Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board including a laminate of at least one insulating layer and at least one wiring layer. The wiring layer is formed by a composite member having 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. The insulating layer has a blind via-hole with a bottom provided by a surface of the second metal layer. A layer-to-layer interconnection portion is provided on the surface of the insulating layer and in the blind via-hole and is formed in the blind via-hole to be in contact with the surface of the second metal layer.
Abstract:
In a multi-layer wiring board in which board wirings are arranged in a plurality of wiring layers so as to be connected via a through hole, two through holes are provided in parallel, and two through holes are connected therebetween in both end portions of the respective through holes or one end portion thereof by the wiring board.
Abstract:
Testing of a printed circuit board (PCB) impedance measurement region is performed using time domain reflectometry (TDR) that measures reflections and time delays of pulses injected into an impedance measurement region (impedance coupon). Timing markers are used to give both visual and electrical indications of precisely where the desired impedance measurement region (impedance coupon) begins and ends. The timing markers are placed on either end of the impedance coupon to be measured and give explicit start and end points to the PCB impedance measurement region. The timing markers may be in any form which has a discernable impedance difference from the PCB impedance measurement region.
Abstract:
A symmetric electrical connection system for balancing impedance between a first node and a third node and impedance between a second node and a fourth node. The system includes a first conducting wire, a third conducting wire, a fifth conducting wire, and a seventh conducting wire all installed in a first layer. The system further includes a second conducting wire, a fourth conducting wire, a sixth conducting wire, and an eighth conducting wire all installed in a second layer. The first conducting wire and the eighth conducting wire are crossed but electrically insulated. The second conducting wire and the third conducting wire are crossed but electrically insulated. The fourth conducting wire and the fifth conducting wire are crossed but electrically insulated. The sixth conducting wire and the seventh conducting wire are crossed but electrically insulated. In a preferred embodiment, the appearances and the materials of the conducting wires are essentially equivalent.
Abstract:
A system for measuring power of a circuit on a printed circuit board (PCB) including first and second circuits, a power strip, a power plane, and a calibration strip. The power strip is connected to the power plane to the first circuit, is embedded in the PCB during the manufacturing process, and also has at least two vias for measuring a voltage drop. The calibration strip is also embedded in the PCB during the manufacturing process and has at least two vias for measuring a voltage drop. The second circuit is configured to measure a voltage drop across the power strip as a first voltage and a voltage drop across the calibration strip as a second voltage, and to calculate the power being fed to the first circuit based on the first voltage and the second voltage.
Abstract:
In the preferred embodiment, there is disclosed a printed circuit board having a surface providing a mating interface to which is electrically connected an electrical connector having signal conductors and ground conductors. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers, with a conductor disposed on at least one of the plurality of dielectric layers. The mating interface includes a plurality of conductive vias aligned in a plurality of rows, with the plurality of conductive vias extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers, at least one of the plurality of conductive vias intersecting the conductor. The plurality of conductive vias includes signal conductor connecting conductive vias and ground conductor connecting conductive vias. For each of the plurality of rows of the conductive vias, there are at least twice as many ground conductor connecting conductive vias as signal conductor connecting conductive vias and the conductive vias are positioned relative to one another so that for each signal conductor connecting conductive via, there are ground conductor connecting conductive vias adjacent either side of the signal conductor connecting conductive via.
Abstract:
An electrode on a main surface of a module board, to which an emitter electrode of a semiconductor chip which includes a switching element of a power supply control circuit that supplies a power supply voltage to amplifier circuit parts of a power module of a digital cellular phone, is electrically connected to a wiring in an internal layer of the module board through a plurality of via holes. Further, the wiring is electrically connected to an electrode for the supply of the power supply voltage, which is provided on a back surface of the module board. Accordingly, an output characteristic of the semiconductor device is improved.
Abstract:
System for measuring a thickness of a circuit component on a printed circuit board (PCB). The system includes a first circuit, a power plane, a power strip, a calibration strip, a temperature sensor, and a second circuit. The power plane is coupled to the first circuit. The power strip is for providing power to the power plane and is disposed in the PCB connected to the power plane. The power strip has at least two vias. The calibration strip has a predetermined width and is disposed in said PCB. The calibration strip has at least two vias for measuring a voltage drop. The temperature sensor is coupled to the calibration strip and configured to measuring a temperature of the calibration strip. The second circuit is coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to determine the thickness of the calibration strip based on at least the temperature of the calibration strip.
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed that substantially reduces or eliminates the resonance that occurs in vias that connect the layers of a printed circuit board by electrically coupling a first transmission line in a circuit board to a second transmission line in a circuit board by two electrical paths having substantially the same electrical length. The two electrical paths are created by connecting the first transmission line to a first via which is in turn connected to a second via having a second transmission line with a plurality of connecting electrical paths between the two vias. In one illustrative embodiment, electrical traces are used to connect the top of the first via to the top of the second via and the bottom of the first via to the bottom of the second via.
Abstract:
A wiring substrate, in which a wiring stacked portion including a conductor layer and a resin layer is stacked on a principal face of a core substrate including a substantially cylindrical through hole conductor in a through hole extending therethrough and a filling material filling the hollow portion of said through hole, comprising: a cover-shaped conductor portion covering an end face of said through hole just over a principal face of said core substrate and connected to said through hole conductor; and an initial conductor layer provided in said wiring stacked portion and across at least one of said resin layer from sad cover-shaped conductor layer, wherein a connection portion composed of via conductors buried in said resin layer brings said cover-shaped conductor portion and said internal conductor layer into conduction, and said via conductors composing said connection portion are provided not above said through hole.