Abstract:
A technique to simultaneously reduce high-frequency insertion loss and cross-talk for a multi-layered add-in card is disclosed. The technique is based on selective removal of ground and power planes beneath the edge fingers. This selective removal of power and ground planes removes excess capacitance at the edge fingers, lowering the insertion loss at high frequencies, while maintaining an impedance match with an associated connector. Simultaneously, the leftover metallic ground/power plane provides electromagnetic shielding and thus reduces the cross-talk between the differential pairs. Optimum performance of the connector with minimized insertion loss and cross-talk can be obtained for high-speed analog and digital applications.
Abstract:
A method for decreasing resonance in a printed circuit board (PCB) uses cuts in a ground plane to slow a signal passing through the ground plane. Cuts in the ground plane may be used alone or in conjunction with the lengthening of signal traces. Slowing the signal passing through the ground plane enables a mismatch between the signal transit time of the ground plane and a signal oscillation period of the circuit board to be obtained. The mismatch results in decreased resonance.
Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board having a high level of reliability in terms of electric connection against temperature changes caused by the actual operation of electronic equipment, a manufacturing process, a substrate for multilayer circuitry, and an electronic apparatus. The multilayer circuit board comprises a laminate of at least one insulating layer and at least one wiring layer, wherein the wiring layer is formed by a composite member comprising a first metal layer and a second metal layer formed on one or both sides of the first metal layer, the first metal layer having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion than the second metal layer, the second metal layer having a higher electric conductivity than the first metal layer, wherein the insulating layer has a blind via-hole with a bottom provided by a surface of the second metal layer, the circuit board further comprising a layer-to-layer interconnection portion on the surface of the insulating layer and in the blind via-hole, wherein the layer-to-layer interconnection portion in the blind via-hole is formed in such a manner as to be in contact with the surface of the second metal layer.
Abstract:
The present invention is an optoelectronic device including a circuit board with a plurality of signal traces, a first ground plane, and a second ground plane. The impedance of a signal trace is determined by which of the first ground plane and the second ground plane is closest to the signal trace. The area of the first ground plane coincident with a first signal trace is left intact in order to set the impedance of the first signal trace, by reference to the first ground plane. The area of the first ground plane coincident with a second signal trace is removed in order to set the impedance of the second signal trace, by reference to the second ground plane.
Abstract:
A substrate having a conductive plane and a via passing through the conductive plane is provided. The conductive plane contacts the via to electrically interconnect the via and the conductive plane. A gap in the conductive plane separates a surface of the via from the conductive plane to provide an uninterrupted path for electrical current flowing substantially on the surface of the via.
Abstract:
A method of reducing electromagnetic interference and improving signal quality in printed circuit boards with plane splits is described. The use of a lossy slot filling is described. The lossy filling is applied above plane splits and squeezed into the slots. The lossy material helps to damp antenna resonance.
Abstract:
A chassis and associated telecommunication circuit card are disclosed. The chassis has heat dissipation and flame containment features while accommodating a high density of the circuitry cards. Embodiments include an inner housing with a double-layer middle floor dividing the chassis into top and bottom chambers. Each layer has partially aligned slots, and an air gap is provided between the two layers. Embodiments also include a double-layer mesh cover with an air gap existing between the two mesh layers. Projections and grooves are provided on the inner surfaces of the inner housing to receive circuit cards having a guide on one edge and a fin on another. The circuit card includes conductor structures such as multiple board layers with paired and segregated conductors. The circuit card also includes some components positioned to cooperate with the ventilation features of the chassis and includes some components chosen for low-power consumption or reduced flammability.
Abstract:
An oscillator including a circuit board having a dielectric layer therein; an oscillator circuit comprising its components and an inductor element, the components being mounted on a front surface of the circuit board and at least a part of the inductor element being internally disposed in the dielectric layer; and a back conductor provided on a back surface of the circuit board; wherein the back conductor has two or more slits or pinholes through which a laser beam is passed for partially cutting the dielectric layer together with the internally disposed inductor element at plural sites for adjustment of an oscillation characteristic.
Abstract:
A variety of techniques for low cost reduction of thermal drift in electronic components. These techniques include structures for increasing the thermal mass of an electronic component and for insulating an electronic component from thermal drift caused by air flow as well as structures for thermally isolating an electronic component from heat flow on a circuit board.
Abstract:
To significantly reduce parasitic capacitance of component's landing pad, the present invention forms patterned holes in reference potential layers below the pad, thus effectively increasing the dielectric distance between the pad and the reference potential planes below the pad, raising the characteristic impedance of the pad above that of the trace connected to the pad. A controlled amount of parasitic capacitance is re-introduced to the pad by forming at least one grounded metal plate adjacent to the pad, bringing the characteristic impedance of the pad to substantially match that of the trace. The distance of the metal plates from the pad, and the configuration of the patterned holes are predetermined to substantially match the pad's impedance with that of the trace.