IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,583
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,583 · App. 18/483,929 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Circuit module

Inventors: Yoshihito Otsubo (Nagaokakyo, JP); Hideo Nakagoshi (Nagaokakyo, JP); Hiroki Yoshimori (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H05K1/144H05K1/0203H05K2201/0379H05K2201/10507H05K2201/10977
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Patent No.
US 12,568,583
App. No.
18/483,929
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An upper circuit board body has a first upper main surface and a first lower main surface. A lower circuit board body has a second upper main surface and a second lower main surface. A lower circuit board first mounting electrode and one or more lower circuit board second mounting electrodes are disposed on the second upper main surface. A first component is mounted on the one or more lower circuit board second mounting electrodes. A first conductor member is mounted on the lower circuit board first mounting electrode and is disposed on the left of the first component. A second conductor member is disposed on the first lower main surface, is connected to the upper end of the first conductor member, and overlaps at least a part of the first component as viewed in the downward direction.

Claims (65)

1 . A circuit module comprising:

an upper circuit board;

a lower circuit board;

a first conductor member;

a second conductor member; and

a first component,

wherein

the upper circuit board includes an upper circuit board body,

the lower circuit board includes a lower circuit board body, a lower circuit board first mounting electrode, and one or more lower circuit board second mounting electrodes,

the upper circuit board body has a first upper main surface and a first lower main surface,

the lower circuit board body has a second upper main surface and a second lower main surface,

the lower circuit board first mounting electrode and the one or more lower circuit board second mounting electrodes are disposed on the second upper main surface,

the first component is mounted on the one or more lower circuit board second mounting electrodes,

the first conductor member is mounted on the lower circuit board first mounting electrode and is disposed on left of the first component, and

the second conductor member is disposed in a space between the upper circuit board and the lower circuit board or on the first lower main surface, is connected to an upper end of the first conductor member, and overlaps at least a part of the first component as viewed in a downward direction.

2 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , further comprising a third conductor member,

wherein

the lower circuit board includes a lower circuit board third mounting electrode,

the lower circuit board third mounting electrode is disposed on the second upper main surface,

the third conductor member is mounted on the lower circuit board third mounting electrode,

the third conductor member is disposed on right of the first component, and

the second conductor member is connected to an upper end of the third conductor member.

3 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductor member is disposed on the first lower main surface.

4 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth conductor member,

wherein

the lower circuit board further includes a lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode and an interlayer connection conductor,

the interlayer connection conductor electrically connects the lower circuit board first mounting electrode and the lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode by penetrating the lower circuit board body along an up-down axis, and

the fourth conductor member is mounted on the lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode.

5 . The circuit module according to claim 4 , further comprising a fifth conductor member,

wherein

the upper circuit board further includes an upper circuit board first mounting electrode,

the lower circuit board further includes a lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode,

the upper circuit board first mounting electrode is disposed on the first lower main surface,

the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode is disposed on the second upper main surface,

the fifth conductor member is mounted on the upper circuit board first mounting electrode and the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode, and

an area of the fourth conductor member as viewed in the downward direction is larger than an area of the fifth conductor member as viewed in the downward direction.

6 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductor member is in contact with the first component.

7 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , wherein a thermal conductivity of the second conductor member is higher than a thermal conductivity of the upper circuit board body.

8 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth conductor member,

wherein

the upper circuit board further includes an upper circuit board first mounting electrode,

the lower circuit board further includes a lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode,

the upper circuit board first mounting electrode is disposed on the first lower main surface,

the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode is disposed on the second upper main surface, and

the fifth conductor member is mounted on the upper circuit board first mounting electrode and the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode.

9 . The circuit module according to claim 8 , wherein an area of the first conductor member as viewed in the downward direction is larger than an area of the fifth conductor member as viewed in the downward direction.

10 . The circuit module according to claim 1 , further comprising a thermal interface material layer,

wherein the thermal interface material layer is disposed between the first component and the second conductor member and is in contact with the first component and the second conductor member.

11 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein the second conductor member is disposed on the first lower main surface.

12 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , further comprising a fourth conductor member,

wherein

the lower circuit board further includes a lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode and an interlayer connection conductor,

the interlayer connection conductor electrically connects the lower circuit board first mounting electrode and the lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode by penetrating the lower circuit board body along an up-down axis, and

the fourth conductor member is mounted on the lower circuit board fourth mounting electrode.

13 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein the second conductor member is in contact with the first component.

14 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , wherein a thermal conductivity of the second conductor member is higher than a thermal conductivity of the upper circuit board body.

15 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , further comprising a fifth conductor member,

wherein

the upper circuit board further includes an upper circuit board first mounting electrode,

the lower circuit board further includes a lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode,

the upper circuit board first mounting electrode is disposed on the first lower main surface,

the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode is disposed on the second upper main surface, and

the fifth conductor member is mounted on the upper circuit board first mounting electrode and the lower circuit board fifth mounting electrode.

16 . The circuit module according to claim 2 , further comprising a thermal interface material layer,

wherein the thermal interface material layer is disposed between the first component and the second conductor member and is in contact with the first component and the second conductor member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2023
From: OTSUBO, YOSHIHITO; NAKAGOSHI, HIDEO; YOSHIMORI, HIROKI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-167402 · Oct 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
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