and forming a plurality of circuit strings on the flexible substrate. A flexible circuit board manufactured by the above method is also provided.

A flexible circuit member, a preparation method thereof, and a battery apparatus are provided. The flexible circuit member includes an extension unit having a first body portion, a second body portion, and a stacking portion connected between the first and second body portions. The stacking portion has at least two layers due to the folding processing. A first end of the extension unit in a long-axis direction is an end portion of the first body portion that is not connected to the stacking portion. A second end of the extension unit in the long-axis direction is an end portion of the second body portion that is not connected to the stacking portion. A conductive wire harness for electrical signal transmission extends from the first end to the second end. After the stacking portion is unfolded, a distance between the first and second ends in the long-axis direction decreases.

A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) of an electronic device including a flexible display having a shape deformed by a hinge structure is provided. The FPCB of an electronic device includes a plurality of bending portions and a plurality of non-bending portions. The plurality of bending portions is bent according to a deformation of a shape of the electronic device. The plurality of non-bending portions are positioned on a periphery of the plurality of bending portions. The plurality of bending portions and the plurality of non-bending portions are formed to have different thicknesses.

A module includes: a substrate including a first surface and including first and second sides; a component as a first component mounted on the first surface; a first sealing resin arranged to cover the first surface and the first component; and a first shield film. An inclined portion is formed in the substrate. The substrate includes a first lead electrode arranged to be exposed to the inclined portion along the first side, and a second lead electrode arranged to be exposed to the inclined portion along the second side, and each of these is connected to the first shield film. A height of the second lead electrode is different from a height of the first lead electrode.

A flexible circuit board includes a flexible substrate, a chip and a patterned circuit layer. A surface of the flexible substrate is separated into a working area and a nonworking area according to a cutting line. The chip is disposed on the working area. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the surface and includes signal transmission wires and bypass wires, the bypass wires are not electrically connected to the chip. Each of the bypass wires includes a bypass transmission portion located on the working area and an anti-peeling portion located on the nonworking area. A blank area exists between the anti-peeling area and the bypass transmission portion, and the cutting line passes through the blank area. A distance between 100 um and 400 um exists from the anti-peeling portion to the cutting line.

A diagonally cuttable LED strip system comprising of a channel having a bottom and one or more side walls and a lens in which a primary circuit board having one or more LED diodes, one or more resistors, and one or more cutting lines resides therein. The one or more cutting lines include perpendicular and non-perpendicular cutting lines which divide the channel into cuttable increments at one or more angles. An extender is provided which attaches to the end of a channel to allow the cuttable increments of the channel to be extended, shortened, or a combination thereof.