Abstract:
A system and/or method for sensing the presence of moisture (e.g., rain) and/or other material(s) on a window such as a vehicle window (e.g., vehicle windshield, sunroof or backlite). In certain example embodiments, a plurality of sensing capacitors are supported by a window such as a vehicle windshield, the capacitors each having a different field and/or pattern. A sensing circuit outputs an analog signal that is based on and/or related to the capacitances of one or more of the sensing capacitors. In certain example embodiments, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) mountable in or on a vehicle window is provided. First and second sensing circuits are formed on opposing sides of the flexible PCB, with each said sensing circuit comprising a plurality of different fractal structures. A ground plane is located between the first and second sensing circuits, with the ground plane being arranged so as to decouple the first and second capacitor arrays and to shield the first capacitor array from fields emanating from the second capacitor array and vice versa. The electronic device is configured to detect moisture on an exterior surface of the vehicle window, humidity on an interior surface of the vehicle window, and EMI.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electric multilayer printed circuit board which satisfies the PICMG specification EXP.O, comprising a first signal layer and a second signal layer. The first signal layer comprises at least one first conductive path (33) and a first shielding region. The second signal layer comprises at least one second conductive path (43) and a second shielding region. The at least one first conductive path (33) and the at least one second conductive path (34) can be arranged such that said paths cross in at least one crossing point K. The first conductive path (33) is arranged adjacently to the second shielding region at each point where the first conductive path does not cross a second conductive path (43), and each second conductive path (43) is arranged adjacently to the first shielding region at each point where the second conductive path does not cross a conductive path (33).
Abstract:
A hybrid assembly having improved cross talk characteristics includes a substrate having an upper surface. Conductive paths on the upper surface are provided for conducting high frequency signals. Regular polygons made of an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) material having slow wave characteristics are deposited on the upper surface and form a lattice for tessellating the upper surface. Each of the polygons has a periphery. The polygons are separated along their periphery from adjacent polygons by an interspace and are covered with an insulating material. Second polygons, also made of an electromagnetic band gap material, are deposited over the insulating material. Semiconductor structures are mounted over the second polygons. The semiconductor structures have a plurality of electrical contacts with the conductive paths. The regular polygons can be hexagons, triangles, octagons or any other combination that forms a lattice and can be printed onto the substrate.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus relating to self-referencing pins are described. In one embodiment, a pin electrically couples a first agent to a second agent. The pin includes two or more portions that are at least partially separated by an insulator, e.g., to improve crosstalk performance. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a multilayer printed circuit board (10). The multilayer printed circuit board (10) includes a power source surface (12) to provide power to each component disposed on the power source surface, a ground surface (13) having a reference voltage, a strip line (14) which passes through the power source surface and/or the ground surface so as to transmit signals between components, an antenna installed in proximity to a sectional region of the power source surface and the ground surface, and an electromagnetic wave reduction member (20) which is provided between the power source surface (12) and the ground surface (13) to effectively reduce an electromagnetic wave generated from the strip line (14).
Abstract:
A printed circuit board (500a-d) is disclosed. The printed circuit board comprises a substrate (200) having a top surface (202) and a bottom surface (203). A ground plane (228) is on the bottom surface. A first signal trace (212a) is on the top surface along a first direction. At least two isolated power planes (208, 210) are on the top surface adjacent to opposite sides of the first signal trace, respectively. A conductive connection (216) along a second direction couples to the two power planes, across the first signal trace (212a) without electrically connecting to the signal trace, wherein the first signal trace (212a) doesn't directly pass over any split of the ground plane (228).
Abstract:
In a high-frequency module, intermediate ground electrodes (Go1, Gm1, Gg1, Go2, Gm2, Gg2) are provided between a common ground electrode (Gd) and upper-surface ground electrodes (Gq1, Gq2,) for mounting high-frequency components (21, 22) on an upper surface of a multilayer substrate. With regard to the number of via-hole conductors interconnecting ground electrodes, the number of via-hole conductors (Vdg) between the intermediate ground electrodes (Go1, Gm1, Gg1, Go2, Gm2, Gg2) and the common ground electrode (Gg) is larger than the number of via-hole conductors (Voq) between the upper-surface ground electrodes (Gq1, Gq2) and the intermediate ground electrodes (Go1, Gm1, Gg1, Go2, Gm2, Gg2).
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to the field of radio-electronics and may be used in the structures of radio-electronic units for receiving and processing signals from satellite radio-navigation systems. This invention essentially relates to a radio-electronic unit that comprises a multi-layered printed plate as well as a plurality of conductors. These conductors, which are used for shielding the corresponding signal communication conductor and which are arranged on both sides thereof, are connected to ground planes through the metallised openings of inter-layer connections formed at least at the beginning and at the end of each isolation conductor so as to define a closed-loop electric circuit.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board having assembled thereon a grid array type package, a multi-terminal device with many terminals arranged in matrix, is provided, through first signal connection holes, signal lines, and second connection holes, with many numbers of lands divided into plural blocks, being arranged in matrix on a first layer to connect each terminal of the multi-terminal device correspondingly, signal line patterns connected with many lands, and drawn out in the same direction per block, and first signal patterns from lands positioned on the innermost line of many lands. Then, the wiring patterns of the signal lines are drawn out regularly from many lands formed in matrix on the assembling surface of the grid array type package to make it easier for the printed wiring board to effectuate wiring connections without making them complicated or increasing the number of layers of the printed wiring board. Also, with the provision of ground patterns that surround signal lines, it is made possible to reduce unwanted radiation, as well as to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions of electronic equipment due to reflections and ground bounces.