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Printed wiring board modified gull wing signal lead connection

US5880657A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1997
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10689
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The propagation of very high frequency signals, e.g., 8 to 10 GHz, via a path printed on a printed wiring board is enhanced by arranging the path so that it simulates a high-quality transmission path at very high frequencies. The path comprises a conventional lead and a series of microstrips, in which the design of the microstrips is optimized to (a) minimize insertion loss and group delay distortion, (b) maximize return loss, and (c) minimize pulse distortion.

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