Abstract:
A power amplifier includes amplifier elements to amplify input signals of different frequencies. The amplifier also includes a power supply circuit that includes a common power supply path including an end connected to a power supply input terminal connected to a DC power supply. The amplifier further includes individual power supply paths each including an end connected to the other end of the common power supply path, and the other end connected to the main electrode of a corresponding one of the amplifier elements. The individual power supply paths have different impedances.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, the invention includes a system having first and second modules and a circuit board including first and second module connectors to receive the first and second modules, respectively. A first path of conductors extends from the circuit board to the first module connector, to the first module, back to the first module connector, to the circuit board, to the second module connector and to the second module. The first path couples to chips of the first and second modules, and each of the chips include on die terminations, but only some of the chips include on die terminations that are enabled.
Abstract:
A transmission line, a resonator, a filter, a duplexer, and a communication apparatus efficiently minimize power losses due to edge effects, thereby having superior loss-reduction characteristics. A continuous line and a plurality of thin lines each having a predetermined length and branching from both sides of the continuous line are formed on a dielectric substrate. With this structure, edges of the individual thin lines substantially do not exist, so that losses due to edge effects can be efficiently minimized.
Abstract:
A structure of a multilayer printed wiring board having a wiring lead-out port can be easily formed. A large number of products can be easily manufactured with good size reproducibility. A method of manufacturing the same is also are disclosed. The multilayer printed wiring board is characterized by having a signal circuit conductor perfectly covered by an earth circuit in its inside and a wiring lead-out port. A signal circuit conductor having a branch pattern is preferable. The multilayer printed wiring board is manufactured by selectively etching the copper of a cladding sheet manufactured by bonding a copper foil to a nickel foil with 0.1-3% reduction and forming a signal circuit conductor perfectly covered by an earth circuit and the wiring lead-out port.
Abstract:
A riser card, such as a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) card, attaches to a circuit board such as a mother board in a transverse orientation and has a first connector and a second connector attached to opposing sides of the card for receiving expansion cards. In one embodiment, the first connector is offset from the second connector with respect to an axis in the plane of the riser card. In another embodiment, the first and second connectors each have a first and last pin, and the first pin of the first card is opposite the first pin of the second connector. The riser card may mount one expansion board right side up, and the second board upside down. The first and second connectors can be female connectors which are each matable with a male connector on the corresponding expansion board, or can be card edge connectors. The expansion boards, when mated with the connectors, are substantially parallel to, but offset from the circuit board. Advantageously, the expansion boards consume less space in the housing by sharing a single riser card, and overall bus length may be substantially reduced between components in addition to providing additional, more open, or better channel space for cooling air flow. A preferred embodiment mounts centrally on a mother board, and provides two side channels for air flow cooling through the chassis of a rack-mounted web server data processor device.
Abstract:
A system board includes a control unit; connectors arranged in series in one direction and accepting a connecting means for inputting and outputting data; and signal lines connecting the control unit to the connectors and including at least one branch point, wherein sub signal lines branched off at the same branch point are equal in length and/or loads of path from the branch point to the connecting means.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, the invention includes a termination card having a substrate having groups of fingers on a first side of the substrate and groups of fingers on a second side of the substrate and wherein some of the groups of fingers on the first side and some of the groups of fingers on the second side are connected through module connectors, and others of the groups of fingers on the first side are coupled to on module terminations on the first side.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board is provided which can be applied even to circuit boards operating at high speed, and which can suppress electromagnetic wave radiation, and which can suppress a deterioration in density of mounting. At the printed wiring board, a first signal wire layer, a first ground layer having a first power source wire, a second ground layer having a second power source wire, and a second signal wire layer, are laminated. The first ground layer and the second ground layer are interlayer-connected by many via holes. Return current, of signal current flowing through a signal wire, flows in the first ground layer, and a path of the return current is cut midway therealong at a position of the first power source wire. However, the return current is detoured by the via hole to the second ground layer, and flows thereat.
Abstract:
A memory module for preventing skew between bus lines is provided. The memory module includes a printed circuit board, memory chips, module tabs and bus lines. The memory chips are disposed on the printed circuit board, and the module tabs are disposed at one edge of the printed circuit board. The bus lines are connected to the module tabs, respectively, and are connected to the memory chips. Each of the bus lines is formed a closed circuit loop. Each of the bus lines is connected to the memory chips through a circuitous or roundabout path which includes first and second paths of, in general, different lengths. The first and second paths of the roundabout path branch from each other at a position on the closed circuit loop. Since each bus line on the memory module forms a closed loop, skew does not occur between control signals or output data, which are transmitted through the bus line.
Abstract:
In a backplane interconnect configuration for use in a high-speed data processing system, a plurality of connector slots include an array of connector terminals. First conductive traces electrically couple at least two terminals of adjacent slots, the terminals being coupled by the first conductive traces to form multiple clusters. Each of the plurality of the clusters are in turn electrically coupled by separate conductive traces to at least one common node. This configuration allows for a reduction in the propagation delay of signals propagating between connector slots.