Microwave compression interconnect using dielectric filled three-wire line with compressible conductors
US5675302A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/09809
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microwave frequency three-wire transmission line provides the capability of solderless interconnections between stacked microwave hybrid and printed wiring board (PWB) assemblies. Three wire-like compressible conductors are embedded in a dielectric support member. Each compressible conductor is realized by densely packing thin wire into an opening in the supporting dielectric. The dielectric preferably has a metal shielding surrounding the outer periphery to suppress higher order modes. A vertical right angle bend transition uses the transmission line to interconnect between grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) transmission lines. This orthogonal transition uses button spring contacts, thus creating a reusable solderless vertical interconnection between the two transmission lines. This transition can operate from DC to greater than 15 GHz with good match and low loss, and allows a transition from a GCPW transmission line on a first substrate to another GCPW transmission line on a second substrate stacked above the first substrate.
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