Embedded Substrate With Intersecting Through Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for miniaturization and higher functionality in electronic devices limits the number of electronic components that can be mounted on printed circuit boards, necessitating a technology to embed components within the substrate while minimizing electrical connection paths.
Innovation Solution
An electronic component embedded substrate design featuring intersecting through portions in insulating layers, allowing for the embedding of electronic components in a top-bottom direction, with insulating materials covering the components and minimizing electrical connection paths through layered wiring and vias.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If electronic components are mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board, then the board can be simple in structure, but the number of mountable components is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional surface mounting to three-dimensional embedding by creating through portions that penetrate the substrate. Electronic components are placed within these through portions and connected via conductive materials, enabling vertical stacking and multi-layer integration. This dimensional change allows significantly more components to be mounted on the same substrate area while maintaining structural organization through the layered insulating and conductive material arrangement.
2Quantity of substance
If electronic components are embedded in the substrate, then the number of components increases, but the electrical connection path becomes longer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing insulating materials selectively at specific locations where needed - namely, covering the electronic components disposed in the through portions. This localized insulation approach allows direct electrical connections between components through conductive materials while providing necessary isolation only where components are present, rather than requiring comprehensive insulation throughout the entire substrate structure.
3Area of moving object
If more electronic components are embedded in the substrate, then product miniaturization is achieved, but the substrate structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the substrate into distinct functional layers: insulating layers forming the base structure, through portions creating embedded cavities, electronic components placed within through portions, and insulating materials covering components. This segmentation allows each element to be optimized independently while maintaining overall structural coherence, enabling higher component density without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic component embedded substrate includes first insulating layer having a first through portion; a first electronic component disposed in the first through portion; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and having a second through portion; a second electronic component disposed in the second through portion; and an insulating material covering at least a portion of each of the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The first through portion and the second through portion intersect, such that a portion of the first through portion and a portion of the second through portion overlap each other, on a plane.


