Abstract:
An apparatus for providing a controlled impedance directly to predetermined contact elements within a socket, thereby reducing the nulldistortingnull nature of the electrical interconnection system. In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, predetermined contacts of a socket may have a resistance, inductance, capacitance, or a combination thereof incorporated therein. In another illustrative embodiment, at least one active element(s) may also be incorporated into predefined contacts. In this manner, predefined contacts may nullprocessnull the corresponding signal in a predetermined manner, defined by the circuitry incorporated on the contact itself. Illustrative functions that may be performed include, but are not limited to, amplifying, analog-to-digital converting, digital-to-analog converting, predefined logic functions, or any other function that may be performed via a combination of active and/or passive elements including a microprocessor function.
Abstract:
A ball grid array packaging structure for sealing a silicon chip on a substrate is disclosed. The substrate includes a front wiring layer and a back wiring layer. The front wiring layer includes a plurality of inner power rings and an outer power ring. The inner power rings are attached and together they surround a central region where the silicon chip is attached. The inner power rings and the outer power ring have a substantially identical width and the outer power ring surrounds all the inner power rings. The back wiring layer has a large number of interface power balls and core power balls. The interface power balls may be further subdivided into groups of inner power balls, while each group of inner power balls corresponds and couples with one of the inner power rings of the front wiring layer. The core power balls connect with the outer power ring and surround the interface power balls.
Abstract:
A dual-sided circuit board module designed for an operating position that is not perpendicular to a system motherboard will be coupled to the motherboard by leads having at least two different lengths. Because leads of differing lengths have differing associated inductance, the operating characteristics of the leads and therefore the devices coupled to the leads will differ. In order to improve the operating characteristics of the module, integrated circuit packages are selected based on the inductive (and possibly other) qualities of the leads to which the respective packages are coupled. In one embodiment, leads having a larger inductance are coupled to integrated circuit (IC) packages having a smaller inductance and vice versa, which allows the inductive characteristics of the various components of the module to have more closely matching inductive characteristics than would otherwise be possible.
Abstract:
A conductive pad layout is implemented on a substrate for BGA packaging structure. The substrate has a top trace surface on which is attached a chip, and a bottom trace surface. The top trace surface includes a first contact pad, a second contact pad placed closer to the chip than the first contact pad, and a reference contact pad placed adjacent to the second contact pad. A first bonding wire connects the first contact pad to the chip, and second and third bonding wires of shorter length respectively connect the second contact pad and the reference contact pad to the chip. Thereby, critical signal can pass through the second bonding wire and second contact pad with reduced interference. A reference dummy ball pad is also placed adjacent to a ball pad corresponding to the second contact pad on a bottom trace surface of the substrate to reduce interference.
Abstract:
A low inductance power connector for reducing inductance in an electrical conductor is provided. An interface connector connects circuit boards together while reducing inductance and increasing current carrying capacity. The connector for connecting circuit boards comprises a first contact having a body, a first mating portion and a second mating portion, and a second contact having a body, a third mating portion and a fourth mating portion. The first and second mating portions are substantially parallel and disposed on opposite sides of the body of the first contact, and the third and fourth mating portions are substantially parallel and disposed on opposite sides of the body of the second contact.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board that reduces parasitic effects on devices mounted thereon. The printed circuit board comprises a top layer and a bottom layer of a first insulating material having a first dielectric constant. The layers are configured to form holes whereby each of the holes has a first part extending through the top layer and a second part extending through the bottom layer. The bottom layer is further configured to comprise a second insulating material having a second dielectric constant, which second insulating material surrounds the second part of the hole. The devices mounted onto the printed circuit board have pins that extend through the holes. When the second dielectric constant is less than the first dielectric constant, the parasitic effects on the pins of the mounted devices are reduced.
Abstract:
A monolithic inductor (10) comprises an elongated substrate having opposite distal ends (14) and (16), each end having an end cap extending from the opposite ends to support the substrate (12) in spaced relation from a PC board, the end caps being formed with non-mounting areas and a deflection area for preventing the substrate resting on the non-mounting area, a substantially steep side wall (16) on the substrate side of the end cap (14) at the non-mounting area, and an inclined ramp extending up to a top of the end cap on the substrate side substantially opposite the non-mounting area, an electrically conductive soldering band (30) extending partially around each end cap, each soldering band having a gap (34) at the non-mounting area for thereby reducing parasitic conduction in the band (30), and an electrically conductive layer formed on the substrate in a helical path extending between the opposite ends and in electrical contact with the conductive soldering bands (30) at the ramps (120).
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing a controlled impedance directly to predetermined contact elements within a socket, thereby reducing the "distorting" nature of the electrical interconnection system. In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, predetermined contacts of a socket may have a resistance, inductance, capacitance, or a combination thereof incorporated therein. In another illustrative embodiment, at least one active element(s) may also be incorporated into predefined contacts. In this manner, predefined contacts may "process" the corresponding signal in a predetermined manner, defined by the circuitry incorporated on the contact itself. Illustrative functions that may be performed include, but are not limited to, amplifying, analog-to-digital converting, digital-to-analog converting, predefined logic functions, or any other function that may be performed via a combination of active and/or passive elements including a microprocessor function.
Abstract:
A method of making a low inductance conductive via in a laminated substrate by providing a first conductive layer. A first dielectric layer is formed on the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed on the first dielectric layer. A first conductive path is formed in the first conductive layer extending along a first route between a first node and a second node. A first conductive blind-via is connected to the first conductive path at the second node, with the first-blind via being formed in the first dielectric layer at the second node. Lastly, a second conductive path is formed in the second conductive layer that is connected to the first blind via. The second conductive path extends between a third node and the first blind via along a second route. The second route corresponds identically to at least a portion of the first route.
Abstract:
A noise suppression apparatus for a printed circuit board (PCB) having two PCB pad regions, each containing a boundary pad region and a mounting pad region, wherein both boundary pad regions contain via connections. A decoupling capacitor is coupled to both mounting pad regions. Both boundary pad regions are solder mask except the mounting pad regions and the via connections.