POWER AND GROUND PLANES HAVING MODIFIED RESONANCE FREQUENCIES
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1. A PCB power/ground plane, comprising:
- a main portion of the plane; and
a resonance modification element extending from the main portion provisioned with a plurality of interleaved and parallel openings to form a serpentine path from a first end of the element to a second end of the element, the configuration of the openings having been selected to achieve a desired resonance frequency different from a undesired resonance frequency produced by the modification element in the absence of the openings.
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Abstract
Adjusting the resonance of a power distribution network in a device to ensure a resonance frequency of the device is outside of a frequency band of wireless signals, other interference signals, or interference signals intrinsic to the device. The resonance frequency may be adjusted by cutting slices into the power and/or ground planes such that a serpentine pattern (or other desired pattern) is formed. The serpentine pattern increases the length that the current travels along the power/ground plane and thus, changes the resonance frequency of the device.
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1. A PCB power/ground plane, comprising:
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a main portion of the plane; and a resonance modification element extending from the main portion provisioned with a plurality of interleaved and parallel openings to form a serpentine path from a first end of the element to a second end of the element, the configuration of the openings having been selected to achieve a desired resonance frequency different from a undesired resonance frequency produced by the modification element in the absence of the openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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a wireless card configured to operate at a wireless frequency; and a power/ground plane comprising a body extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the body has a plurality of interleaved slices formed therein to create a serpentine pattern that alters the resonance frequency of the body relative to the resonance frequency of the body in absence of the plurality of interleaved slices, and wherein the resonance frequency is outside the wireless frequency. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a wireless card; and a hard disk drive having a power/ground plane, comprising a body extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the body has a plurality of interleaved slices formed therein to create a serpentine pattern that alters the resonance frequency of the body relative to the resonance frequency of the body in absence of the plurality of interleaved slices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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