Abstract:
A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configuration such that the transmission lines supported thereon make at least one change in direction, thereby permitting the use of such connector to interconnect elements lying in two different planes. The transmission lines include slots that extend within the frame and which define opposing, conductive surfaces formed on the dielectric body which are separated by an intervening air gap.
Abstract:
An interconnect structure has a plurality of planar interconnects (1, 2) mutually superposed with a prescribed distance therebetween and serving as interconnects between two circuit boards (A, B), each of the planar interconnects (1, 2) having at least two connection terminals (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) at the circuit boards (1, 2). Rather than using rigid wire interconnects as done in the past to make interconnections, planar interconnects having relatively large surface areas are used to increase the line-to-line capacitance, thereby enhancing the filtering function that reduces high-frequency noise.
Abstract:
An interconnect structure has a plurality of planar interconnects (1, 2) mutually superposed with a prescribed distance therebetween and serving as interconnects between two circuit boards (A, B), each of the planar interconnects (1, 2) having at least two connection terminals (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) at the circuit boards (1, 2). Rather than using rigid wire interconnects as done in the past to make interconnections, planar interconnects having relatively large surface areas are used to increase the line-to-line capacitance, thereby enhancing the filtering function that reduces high-frequency noise.
Abstract:
An interconnection circuit includes a plated through hole having a plurality of electrically isolated segments with at least one of the plurality of electrically isolated segments coupled to a signal path and at least one of the electrically isolated segments coupled to ground. With this arrangement, the circuit provides a signal path between a first and a second different layers of a multilayer. By providing one segment as a signal segment and another segment as a ground segment the size and shape of the electrically isolated segments can be selected to provide the interconnection circuit having a predetermined impedance characteristic. The interconnection circuit can thus be impedance matched to circuit board circuits, devices and transmission lines, such as striplines, microstrips and co-planar waveguides. This results in an interconnection circuit which maintains the integrity of relatively high-frequency signals propagating through the interconnection circuit from the first layer to the second layer. The interconnect circuits can be formed by creating distinct conductor paths within the cylindrical plated through-holes using variety of manufacturing techniques including, but not limited to, broaching techniques, electrical discharge milling (EDM) techniques and laser etching techniques.
Abstract:
The interconnection board includes a plurality of non-conductive insulation layers and through-holes running through the insulation layers. A plurality of conductive patterns are provided on each insulation layer, electrically insulated from each other, and exposed to the inside of one through-hole at the same axial position of the through-hole. The connection pin has a non-conductive stem and a connection pattern provided on the non-conductive stem. The connection pattern extends in the axial direction of the connection pin and electrically connects two conductive patterns provided on different insulation layers at the same circumferential position in the through-hole, by bringing the conductive patterns into contact at positions which are axially different and circumferentially the same.
Abstract:
A multi-board electronic assembly (10) includes a first substrate (12) and a second substrate (14) electrically connected by a spacer (16). The spacer (16) includes a first end (26) that is received in a first receptacle (18) on the first substrate (12) and a second end (28) that is received in a second receptacle (22) in the second substrate (14). The spacer (16) is formed generally of a nonconductive body (15) and includes ridges (60) and longitudinal channels (30) defined between the ridges (60). The ridges (60) are formed generally of a nonconductive material, and the spacer (16) includes a metallic strip (32) disposed within the channel (30). The metallic strip (32) forms a conductive path to connect the first circuit trace (20) to the second circuit trace (24) to form an electrically connected microelectronic assembly (10).
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and a device having at least one electrically conductive lead or wire extending into the well and being in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive component formed on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate. Also, a method of manufacturing an apparatus comprising the steps of forming a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and extending at least one electrically conductive lead or wire from a device into the well such that the lead or wire is in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive component formed on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and a device having at least one electrically conductive lead or wire extending into the well and being in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive component formed on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate. Also, a method of manufacturing an apparatus comprising the steps of forming a multi-layer substrate including a plurality of layers of insulative material, at least one well formed in at least one of the layers, the well extending from an outer surface of the multi-layer substrate to an inner surface of the multi-layer substrate, and an electrically conductive component formed within the well on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate; and extending at least one electrically conductive lead or wire from a device into the well such that the lead or wire is in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive component formed on the inner surface of the multi-layer substrate.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board pin having a dielectric body and two or more conductor lines extending along the body, the conductor lines insulated from one another. In one construction, the body is planar with a planar conductor line on each of two opposite sides of the pin. This pin may be made by stamping from a laminate sheet of the dielectric material sandwiched between layers of conductor material. Three or more conductors upon a pin may be formed by plating techniques or possibly by extrusion.