Multi-layer, multi-functioning printed circuit board
US6420953B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K1/165
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-layer and multi-functioning printed circuit board (PCB) defines a magnetic component formed using planar technology and multiple PCBs, each having four or six layers and each including a single winding. One set of windings is configured as an inductor and a second set of windings is configured as a transformer. The PCBs are stacked in an offset arrangement such that pins connecting one set of windings on a PCB or PCBs to a main circuit board do not penetrate the PCB or PCBs including another set of windings. The invention is configured to function both as an inductor and a transformer.
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