The present invention relates to an improved electronic circuit, as well as an improved substrate with electronic circuits, with an identification pattern. The invention makes it possible to make them identifiable and amongst other things to retrace the circuit(s) in this way through the production process. Furthermore, the invention relates to an improved production method for circuits and substrates according to the invention.

A manufacturing method of the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a wiring body. The manufacturing method includes a growth process, a transfer process, and a peeling process. In the growth process, a conductive layer of a wiring body is grown on a catalyst provided on a pattern plate. In the transfer process, the conductive layer on the pattern plate is transferred to an insulator. In the peeling process, the conductive layer is peeled off from the pattern plate together with the insulator. When the wiring body is manufactured a plurality of times, the growth process, the transfer process, and the peeling process are repeatedly executed using the same pattern plate.

A wiring circuit board includes a mounting region for mounting an electronic element and a circuit region surrounding the mounting region. The mounting region includes a terminal. The circuit region includes a circuit to be electrically connected to the terminal. The circuit region includes a metal support layer, a base insulating layer, and a conductive layer including the circuit. The mounting region does not include the metal support layer and includes a base insulating layer having an opening portion, and the conductive layer including the terminal. The terminal is disposed in the opening portion of the base insulating layer.

Embodiments described herein provide techniques for forming an interconnect structure that includes a bowl shaped pad. Such embodiments can assist with improving interconnect joint reliability when compared to conventional pads that have a flat surface. An interconnect structure may comprise: a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor package, a PCB, etc.); and a metal pad over the substrate. The metal pad has a center region and an edge region. A thickness of the center region is smaller than a thickness of the edge region. A thickness of the center region may be non-uniform. The center region may have a bowl shape characterized by a stepped profile. The stepped profile is formed from metal layers arranged as steps. Alternatively, or additionally, the center region may have a bowl shape characterized by a curved profile. A pattern may be formed on or in a surface of the metal pad.

A flexible printed circuit includes: a chip component serving as an electronic component having a first electrode and the like; a base film; a conductive first pattern layer which is laminated on a portion of the base film and has a bonding region to which the electrode is, for example, soldered; and a coverlay laminated on the base film or the first pattern layer via an adhesive and having an opening for externally exposing a portion of the first pattern layer including the bonding region, and the chip component. The first pattern layer has a groove that opens in a range between the bonding region and an edge of the opening on a surface of the first pattern layer.

A lighting device includes a substrate having a plurality of flat portions and a non-flat portion disposed between the flat portions, a plurality of light emitting sources disposed on the substrate, a fluorescent substrate layer covering one or more light emitting sources and converting a wavelength of a light from the light emitting source, and a connection line disposed on the substrate and electrically connecting the light emitting sources adjacent to each other between the adjacent light emitting sources. The substrate has a first end and a second end are arranged at different distance from a central axis.

A substrate-fastening device and a substrate-assembling structure are disclosed. The substrate-fastening device includes a base and a fastening component. The base correspondingly carries a substrate including a perforation. The fastening component is disposed on the base, corresponds to the perforation, and includes a supporting portion, a positioning portion, a resin-attaching portion, an end portion and a fixation resin. The supporting portion is disposed on the base to support the substrate. The positioning portion is disposed on a supporting surface of the supporting portion and extended along the perforation. The resin-attaching portion is extended along the perforation. The end portion is connected to the positioning portion through the resin-attaching portion. The fixation resin is disposed around the resin-attaching portion and connected between the end portion and the positioning portion. The fixation resin covers the second surface adjacent to the perforation, and fills the gap between the resin-attaching portion and the perforation.

A BGA structure having larger solder balls in high stress regions of the array is disclosed. The larger solder balls have higher solder joint reliability (SJR) and as such may be designated critical to function (CTF), whereby the larger solder balls in high stress regions carry input/output signals between a circuit board and a package mounted thereon. The larger solder balls are accommodated by recessing each ball in the package substrate, the circuit board, or both the package substrate and the circuit board. Additionally, a ball attach method for mounting a plurality of solder balls having different average diameters is disclosed.

A circuit board assembly and electronic device are provided that improve the reliability of the connection between circuit boards and electronic components. The circuit board assembly includes a first circuit board, including a first side surface and a first sidewall pad, where the first sidewall pad is disposed on the first side surface, a second circuit board, fastened to the first circuit board, where the first sidewall pad is located at a position close to the second circuit board, and sidewall solder, adhered to the first sidewall pad and the second circuit board.

A semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip disposed on a substrate having a conductive pattern, an insulating plate and a metal plate that are sequentially formed and respectively have the thicknesses of T2, T1 and T3. The metal plate has a plurality of depressions formed on a rear surface thereof. In a side view, a first edge face, which is an edge face of the conductive pattern, is at a first distance away from a second edge face that is an edge face of the metal plate, and a third edge face, which is an edge face of the semiconductor chip, is at a second distance away from the second edge face. Each depression is located within a depression formation distance from the first edge face, where: 0<depression formation distance≤(0.9×T1.sup.2/first distance), and/or (1.1×T1.sup.2/first distance)≤depression formation distance<second distance.