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Printed wiring board wireability enhancement

US6232564A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 1998
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10734
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board having a signal plane with increased channel width for enhanced wireability. The printed circuit board has a top plane having component lands arranged in a grid, wherein the component lands include a first grouping arranged in a first diagonal, and a second grouping arranged in a second diagonal where the second diagonal is parallel and adjacent to the first diagonal, a plurality of offset lands placed within the first diagonal between the component lands therein, and a plurality of electrical connectors electrically coupling component lands in the second diagonal to adjacent offset lands in the first diagonal.

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