VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND METHOD USING SUBSTRATE BOARD WITH INSULATOR LAYER AND CONDUCTIVE TRACES

摘要

A voltage regulator includes a voltage regulator body and connectors carried by the body, which connect to devices controlled by the voltage regulator. A substrate board is received in a board receiving cavity of the voltage regulator body and includes a metallic base layer, an insulator layer on the metallic base layer, and a circuit layer on the insulator layer and defining a printed circuit pattern. Active and passive voltage regulator components are mounted on the substrate board and interconnected by the printed circuit pattern to form a voltage regulating circuit. Terminal connections, such as conductive pins, are secured to the substrate board and operatively connected to selected active and passive components or printed circuit pattern and extend from the substrate board for interconnecting the connectors carried by the voltage regulator body.