| CPC H05K 1/141 (2013.01) [H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 2201/045 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10984 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A circuit board assembly comprising:
a first circuit board and a second circuit board, which are electrically connected with each other; and
a monolithic substrate configured to support a power component and comprising:
a first contact surface that is fixedly connected to and forms a thermal contact with the second circuit board, and
a second contact surface that is fixedly connected to the first circuit board and forms a thermal contact with the first circuit board so that the monolithic substrate functions as an extension of the first circuit board to support the second circuit board.
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