Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a conductive member, in which electric characteristics can be improved by matching impedance all the way from a conductive wire to a pad. In one embodiment, a conductive member comprises: a back side metal layer; an insulating layer formed on the back side metal layer; a conductive wire formed on the insulating layer; and a pad formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductive wire; at least one opening and at least one supporting structure being formed at a position corresponding to the pad on the back side metal layer.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board includes a signal layer, an insulation layer, and a reference layer. A transmission line is located on the signal layer. A test point is located on the transmission line. A hole is defined in the reference layer and under the test point. The signal layer, the insulation layer, and the reference layer are configured in a cascading order. Wherein an arrangement of the signal layer in relation to the reference layer comprising the hole reduces a capacitance effect caused by the test point. A method of manufacturing the printed circuit board is provided.
Abstract:
Printed circuit boards for countering signal distortion are disclosed that include: a conductive pathway on a printed circuit board between a transmitter and a receiver, the conductive pathway comprised of traces and vias connected together for conductive transfer of a signal from the transmitter to the receiver; a parasitic element on the printed circuit board, the parasitic element having a parasitic effect that distorts the signal; and one or more passive elements mounted adjacent to the conductive pathway without connecting to the conductive pathway, the passive elements having a corrective effect to reduce the distortion from the parasitic effect on the signal.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a printed circuit board having a front side and a back side, and having therein a plurality of conductive layers, each conductive layer including one or more signal channels; a stub extending from the front side to the back side, the stub being electrically coupled to at least one signal channel; and an impedance matching terminal electrically coupled to the stub and to a ground. A process comprising providing a printed circuit board including a front side and a back side, and having therein a plurality of conductive layers, each conductive layer including one or more signal channels, and a stub extending from the front side to the back side, the stub being electrically coupled to at least one signal channel and being designed to receive a signal from a component attached to the printed circuit board; and coupling an impedance matching terminal to the stub and to a ground.
Abstract:
A circuit board including: a substrate having a mounting area for mounting a vertical multilayer chip capacitor having first and second external electrodes of a first polarity and a third external electrode of a second polarity; first to third pads arranged on the mounting area, the first and second pads having the first polarity and disposed separately from each other on the mounting area, the third pad having the second polarity and disposed between the first and second pads to be connected to the third external electrode; at least one first via formed in the substrate and connected to the first pad; at least one second via formed in the substrate and connected to the second pad; and a plurality of third vias formed in the substrate and connected to the third pad. The first via is disposed adjacent to the third pad relative to a central line of the first pad, the second via is disposed adjacent to the third pad relative to a central line of the second pad, one or more of the third vias are disposed adjacent to the first via relative to a central line of the third pad, and the rest of the third vias are disposed adjacent to the second via relative to the central line of the third pad.
Abstract:
A microelectronic device and method of making the microelectronic device is provided. A dielectric substrate having first and second surfaces is provided. A first component, located in the dielectric substrate between the first and second surfaces of the dielectric substrate is formed. The first component includes a first interface and a second interface. A second component located in the dielectric substrate and spaced relative to the first component is formed, and a first low permittivity material is formed having a predetermined thickness and a first and second surface, the first surface of the low permittivity material is adjacent to or in contact with a first portion of the first interface of the first component. The first low permittivity material substantially reduces capacitive parasitics of the first component, resulting in a substantially higher characteristic impedance of the first component during operation of the microelectronic device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wiring structure for reducing the equivalent series inductance (ESL) of a laminated capacitor. The laminated capacitor comprises a number of conductive layers, a power via extending along a thickness direction of the laminated capacitor and arranged to extend from the top conductive layer to the bottom conductive layer, and a ground via extending along the thickness direction of the laminated capacitor and arranged to extend from the top conductive layer to the bottom conductive layer. The conductive layers include a set of first conductive layers and a set of second conductive layers. The power via is electrically coupled to the first conductive layers and the ground via is electrically coupled to the second conductive layers. The laminated capacitor further comprises a supplemental via between the power via and the ground via. The supplemental via is shorter in length than the power via and the ground via. The supplemental via is electrically coupled to one of the first conductive layers and the second conductive layer.
Abstract:
An electrically optimized and structurally protected micro via structure for high speed signals in multilayer interconnection substrates is provided. The via structure eliminates the overlap of a contact with the reference planes to thereby reduce the via capacitance and thus, the via impedance mismatch in the via structure. As a result, the via structure is electrically optimized. The via structure further comprises one or more floating support members placed in close proximity to the via within a via clearance area between the via and the reference planes. The floating support members are “floating” in the sense that they are not in electrical contact with either the via or the reference planes. Thus, they are not provided for purposes of signal propagation but only for structural support. The floating support members may be connected to one another by way of one or more microvia structures.
Abstract:
Power supplied to an information handling system electronic component through a circuit board has component package inductance parasitic effects compensated by configuring connections to the electronic component to have increased parasitic capacitance. For instance, power and ground vias that connect a processor to power and ground planes of the circuit board are aligned to create a desired parasitic capacitance that reduces the impact of parasitic inductance relating to signal compensation, power delivery and high speed decoupling. The desired distributed capacitance is modeled by altering the radius associated with the equivalent line charge of the power via, the distance associated with the line charges between power and ground vias, and the via barrel length.