Shielded multilayer printed wiring board, high frequency, high isolation
First Claim
1. A shielded printed wiring board which isolates signal layers thereon, said printed wiring board comprising:
- a first conductive signal layer having bottom and top surfaces;
a first non-conductive layer on the bottom surface of said first signal layer, said first non-conductive layer extending beyond opposite sides of said first signal layer;
a second non-conductive layer extending over the top surface of said first signal layer and said first non-conductive layer;
a conductive base layer having a top surface supporting the first non-conductive layer;
first and second grooves on opposite sides of said first signal layer and displaced therefrom, said grooves having walls extending through said first and second non-conductive layers and at least to said conductive base layer; and
a conductive coating substantially covering the top of the second non-conductive layer and the walls of the grooves thereby cooperating with the base layer to provide a conductive shielding substantially surrounding the signal layer.
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Abstract
A shielded printed wiring board is disclosed which provides electrical and magnetic isolation for the signal layers located thereon. The printed wiring board includes a signal layer laminated between two non-conductive dielectric layers. The bottom side of the printed wiring board has a conductive layer coated thereon. Grooves are routed through the printed circuit board on both sides of each signal layer extending from the top layer partially through to the conductive layer. Conductive metallic coatings are then provided to coat the board and thereby encapsulate the signal layer in a ground envelope, separated by a controlled thickness dielectric. In an alternate embodiment, a plurality of layers are laminated one on top of the other to provide a multilayer printed wiring board.
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12 Claims
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1. A shielded printed wiring board which isolates signal layers thereon, said printed wiring board comprising:
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a first conductive signal layer having bottom and top surfaces; a first non-conductive layer on the bottom surface of said first signal layer, said first non-conductive layer extending beyond opposite sides of said first signal layer; a second non-conductive layer extending over the top surface of said first signal layer and said first non-conductive layer; a conductive base layer having a top surface supporting the first non-conductive layer; first and second grooves on opposite sides of said first signal layer and displaced therefrom, said grooves having walls extending through said first and second non-conductive layers and at least to said conductive base layer; and a conductive coating substantially covering the top of the second non-conductive layer and the walls of the grooves thereby cooperating with the base layer to provide a conductive shielding substantially surrounding the signal layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
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5. A shielded printed wiring board which isolates signal layers thereon said wiring board comprising:
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a signal layer including a fiat conductor; a first non-conductive layer having a sheet of controlled dielectric material with top and bottom surfaces, said signal layer being defined on the top surface of said first non-conductive layer; a second non-conductive layer having a sheet of controlled dielectric material with top and bottom surfaces, said signal layer and top surface of said first non-conductive layer being laminated to the bottom surface of said second non-conductive layer; a conductive base layer extending across the bottom surface of said first non-conductive layer; first and second grooves routed along the sides of said signal layer and displaced therefrom, said grooves having walls extending through said first and second non-conductive layers and at least to said conductive base layer; a conductive coating encapsulating the plurality of layers and grooves of said wiring board thereby providing a conductive shielding surrounding the signal layer; and access means for accessing said signal layer to form electrical connection therewith. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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9. A circuit board comprising:
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an electrically conductive base layer; a first layer of non-conductive material disposed on top of said conductive base layer; an electrically conductive signal transmission line disposed on top of a portion of said first layer of non-conductive material; a second layer of non-conductive material disposed on top of said signal transmission line and said first layer of non-conductive material, said first and second layers of non-conductive material extending beyond opposite sides of said signal transmission line; conductive grooves formed along opposite sides of said signal transmission line and separated therefrom, said grooves having walls extending through said first and second layers of non-conductive material at least to said conductive base layer and providing electrical contact therewith; and an electrically conductive material substantially covering the top of said second layer of non-conductive material and said walls so as to form a conductive shield substantially surrounding said signal transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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