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Robust power plane configuration in printed circuit boards

US8576578B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2011
Grant dateNov 5, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49124
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A robust printed circuit board (PCB) that includes at least two power layers that are used in providing power to components connected to the PCB. The power layers may be a power plane layer and a ground plane layer. The power plane layer is situated such that its edge is pulled back a second distance from the planar edge of the PCB. The ground plane layer is situated such that its edge is pulled back a first distance from the planar edge of the PCB. The second distance and the first distance are different, and as a result, the planar edges of the power plane layer and the ground plane layer respectively do not coincide.

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