Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interdigitated power connector
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Application No.: US15853806Application Date: 2017-12-24
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Publication No.: US10833436B2Publication Date: 2020-11-10
- Inventor: Paul W. Coteus , Andrew Ferencz , Shawn A. Hall , Todd E. Takken
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP
- Agent Daniel Morris
- Main IPC: H01R4/00
- IPC: H01R4/00 ; H01R12/51 ; H01R4/36 ; H01R12/52 ; H01R12/70 ; H01R13/66 ; H01R4/30 ; H01R12/73

Abstract:
An electrical connector carries large amounts of electrical current between two circuit boards with low resistance and low self-inductance by means of an interdigitated anode and cathode, thereby providing low dynamic voltage loss. The connector also may include, near where power will be consumed, an interposer board with on-board capacitance to provide even lower dynamic voltage loss. The connector has application to delivering low-voltage, high-current power from a power supply on a first board to electronics on a second board: the low resistance provides low voltage drop for a load current that is constant, while the low inductance and the capacitors provide low voltage fluctuation for a load current that changes. These issues are of great importance, for example, in designing high-performance computers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190199019A1 INTERDIGITATED POWER CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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