Abstract:
The present invention discloses a plug, which matches a corresponding socket. The plug comprises a body, a shell, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of wires. The body has a first contact surface directing to the corresponding socket, a second contact surface corresponding to the first contact surface and a plurality of terminal channels formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. Each terminal has a connection end that extends from the second contact surface out of the terminal channel and is accepted by the shell. On one side of the shell, the wires connect to the shell and the connection direction is vertical to the first contact surface. A gold finger board, placed in the shell, has a plurality of leads, each lead having a soldering pad connecting to the corresponding terminal at one end and having a gold finger connecting to the corresponding wire at another end. The plug of present invention provides the advantages of avoiding twisting of the wire and saving space.
Abstract:
A circuitized substrate with trace embedded inside ground layer mainly comprises a trace layer, a first dielectric layer, a ground layer, a second dielectric layer, and at least one embedded conductive trace. The embedded conductive trace is located between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The embedded conductive trace is hidden inside a hollow portion of the ground layer, and is electrically insulated from the ground layer. Therefore, by utilizing the embedded conductive trace, the traces of the trace layer can be decreased and the product yield can be improved.
Abstract:
A method, system, and apparatus for optimizing routing layers and board space requirements for a ball grid array land pattern is described. The land pattern includes a plurality of conductive pads arranged in an array of rows and columns. The array of pads has at least one edge of a perimeter of the array not fully populated with conductive pads, whereby spaces are created in the at least one edge by the missing conductive pads. The spaces create additional routing channels for signals from conductive pads within the array to be routed externally to the array through the at least one edge.
Abstract:
For a multi-terminal semiconductor package, such as a BGA or a CSP, that handles high-speed differential signals, a high-speed signal is assigned to the innermost located electrode pad on an interposer substrate, and the electrode pad is connected to the outermost located ball pad on the interposer substrate. With this arrangement, the length of a plating stub can be considerably reduced, and the adverse affect on a signal waveform can be minimized. This arrangement is especially effective for differential signal lines.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (IC) package includes a chip carrier and a chip mounted to the chip carrier. The chip carrier has a centrally located power delivery region and a peripherally located input-output (I/O) delivery region disposed in partially surrounding relationship to the power delivery region. Power and ground paths are disposed in the power delivery region and I/O signal paths are disposed in the I/O delivery region.
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 method for producing a wiring board for a semiconductor package having a base substrate with first and second surfaces; a wiring layer including wiring patterns formed on at least one of the first and second surfaces; a plurality of semiconductor element mounting areas formed on the surface of the base substrate on which the wiring layer is formed; and individual patterns as position information formed for the respective semiconductor element mounting areas, the individual patterns having a different shape for each of the respective semiconductor element mounting areas. The individual patterns as position information are formed on peripheral regions of the respective semiconductor element mounting areas.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for improved contact pad arrays and land patterns for integrated circuit packages are presented. A plurality of conductive pads are arranged in an array of rows and columns. At least one edge of a perimeter of the array is not fully populated with conductive pads. Spaces created in the edge by missing conductive pads create additional routing channels for signals from conductive pads within the array to be routed external to the array through the edge. A land pattern may have routing channels on one or more layers of a printed circuit board. In such a multi-layer land pattern, spaces can be created in edges on any number of the layers. Furthermore, corner pad arrangements having known routing channel characteristics can be used in any number of corners of a land pattern that incorporates spaces in an edge.
Abstract:
A technique for accommodating electronic components on a multilayer signal routing device is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for accommodating electronic components on a multilayer signal routing device. Such a method comprises determining a component space that is required to accommodate a plurality of electronic components on a surface of a multilayer signal routing device, and then forming at least one signal routing channel on at least the surface of the multilayer signal routing device, wherein the at least one signal routing channel has a channel space that is equal to or greater than the component space.
Abstract:
A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features a transmitter port and receiver port for connection with separate parallel optic cables for separately transmitting and receiving data and an electrical connector for connecting with computer or communication systems. The transponder assembly includes a parallel optic transmitter module and a parallel optic receiver module having pluggable edge connecters. The assembly also includes a circuit board on which a semiconductor chip useful for signal processing and the electrical connector are mounted. A Flex circuit is used in connecting the circuit board to the parallel optic modules. The semiconductor chip and electrical connector are mounted directly across from one another on opposite surfaces of the circuit board using ball grid arrays having overlapping attachment structures.