Via transmission lines for multilayer printed circuit boards
US7868257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/09809
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A via transmission line for a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) in which a wave guiding channel is formed by a signal via or a number of signal vias, an assembly of ground vias surrounding the signal via or corresponding number of coupled signal vias, a set of ground plates from conductor layers of the multilayer PCB, and a clearance hole. In this via transmission line, the signal via, or the number of signal vias forms an inner conductive boundary, ground vias and ground plates from conductor layers of the multilayer PCB form an outer conductive boundary, and the clearance hole provides both isolation of the inner conductive boundary from the outer conductive boundary and high-performance broadband operation of the via transmission line by means of the predetermined clearance hole cross-sectional shape and dimensions where the cross-sectional shape of the clearance hole is defined by the arrangement of ground vias in the outer conductive boundary and dimensions of the clearance hole are determined according to a method to minimize frequency-dependent return losses caused by specific corrugations of the outer conductive boundary formed by ground plates in the wave guiding chan…
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