Abstract:
A printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include an insulation substrate, a first ground, which is formed on one surface of the insulation substrate and connected to a first power source, a second ground, which is formed on one surface of the insulation substrate and connected to a second power source, a separator, which separates the first ground from the second ground, a first signal line, which is stacked on at least one of the first ground and the second ground, and a second signal line, which is stacked on at least one of the first ground and the second ground and is adjacent to the first signal line. The separator can include a curved part, which is bent in between the first signal line and the second signal line.
Abstract:
A multipolar plug connector for establishing contact with a multilayer board includes signal contacts that are assigned a first and at least one second screen contact element and are arranged adjacent to the signal contact. Recesses are provided at least on the uppermost Layer of the multilayer board which are suitably sized so as to receive and to lead through at least two screen contact elements assigned to neighboring signal contacts.
Abstract:
A computer program for balancing power plane pin currents in a printed wiring board (PWB) provides for reduction in pin counts required for power plane (including ground plane) connections and/or reduction in requirements for connector current handling per pin. One or more slots is introduced in the metal layer implementing the power plane that alter the current distribution in the power plane. The per-pin current profile for connector pins connected to the power plane is equalized by tuning the length of the slot(s). The slots may be dashed or made internal to the power plane metal layer to avoid weakening the metal layer for laminated multi-layer PWBs and may be shaped around a connector end when the power plane pin allocation is not uniform at the connector ends. The resulting equalization reduces either pin count required for carrying the power plane current or reduces connector pin current requirements.
Abstract:
Mesh holes 35a and 59a of upper solid layers 35 and upper solid layers 59 are formed to overlie on one another, so that the insulating properties of interlayer resin insulating layers 50 are not lowered. Here, the diameter of each mesh hole is preferably 75 to 300 μm. The reason is as follows. If the diameter of the mesh hole is less than 75 μm, it is difficult to overlay the upper and lower mesh holes on one another. If the diameter exceeds 300 μm, the insulating properties of the interlayer resin insulating layers deteriorate. In addition, the distance between the mesh holes is preferably 100 to 2000 μm. The reason is as follows. If the distance is less than 100 μm, the solid layer cannot function. If the distance exceeds 2000 μm, the deterioration of the insulating properties of the interlayer resin insulating film occurs.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for accessing a high speed signal routed on a conductive trace on an internal layer of a printed circuit board (PCB) using high density interconnect (HDI technology) are provided. The conductive trace may be coupled to a microvia (μVia) having a conductive dome disposed above the outer layer pad of the μVia. In-circuit test (ICT) fixtures or high speed test probes may interface with the conductive dome to test the high speed signal with decreased reflection loss and other parasitic effects when compared to conventional test points utilizing plated through-hole (PTH) technology.
Abstract:
A method and system for improving power distribution and/or current measurement on a printed circuit board is disclosed. According to the invention, a first power plane adapted for current measurement includes a first segment to which a current source is connected and a second segment to which other devices may be connected, forming the current load. A third segment is used to measure the current between the first segment and the second segment through two vias that link two points of the third segment to, preferably, two pads of the external layer. In a preferred embodiment, vias are connected to the first segment so that current flow in the third segment is linear, to improve and simplify current determination. The resistivity between the pair of vias may be computed or estimated using calibrated currents.
Abstract:
A hybrid electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure for broadband suppression of noise on printed wiring boards includes an array of coplanar patches interconnected into a grid by series inductances, and a corresponding array of shunt LC networks connecting the coplanar patches to a second conductive plane. This combination of series inductances and shunt resonant vias lowers the cutoff frequency for the fundamental stopband. The series inductances and shunt capacitances may be implemented using surface mount component technology, or printed traces. Patches may also be interconnected by coplanar coupled transmission lines. The even and odd mode impedances of the coupled lines may be increased by forming slots in the second conductive plane disposed opposite to the transmission line, lowering the cutoff frequency and increasing the bandwidth of the fundamental stopband. Coplanar EBG structures may be integrated into power distribution networks of printed wiring boards for broadband suppression of electromagnetic noise.
Abstract:
Devices and methods are described for high-speed two layer and multilayer circuit boards. A device comprises a single circuit board or a circuit board made by laminating several two layer circuit boards. The device comprises mounting pads attached to the circuit board. The device comprises trace arrays that electrically couple the mounting pads. The trace arrays include a first trace array attached to a first side of each circuit board layer and a second trace array attached to a second side of each circuit board layer. Each trace array comprises conductive traces, and the conductive traces are arranged so each signal trace is positioned between combinations of ground traces and power traces to control the characteristic impedance of each logic or signal path. The arrays on the layers of the board are interconnected by vias to form a pseudo ground and power plane.
Abstract:
In order to reduce noise propagating from a digital signal circuit to an analog signal circuit, a multilayer printed circuit board includes a first digital signal circuit formed in a first region of a front surface, a first analog signal circuit formed in a second region of the front surface, a second digital signal circuit formed at a back surface corresponding to the first region, a second analog signal circuit formed at the back surface corresponding to the second region; an analog ground circuit formed between the front surface and the back surface to ground the first analog signal circuit and the second analog signal circuit, and a first digital ground circuit arranged between the first digital signal circuit and the analog ground circuit and a second digital ground circuit arranged between the second digital signal circuit and the analog ground circuit to ground the first digital signal circuit and the second digital signal circuit.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for inputting a plurality of different circuit schematics designed with printed circuit board (PCB) mountable components; extracting circuit topologies for said plurality of different circuit schematics; transforming said extracted circuit topologies to a fixed number of connection points; and generating a configurable circuit PCB physical layout pattern having said fixed number of connection points such that said PCB mountable components when positioned on one or more of said fixed number of connection points can implement any circuit represented by said plurality of different circuit schematics.