Switching network for megahertz frequency signals
US4443773A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/09672
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a switching network in matrix form for megahertz frequency signals, including: a multilayer printed circuit board having a plurality of row signal lines located in a first plane, a plurality of column signal lines located in a second plane and extending transverse to the row lines, the row and column signal lines intersecting one another in an intersection area, control and/or shielding conductors surrounding the lines, and metal shields enclosing the planes; a crosspoint array integrated on a chip and providing a plurality of crosspoints for the intersection area, each crosspoint presenting two semiconductor switches arranged to couple a respective column signal line to a respective row signal line; and a shielded package enclosing the chip, each line is constituted by a balanced pair of stripline conductors and is terminated at each end by its characteristic impedance. Between two signal conductor pairs in a plane there are control or power-supply conductors which are grounded for high frequencies for shielding purposes. Each crosspoint includes a balanced amplifier having two amplifying paths with internal neutralization of crosstalk via additional non-operating transistors, …
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