Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack. The jack further includes a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts. The circuit board includes a multi-zone crosstalk compensation arrangement for reducing crosstalk at the jack.
Abstract:
A signal transfer member for a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a power line for receiving power from an external source and for driving a semiconductor chip disposed on the transfer member or the display apparatus. The power line is bent so as to incorporate a serpentine structure, which enables the length of the power line to be easily adjusted and results in the line being longer than a power line formed with a relatively straight structure. Accordingly, the length of the power line can be adjusted to take into account the respective impedances of the chip and the external source so as to suppress electromagnetic waves in the power line. This prevents the creation of noise, distortion of signals, damage to the semiconductor chip, and disconnection of the input interconnection thereof that are caused by the electromagnetic waves, so that product yields are thereby improved.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing timing skew between conductor traces. A dielectric medium made of a resin reinforced with a fabric is provided. The fabric includes a first plurality of yarns running parallel to a first axis and a second plurality of yarns running parallel to a second axis. The first plurality of yarns are separated by a first weave pitch and the second plurality of yarns separated by a second weave pitch. At least two conductor traces are formed on the dielectric medium. The conductor traces are positioned on the dielectric medium such that the conductor traces each have substantially similar effective dielectric constants.
Abstract:
An electronic package which includes a circuitized substrate having at least two electrical components positioned thereon. The package includes patterns of contact sites, each for having one of the components coupled thereto. The patterns of contact sites in turn are electrically interconnected by a grouping of conductive lines which, to substantially prevent skew, are of substantially the same length. A method of making the package is also provided, as is a circuitized substrate and an information handling system, the latter adapted for having one or more of the electronic packages as part thereof.
Abstract:
Described is a system and method of designing a length of an electrical trace used to implement a point-to-point serial link for conveying a digital signal between a transmitter and a receiver. A trace segment of the electrical trace is identified. The trace segment has a first endpoint determined by a first impedance discontinuity on the point-to-point serial link and a second endpoint determined by a second impedance discontinuity on the point-to-point serial link. A restricted length is calculated for the trace segment based on a propagation delay of the signal along the trace segment and a frequency of the signal. A length of the trace segment is set to be unequal to the restricted length.
Abstract:
Devices for reducing and determining the skew between colour video signals transmitted over at least two different video cables are described. A KVM extender including such devices is also described. The skew reduction device includes a plurality of video signal transmission tracks selectably connectable to each of the video cables to increase the video signal transmission path length so as to more closely matching the total video signal path length for each of the colour video signals. The skew determination device comprises a processing device, a signal generator for applying measuring signals to each of the video signal cables and signal detection circuitry to receive measuring signals transmitted over the video signal cables. Detection signals are output to the processing device which is programmed to determine an indication of the transmission path length difference between the video signal cables.
Abstract:
A memory system includes a controller chip and a memory module coupled to the controller chip. A signal line carries a signal that traverses the signal line until reaching a termination at an end of the signal line. A clock line carries a clock signal that traverses the clock line to reach a second termination at an end of the clock line. The module includes a first memory device connected to the signal line and the clock line such that the signal and the clock signal arrive at the first memory device at substantially the same time. The module includes a second memory device connected to the signal line and the clock line such that the signal and the clock signal arrive at the second memory device at substantially the same time and after the signal and the clock signal arrive at the first memory device.
Abstract:
A tamper protected printed circuit board assembly including a printed circuit board and a partially enveloping tamper wrap covering the entirety of the top surface of the printed circuit board and a first portion of the bottom surface of the printed circuit board, wherein a second portion of the bottom surface of the printed circuit board is not covered by the tamper wrap is provided. The printed circuit board includes two security trace layers each having two security traces thereon, preferably in a serpentine pattern. The tamper wrap and the security traces together cover and prevent tampering with the electronic circuitry of the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A memory system includes a controller chip and a memory module coupled to the controller chip. A signal line carries a signal that traverses the signal line until reaching a termination at an end of the signal line. A clock line carries a clock signal that traverses the clock line to reach a second termination at an end of the clock line. The module includes a first memory device connected to the signal line and the clock line such that the signal and the clock signal arrive at the first memory device at substantially the same time. The module includes a second memory device connected to the signal line and the clock line such that the signal and the clock signal arrive at the second memory device at substantially the same time and after the signal and the clock signal arrive at the first memory device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a plating buss design and method for minimizing short circuit problems in PCB panel singulation. More particularly, the invention encompasses a serpentine plating buss which increases the PCB singulation process window thereby minimizing short circuit problems due to indexing errors caused by occasional manufacturing and equipment alignment problems. The serpentine plating buss design therefore increases board yield.