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Circuit boards including capacitive coupling for signal transmission and methods of use and manufacture

  • US 5,466,892 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1993
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A circuit board for mounting electrical components and having conductive layers spaced apart and electrically insulated from each other, and at least one circuit for transmitting AC signals from one layer to another, the AC signal transmitting circuit comprisinga conductive signal pad formed by a first conductive layer in the circuit board and adapted for coupling with means for generating an AC signal,a conductive receptor pad formed by a second conductive layer in the circuit board and adapted for coupling with means for responding to the AC signal, anda dielectric layer arranged between the signal and receptor pads, the thickness and dielectric constant of the dielectric layer and the respective areas of the signal and receptor pads being selected for developing effective capacitive coupling between the signal and receptor pads in order to electrostatically transmit the AC signal from the signal pad to the receptor pad,the signal and receptor pads and the dielectric layer having electrical characteristics approaching a resonant frequency condition in the AC signal transmitting circuit whereby capacitive reactance and inductive reactance approach equality in order to optimize capacitive coupling.

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