Laminate structures and configurations of fiducials for laminates structures for electronic devices are disclosed. Fiducials are formed in laminate structures to provide increased visibility and contrast, thereby improving detection of the fiducials with optical detection equipment of automated machines commonly used in the electronics industry. Fiducials are disclosed that are defined by openings in laminate structures that extend to depths within the laminate structures to provide sufficient contrast. Openings for fiducials may be arranged to extend through multiple metal layers and dielectric layers of the laminate structures. The fiducials may be formed by laser drilling or other subtractive processing techniques. Fiducials as disclosed herein may be coated with additional layers or coatings, such as a metal coating that includes an electromagnetic shield for electronic devices, and the fiducials are configured with sufficient visibility and contrast to remain detectable through the additional layers or coatings.

A packaging substrate can include a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface having a mounting region configured to receive electronic components, and electrical contacts formed on the second opposing surface. A saw street region can surround the mounting region and the electrical contacts, a metal layer and a solder mask layer being formed within the saw street region on the second opposing surface, and the solder mask layer being formed over the metal layer. An electronic module can include a packaging substrate including a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface including a mounting region. A plurality of electronic components can be mounted on the mounting region. A ground pad can be formed on the second opposing surface of the packaging substrate, the ground pad including a solder mask layer formed thereon, the solder mask layer having a plurality of openings.

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 substrate cutting device includes: a first cutter including a plurality of first rotary blades; a second cutter including a plurality of second rotary blades; a first rotation drive unit for rotationally driving the first cutter; a second rotation drive unit for rotationally driving the second cutter; a cutter support unit; and a phase adjustment unit. The cutter support unit supports the first cutter and the second cutter such that the first and second cutters are radially opposed to each other so that rotation axes thereof are parallel to each other. The phase adjustment unit adjusts a phase of at least one of the first cutter and the second cutter such that each of the second rotary blades is located between two adjacent first rotary blades in an opposing area in which the first cutter and the second cutter are opposed to each other.

A circuit board element includes a glass substrate, a first dielectric layer, and a first patterned metal layer. The glass substrate has an edge. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the glass substrate and has a central region and an edge region. The edge region is in contact with the edge of the glass substrate, and the thickness of the central region is greater than the thickness of the edge region. The first patterned metal layer is disposed on the glass substrate and in the central region of the first dielectric layer.

The present application provides an asymmetric board, which includes the first master board, the second master board, and the insulating dielectric layer sandwiched between the first master board and the second master board, and the depth control grooves are disposed in the connection position between the units on the asymmetric board, and located on the surface of the second master board and extending a toward the side of the first master board, the depth control grooves provide space for the expansion of the second master board, reduce the stress of the units, and reduce the warping of the second master board. When the number of the depth control grooves in the first direction and/or the second direction is greater than 0, the depths of the depth control grooves increase by X from a center to an edge of the asymmetric board, and the X is greater than or equal to 0.

An electronic component housing package includes an insulating substrate including a first surface with a mounting region mounting an electronic component, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a plurality of side surfaces located between the first surface and the second surface, and a corner portion located between two of the side surfaces; an external connection conductor located on the second surface; and a corner conductor connected to the external connection conductor. The corner conductor is located from the external connection conductor toward the corner portion in a manner to increase the distance from the second surface.

A component is disclosed. A component includes an elongated body, with a first end and a second end; and one or more tabs at the first end and the second end, the tabs configured to have a lower tensile strength than other regions of the component.

An IC unit unloading system including a chute and a drawer. The chute has a plurality of channels each arranged to receive a unit. The drawer is arranged to move along the chute and has a gate with a unit contact face proximate a top surface of the chute. The contact face is arranged to draw the units along the respective channel as the drawer moves along the chute, and to allow the units to slide laterally across the contact face from a first pitch of each channel to a second pitch. A method for washing a plurality of PCB units, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of PCB units, said PCB units arranged with a bump face projecting downwards; washing the bump face of the PCB units, then; flipping the PCB units so as to project the ball face downwards, then; washing the ball face.

An electronic component module includes a plurality of components having terminals and arranged along a plane, a sealing resin portion that covers and seals these components and has a plane as one plane of an outer surface, and a shield layer that covers the outer surface of the sealing resin portion. Terminals of the plurality of components are exposed in a state of protruding from the plane of the sealing resin portion, and the terminals of these components protruding from the plane of the sealing resin portion are used as mounting terminals of the electronic component module.