Patent ID: 7569925

Claim:
A module comprising: a ceramic multilayer substrate including a laminate of a plurality of ceramic layers and having first and second main surfaces, wherein a cavity and a frame-shaped portion surrounding the cavity are disposed in the first main surface; a first circuit component disposed in and fixed to the inside of the cavity; a first resin portion molded in the cavity so as to embed the first circuit component; and a second resin portion joined to and in direct contact with a surface of the frame-shaped portion and a surface of the first resin portion such that the second resin portion continuously covers the frame-shaped portion and the first resin portion, and the second resin portion includes external terminal electrodes arranged on a main surface of the second resin portion facing away from the first resin portion and the frame-shaped portion; wherein the first resin portion and the second resin portion are separate and distinct elements; and the first resin portion resin is not disposed on the frame-shaped portion; the surface of the first resin portion is substantially concave; the second resin portion fills the substantially concave surface of the first resin portion; and the main surface of the second resin portion facing away from the first resin portion is substantially flat.