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Printed circuit board and method of reducing crosstalk in a printed circuit board

US7239526B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 2004
Grant dateJul 3, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved printed circuit board having additional rows of ground vias to reduce crosstalk in the board. A printed circuit board according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first row of vias and a second row of vias, each having a plurality of signal vias. The circuit board also comprises a plurality of rows of vias being coupled to a ground plane between the first row of signal vias and the second row of signal vias. According to one embodiment, the plurality of rows of vias being coupled to a ground plane comprise rows of vias having different sizes. Some of the vias are designed to receive a component, while others are generally smaller and designed to provide a return current path for the signal vias.

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