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Connector having a cut-out for reduced crosstalk between differential conductors

US7459985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2005
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/0969
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, an circuit card includes an electronic circuit substrate, a ground plane on the electronic circuit substrate, first and second differential signal pads on the electronic circuit substrate, a ground return signal pad associated with the first and second differential signal pads, the ground return signal pad being connected to the ground plane on the electronic substrate, and a cutout structure on the ground plane positioned near a location where the ground return signal pad connects to the ground plane, wherein the cutout structure is configured to direct a ground return path associated with the first and second differential signal pads to the ground return signal pad associated with the first and second differential signal pads. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

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