Abstract:
A method for decreasing impedance of a power source in a printed circuit board includes: (a) forming a first metal plane over a first layer of the printed circuit board; (b) forming a second metal plane and a third metal plane over a second layer of the printed circuit board; (c) forming a dielectric layer between the first layer and the second layer of the printed circuit board for insulating the first layer from the second layer; and (d) connecting the second metal plane to an electric potential different from an electric potential of the first metal plane and the third metal plane.
Abstract:
A DC bus for use in a power module has a positive DC conductor bus plate parallel with a negative DC conductor bus plate. One or more positive leads are connected to the positive bus and are connectable to a positive terminal of a power source. One or more negative leads are connected to the negative bus and are connectable to a negative terminal of a power source. The DC bus has one or more positive connections fastenable from the positive bus to the high side of a power module. The DC bus also has one or more negative connections fastenable from the negative bus to the low side of the power module. The positive bus and negative bus permit counter-flow of currents, thereby canceling magnetic fields and their associated inductances, and the positive and negative bus are connectable to the center portion of a power module.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments, a device includes a first conductive plane electrically coupled to a first terminal associated with a first polarity and a second terminal associated with the first polarity, a second conductive plane electrically coupled to a third terminal associated with a second polarity, and a dielectric disposed between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane. A first capacitance is present between the first terminal and the third terminal, a second capacitance is present between the second terminal and the third terminal, and the first capacitance and the second capacitance may be substantially dissimilar.
Abstract:
A multi-layered printed wiring board is provided that is capable of securing required wiring density even with a decreased number of wiring layers and reducing radiation noises. The multi-layered printed wiring board has at least three wiring layers each at least having at least one power supply line or a ground line, and another kind of line, said wiring layers each having an outer edge. A ground line is formed at the outer edge of at least one of the wiring layers. A basic power supply line is formed inside the ground line. At least one power supply line extends from the basic power supply line. A plurality of electronic parts are mounted on at least one of the wiring layers. The at least one power supply line is wired to mounting positions of the electronic parts via at least one of the wiring layers.
Abstract:
A DC bus for use in a power module includes a positive DC conductor bus plate parallel with a negative DC conductor bus plate. The positive bus and negative bus permit counter-flow of currents, thereby canceling magnetic fields and their associated inductances, and the positive and negative bus are connectable to the center portion of a power module.
Abstract:
A multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) routes signal traces on internal signal layer(s) and includes power planes on the two outermost layers. The outer layers are maintained at the same non-ground voltage level, and are electrically connected by a series of vias that circumscribe signal traces on the internal layer(s). With a preferred maximum spacing of one-tenth the wavelength of electromagnetic energy generated by the signal traces, the vias, together with the outer power planes, contain electromagnetic energy within the PCB. One or more of the outer planes may include a second power plane area maintained at a different voltage. The two power plane areas are connected by decoupling capacitors, located proximate underlying signal traces that traverse the two power plane areas.
Abstract:
A layout structure of a central processing unit (CPU) that supports two different package techniques, having a motherboard that comprising the layout structure and a layout method. The layout structure of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention from up to down sequentially placed a top signal layer, a grounded layer, a power layer having an operating potential area and a grounded potential area, and a bottom solder layer in the area where the signals of the CPU are coupled to the signals of the control chip, so that the signals that are placed on the bottom solder layer can refer to a grounded potential area of the power layer.
Abstract:
A layer allocating apparatus for a multi-layer circuit board is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the layer allocating apparatus arranged from top to bottom as a component layer, a ground layer, a power layer, and a solder layer. The powerlayer is sliced into a plurality of reference ground areas each is located at somewhere to correspond to signal layout areas of the solder layer, so as to allow signal lines of the component layer and solder layer to take reference to the reference ground areas on the adjacent power layer. The power layer also includes a plurality of power layers each provides different operating voltages, and electrically couples with corresponding power layouts of the solder layer and component layer through vias, thereby enlarging the total area of power planes, so as to provide a table power source and attenuate the ground/bounce effect.
Abstract:
A multilayer wiring substrate includes differential signal wires placed within a first insulating layer between a first power-supply plane and a first ground plane; and general signal wires placed within a second insulating layer between a second power-supply plane and a second ground plane. In the multilayer wiring substrate, the differential signal wires are placed in a different plane from a plane having each of the general signal wires so that the different plane includes a first area having the differential signal wires, and a second area having one of the second power-supply plane and the second ground plane. The general signal wires are placed in a vertical direction of the second area in a laminated state so that each of the general signal wires is placed between the second power-supply plane and the second ground plane.
Abstract:
A system for delivering power to a processor enables a DC-to-DC converter substrate to be secured to the processor carrier in the Z-axis direction. The ability to assemble the converter to the processor in this way facilitates assembly compared to systems in which the converter is plugged in to the processor carrier in the direction substantially parallel to the surface of the motherboard.