Abstract:
A circuit board has, in a first signal layer, a signal conductor having a relatively small width and a contact pad having a relatively large width. The relatively large width of the contact pad combined with the relatively narrow signal conductor creates an impedance mismatch between the contact pad and the signal conductor. The circuit board has, in a second signal layer, a ground plane separated from the first signal layer by a nonconductive layer. The circuit board defines an opening in the second signal layer underneath the contact pad. The presence of the ground plane underneath the contact pad typically affects the impedance of the contact pad. The opening in the second signal layer removes a portion the ground plane relative to the contact pad and, therefore, reduces the impedance mismatch between the contact pad and the signal conductor. Such reduction in the mismatch of the impedances between the contact pad and the signal conductor minimizes signal reflection of a signal transmitted through the signal conductor and across the contact pad.
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 signal transmission structure is provided. The structure comprises a reference plane, a bonding pad, a conductive trace and a conductive ball. By changing the shapes of the reference plane and the conductive trace, the equivalent capacitance at the conductive ball and the signal route near the conductive ball is reduced, or the equivalent inductance at the conductive ball and the signal route near the conductive ball is increased to compensate the high equivalent capacitance between the conductive ball and the reference plane. Therefore, the impedance of the conductive ball and the signal route near the conductive ball are matched to increase the integrity of the signals after these signals pass through the conductive ball and the signal neighbor route near the conductive ball.
Abstract:
A signal channel extends from motherboard to a daughter card across an edge connection. The daughter card includes a conductive plane that is held at a constant electrical potential. In order to compensate for a number of sources of inductance within the signal line at the edge connection, a circuit trace forming a portion of the signal channel includes an enlarged portion, spaced inward along the daughter card from the contact pads forming the edge connection, that adds capacitive coupling of the signal channel with the conductive plane.
Abstract:
A high frequency coax via structure is configured with a stripped semi-rigid cable (no shield), and an inductive compensation loop to mitigate transition discontinuity between that via structure's center conductor and the pad to which the center conductor is connected. The performance of top-to-bottom microwave transitions at high frequencies (e.g., 1 to 12 GHz) for such boards is enhanced. A non-metallized via hole embodiment that is configured with surrounding ground vias provides a greater degree of compensation for connection pads associated with greater capacitance (such as those coupled to a component).
Abstract:
A discontinuity, such as a via, in a signal transmission line can introduce a parasitic element that affects the signal transmission. The method in accordance with embodiments of the present invention are directed to counteracting the transmission line parasitic element discontinuity. The method includes determining the amount of parasitic capacitance or inductance that is introduced at a portion of the transmission line, such as by the via. A suitable amount of delay is introduced to the transmission line by way of correction impedance in order to counteract the affects of the parasitic element. The delay is calculated taking into account at least in part the correction impedance and the parasitic element effect. The correction impedance is suitably added to a portion of the transmission line at which the parasitic element is present.
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 capacitance. The connector for connecting circuit boards comprises a first contact having a first mating portion and a second mating portion, and a second contact having a first mating portion and a second mating portion, wherein the first and second contacts are interleaved.
Abstract:
To significantly reduce parasitic capacitance of component's landing pad, the present invention forms patterned holes in reference potential layers below the pad, thus effectively increasing the dielectric distance between the pad and the reference potential planes below the pad, raising the characteristic impedance of the pad above that of the trace connected to the pad. A controlled amount of parasitic capacitance is re-introduced to the pad by forming at least one grounded metal plate adjacent to the pad, bringing the characteristic impedance of the pad to substantially match that of the trace. The distance of the metal plates from the pad, and the configuration of the patterned holes are predetermined to substantially match the pad's impedance with that of the trace.
Abstract:
A component mounting structure including a metal base; a first substrate bonded to the upper surface of the metal base; a first wiring pattern formed on the upper surface of the first substrate; a second substrate horizontally mounted on the upper surface of the first substrate so that the lower surface of the second substrate is in contact with the upper surface of the first substrate; a second wiring pattern formed on the second substrate so as to be connected to the first wiring pattern; and a component mounted on the second substrate so as to be connected to the second wiring pattern.