Abstract:
In a design aiding apparatus of the present invention, a plane clearance setting unit acquires information showing a predetermined margin, a component placement unit determines a placement area of a component such that, as seen in a lamination direction of a multilayer wiring board, at least one of the component and a pad connected to the component is included within a candidate area of a plane foil excluding a perimeter area, and a wiring unit determines a placement area of a wiring foil and a via in the same way that the placement area of the component is determined. Furthermore, in regard to a component, a component pad, a wiring foil, and a via whose placement areas have already been determined, a component placement inspection unit reports a design condition violation if the placement area of at least one of the component and the pad deviates outside the candidate area as seen in the lamination direction of the board, and a wiring inspection unit reports a design condition violation if the placement area of the wiring foil or the via deviates outside the candidate area as seen in the lamination direction of the board.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of lands corresponding to a plurality of solder pins provided on a semiconductor chip package, the lands provided adjacent to the border of the printed circuit board having a rectangular shape elongated in a direction toward the border, thus providing a printed circuit board which can achieve a simple design, improve the integration of peripheral chips mounted thereon, and secure a fine soldering state.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for the functionality of an integrated circuit. An exemplary embodiment according to an aspect of the present invention includes a ball grid array having open spaces therein. Within the open spaces, pairs of opposite polarity vias are clustered to minimize current path inductance by exploiting mutual inductance between vias of opposite current flow. In an illustrative embodiment, capacitors are coupled to the vias to further reduce current path inductance.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board having micro-vias used to connect a portion of the contacts in a selected row or column to the first internal layer of the board, thereby creating routing channels on the second and subsequent internal layers of the board between selected rows or columns of through-board vias used to connect the remaining contacts and a BGA package adapted to be used with the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A surface mount grid array implemented on a PCB (printed circuit board) optimized for trace escape routing for the PCB. The surface mount grid array includes a plurality of connection blocks, with each connection block including an array of pins and an array of vias, wherein the pins and vias are configured to communicatively connect an integrated circuit device to a plurality of traces of the PCB. The connection blocks are disposed in a tiled arrangement, wherein the connection blocks implement a plurality of trace escape channels along connection block boundaries. The trace escape channels are configured for routing traces from inner pins of the surface mount grid array to a periphery of the surface mount grid array.
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:
The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for the functionality of an integrated circuit. An exemplary embodiment according to an aspect of the present invention includes a ball grid array having open spaces therein. Within the open spaces, pairs of opposite polarity vias are clustered to minimize current path inductance by exploiting mutual inductance between vias of opposite current flow. In an illustrative embodiment, capacitors are coupled to the vias to further reduce current path inductance.
Abstract:
An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a flexible base member connected to the electro-optical panel, and an electronic component mounted on the flexible base member. Here, the electronic component has conductive terminals electrically connected to a plurality of terminals disposed on the flexible base member, the plurality of terminals are disposed on one surface of the flexible base member, and the conductive terminals and the plurality of terminals two-dimensionally overlap with each other. The flexible base member has first wires which are connected to the plurality of terminals and disposed on the one surface thereof, hole portions formed in the flexible base member to correspond to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals, and second wires which are connected to the at least one terminals through connection members disposed in the hole portions and are disposed on the other surface of the flexible base member opposite to the one surface. The hole portions two-dimensionally overlap with the conductive terminals and the plurality of terminals.
Abstract:
A method for routing a plurality of signal traces out of a plurality of corresponding bumper pads for implementation of a die on a multi-layer circuit board includes utilizing the plurality of bumper pads positioned in a periphery area of the die; utilizing a plurality of power/ground bumper pads positioned in a center area of the die; assigning a plurality of signal traces corresponding to a plurality of bumper pads as a plurality of first-layer traces being routed in a first layer of the multi-layer circuit board; assigning a plurality of signal traces corresponding to a plurality of bumper pads as a plurality of second-layer traces being routed in a second layer of the multi-layer circuit board; routing the plurality of first-layer traces straight away from the die; and routing the plurality of second-layer traces with a turn not to be vertically underneath the first-layer traces.
Abstract:
Techniques for reducing the number of layers in a multilayer signal routing device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method wherein the multilayer signal routing device has a plurality of electrically conductive signal path layers for routing a plurality of electrical signals thereon. The method may comprise forming a plurality of electrically conductive vias in the multilayer signal routing device for electrically connecting at least two of the plurality of electrically conductive signal path layers, wherein the plurality of vias are arranged so as to form at least one channel in at least one other of the plurality of electrically conductive signal path layers. The method may also comprise grouping at least a portion of the plurality of electrical signals based at least in part upon their proximity to the at least one channel so that they may be efficiently routed therein.