Patent ID: 7738256

Claim:
A multilayer substrate comprising a plurality of components in the multilayer substrate, wherein the multilayer substrate comprises: a plurality of metal layers each extending in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction and layered and overlapping in the thickness direction, said metal layers being separated by one or more intervening insulating layers extending between the metal layers in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, wherein the metal layers and the intervening insulating layers are further positioned between first and second outermost insulating layers which are different from the intervening insulation layers, wherein at least some of the components are disposed in accommodating portions provided by aligned openings formed in at least one of the metal layers and the intervening insulating layers in the thickness direction; a first conductive pattern formed on the outer surface of the first outermost insulating layer; a second conductive pattern formed on the outer surface of the second outermost insulating layer; connecting vias through the first outermost insulating layer connecting at least one of the metal layers to the first conductive pattern and/or connecting said at least some of the components to the first conductive pattern; and connecting vias through the second outermost insulating layer connecting at least one of the metal layers to the second conductive pattern.