Abstract:
An apparatus (100) for reducing inductance in a capacitor having a first terminal (12) and a spaced-apart second terminal (14), includes a first conductive plate (120) and a second conductive plate (140). The first conductive plate (120) is electrically coupled to the first terminal (12). The second conductive plate (140) is electrically coupled to the second terminal (14) and is disposed in parallel with the first conductive plate (120) so as to overlap at least a portion of the first conductive plate (120). An insulating member (122 and 142) is disposed between the first conductive plate (120) and the second conductive plate (140). The insulating member (122 and 142) insulates the first conductive plate (120) from the second conductive plate (140).
Abstract:
A data processing system including a control chip, a central processing unit and a printed circuit board is disclosed. The control chip has a substrate stack that includes, from top to bottom, a first signal layer, a first reference layer at a first reference voltage, a second reference layer at a second reference voltage and a second signal layer. The central processing unit has a substrate stack that includes, from top to bottom, a third signal layer, a third reference layer at the first reference voltage, a fourth reference layer at the second reference voltage and a fourth signal layer. The printed circuit board has a stack structure that includes, from top to bottom, a fifth signal layer, a fifth reference layer at the first reference voltage, a sixth reference layer at the second reference voltage and a sixth signal layer. The second signal layer of the control chip and the fourth signal layer of the central processing unit are adjacent to the fifth signal layer. Critical signals may be transmitted from the central processing unit to the control chip via the third signal layer, the fifth signal layer and the first signal layer under a better return path.
Abstract:
An improvement is presented for connecting conductive components of a built-up circuit board. Rather than using vias or micro vias to connect a conductive layer to a conductive component separated by an insulating layer, an elongated via is used. In one embodiment, the elongated via has a length that is sufficient to directly coupled a first layer to the edge of a via in a lower layer. Thus, it can be said that the elongated via “self-aligns” with the via in the lower layer. In doing so, electrical connections from one side of a circuit board to a component coupled to the other side of the circuit board are more direct leading to a reduction in parasitic induction.
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 the present invention is 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 hybrid integrated circuit device is provided which suppresses lowering of the inductance value of a mounted coil component. A hybrid integrated circuit device according to the present invention has such a structure that a wiring pattern is provided on at least one main face of a substrate, a laid core type coil component is mounted on at least one main surface of the substrate, and a conductor pattern including a ground pattern is provided at least either on a main face opposite to the surface of the substrate upon which the laid core type coil component is mounted or in an interior of the substrate. In particular, the hybrid integrated circuit device has a configuration such that a magnetic flux passing window, having an absence of ground pattern, is provided in an orthographic projection area corresponding to a winding portion of the coil component in the conductor pattern.
Abstract:
An in-line distortion generator is coupled to an RF amplifier on a single PC board for producing an output signal of useful amplitude but with low composite triple beat and cross modulation distortions. The backplane under the section of the PC board upon which the distortion circuit resides is removed and the portion of the heat sink under the removed portion of the backplane is also removed. This eliminates any parasitic capacitances that could degrade the performance of the RF amplifier, thereby making the distortion circuit transparent to the RF amplifier. Furthermore, the layout of the predistortion circuitry has been specifically designed to enhance the performance of the circuitry without inducing any negative operating characteristics on the associated RF amplifier.
Abstract:
A backplane consisting of segmented bus lines on a mother board with loop-through connections to active transceivers mounted on connectors to daughter boards. The transceivers isolate the interconnect to the daughter boards from the bus lines. The loop-through transmission line on the connectors preserves the impedance of the bus lines and allows the interconnect stub to the transceivers to be short, minimizing reflections and enabling high-speed backplane operation. The connectors are removable from the motherboard for repair.
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 radio pager of the present invention includes battery terminals each having an inductance component. The pager therefore reduces the fall of antenna efficiency as far as possible without resorting to any extra part. In addition, a coin type battery is located in the vicinity of short bars included in the pager so as to prevent the antenna efficiency from decreasing.
Abstract:
A strip line filter has at least two strip lines and a common ground electrode, and on an end, has a solder ground terminal electrode and at least two link ground terminal electrodes at a distance from the solder ground terminal electrode. The solder ground terminal electrode is electrically connected with the common ground electrode, and the link ground terminal electrodes electrically connect each of the strip lines with the common ground electrode. Another strip line filter has at least two strip lines and a common ground electrode, and on an end, has a ground terminal electrode which has a solder portion and at least two arm portions extending from the solder portion. The ground terminal electrode is electrically connected with the common ground electrode via the solder portion and with the strip lines via the arm portions.