Signal Integrity of a Multimedia Link
First Claim
1. A multimedia link, comprising:
- a plug, the plug comprising;
a ground pin;
a power pin;
a ground plane, the ground plane connected to a ground line of the multimedia link via the ground pin, the ground line configured as a signal return path;
a power plane, the power plane connected to a power line of the multimedia link via the power pin, the power line configured to a signal return path based on the distance between the ground plane and the power plane; and
a cable configured to encompass the power line and the ground line of the multimedia link.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a source device and sink device communicate with one another via a multimedia link. The multimedia link includes a cable and a plug. The cable includes one or more data lines, power lines, ground lines or control bus lines. The plug includes a plurality of pins each connected to the one or more lines included in the cable. The plug also includes a ground plane and a power plane, wherein a ground pin of the plug connects the ground plane to the ground line of the cable of the multimedia link and a power pin of the plug connects the ground plane to the power line of the cable. In one example, the ground plane and power plane are placed within a threshold distance of one another, such that the power line connected to the power plane via the power pin behaves as a signal return path.
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27 Claims
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1. A multimedia link, comprising:
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a plug, the plug comprising; a ground pin; a power pin; a ground plane, the ground plane connected to a ground line of the multimedia link via the ground pin, the ground line configured as a signal return path; a power plane, the power plane connected to a power line of the multimedia link via the power pin, the power line configured to a signal return path based on the distance between the ground plane and the power plane; and a cable configured to encompass the power line and the ground line of the multimedia link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising a multimedia receptacle for interfacing with a multimedia link, the multimedia receptacle comprising:
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a ground pin; a power pin; a ground plane, the ground plane connected to a ground line via the ground pin, the ground line configured as a signal return path; and a power plane, the power plane connected to a power line via the power pin, the power line configured as a signal return path based on the distance between the ground plane and the power plane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a representation of a multimedia link, the multimedia link comprising:
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a plug, the plug comprising; a ground pin; a power pin; a ground plane, the ground plane connected to a ground line of the multimedia link via the ground pin, the ground line configured as a signal return path; a power plane, the power plane connected to a power line of the multimedia link via the power pin, the power line configured as a signal return path based on the distance between the ground plane and the power plane; and a cable configured to encompass the power line and the ground line of the multimedia link. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a representation of a device comprising a multimedia receptacle for interfacing with a multimedia link, the multimedia receptacle comprising:
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a ground pin; a power pin; a ground plane, the ground plane connected to a ground line via the ground pin, the ground line configured as a signal return path; and a power plane, the power plane connected to a power line via the power pin, the power line configured as a signal return path based on the distance between the ground plane and the power plane. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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