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Conductive substructures of a multilayered laminate

US6407341B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2000
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49165
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Conductive substructures of a multilayered laminate and associated methods of fabrication. The conductive substructures include a 0S1P substructure, a 0S3P substructure, and a 2S1P substructure, in accordance with the notation nSmP, wherein n and m are non-negative integers, wherein S stands for “signal plane,” and wherein P stands for “power plane.” A signal plane is characterized by its inclusion of a layer comprising conductive circuitry. A power plane is characterized by its inclusion of a continuously conductive layer. Thus, a 0S1P substructure includes 0 signal planes and 1 power plane (n=0, m=1). A 0S3P substructure includes 0 signal planes and 3 power plane (n=0, m=3) with a dielectric layer between each pair of power planes. A 2S1P substructure includes 2 signal planes and 1 power plane (n=2, m=1) with a dielectric layer between the power plane and each signal plane. A multilayered laminate includes a stacked substructure configuration having any combination of 0S1P, 0S3P, and 2S1P substructures with dielectric material insulatively separating the substructures from one another.

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