Resistor-Embedded Circuit Board Cavity Layout for Crack-Free Pressing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current resistor-embedding methods in circuit boards suffer from low precision and low quality due to difficulties in controlling the thickness and shape of the resistor-embedded layer, leading to cracks and deformations during the pressing process, which affects the reliability and quality of the circuit board.

Innovation Solution

A method for processing a resistor-embedded circuit board involves opening an embedded-resistor cavity on a substrate, embedding a resistor into the cavity, and etching a conductive metal layer to form a conductive trace layer, ensuring precise control of the resistor's shape and thickness, using techniques like laser technology and conductive pastes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If planar resistor-embedding is used, then the resistor can be embedded in the circuit board, but the thickness of the resistor-embedded layer is difficult to control precisely and cracks occur during pressing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvethickness control precisionVSAvoidresistor-embedded layer reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming cavities in the substrate before embedding the resistors. These cavities are created with precise dimensions and depths, allowing the resistor-embedded layer to be formed with controlled thickness before the pressing process. This preliminary cavity formation prevents thickness variation and cracking during subsequent pressing operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical parameters of the embedding structure by forming cavities with specific depth and width ratios. The cavity depth is controlled to be 0.5-2 times the resistor thickness, and the width is 1.05-1.2 times the resistor width. These parameter changes enable precise thickness control while maintaining structural integrity during pressing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If separation-type resistor embedding is used, then the resistor can be embedded, but the filling process causes low quality rate and reliability issues

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresistor embedding easeVSAvoidembedding precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the extraction principle by removing material to form cavities in the substrate before embedding the resistors. This cavity formation process extracts the problematic filling step from the manufacturing process, replacing it with a simpler placement process where resistors are inserted into pre-formed cavities, thereby improving both ease of manufacture and embedding precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces cavities as an intermediary structure between the substrate and the resistors. These cavities serve as mediators that facilitate precise resistor placement and embedding while eliminating the quality issues associated with direct filling processes. The cavities act as intermediate containers that simplify the embedding operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If the resistor-embedded layer is pressed, then the circuit board is formed, but large deformation occurs and tensile resistance requirement is not met

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit board productionVSAvoidtensile resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming cavities with controlled dimensions before the pressing process. This preliminary cavity formation ensures that when pressing is applied to form the circuit board, the resistor-embedded layer maintains its shape and thickness, preventing large deformations and ensuring tensile resistance requirements are met during high-volume production.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach enables high-precision resistor embedding, reducing the risk of cracks and deformations, thereby improving the reliability and quality of the circuit board while allowing for cost-effective mass production.

Implementation Method 1

opening the embedded-resistor cavity on the substrate using a laser technology

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLaser ablation: Laser Ablation

Implementation Method 2

embedding an embedded-resistor paste into the embedded-resistor cavity and solidifying the embedded-resistor paste

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhase change: Phase Change

Data Source

PatentUS12538429B2Resistor-embedded circuit board and method for processing the resistor-embedded circuit board
Publication Date: 2026.01.27 SHENNAN CIRCUITS
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  • US12538429B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A resistor-embedded circuit board and a method for processing the resistor-embedded circuit board are provided by the present disclosure. By opening an embedded-resistor cavity on a substrate, embedding a resistor into the embedded-resistor cavity to acquire a circuit board containing a built-in resistor. By opening the embedded-resistor cavity, it is very easy to realize high-precision control of a shape and a thickness of an embedded resistor, and realize very high-precision resistor-embedding; and it is easy to realize high-precision and massive processing. In a resistor-embedded layer, a resistor is built in a substrate. Then, in a process of pressing, a crack and a relatively large deformation will not be caused after pressing due to an irregular surface of the resistor-embedded layer, thereby improving a reliability and a quality rate of the circuit board.