Printed circuit board including a terminated power plane and method of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A printed circuit board comprising:
- a dielectric layer;
a power plane having a peripheral edge;
a ground plane spaced from the power plane by the dielectric layer; and
a termination element coupling the power plane to the ground plane at or adjacent a peripheral edge of the power plane so as to terminate the power plane and reduce resonances therein.
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Abstract
A printed circuit board including a terminated power plane is described. Specifically, the power-ground plane construction includes a dielectric layer, a power plane having a peripheral edge, and a ground plane. The ground plane is spaced from the power plane by the dielectric layer, and is positioned in an opposed relationship to the power plane. The power-ground plane construction also includes a termination element coupling the power plane, at or adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, to the ground plane so as to terminate the power plane. In one embodiment, a plurality of termination elements couple the power plane, at or adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, to the ground plane. The termination elements are spaced from each other at substantially regular intervals. In another embodiment, a termination element is a strip or sheet element coupling continuous lengths of the peripheral edge of the power plane to ground plane.
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25 Claims
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1. A printed circuit board comprising:
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a dielectric layer; a power plane having a peripheral edge; a ground plane spaced from the power plane by the dielectric layer; and a termination element coupling the power plane to the ground plane at or adjacent a peripheral edge of the power plane so as to terminate the power plane and reduce resonances therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, the method including the steps of:
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providing a dielectric layer having opposed first and second surfaces; locating a power plane, having a peripheral edge, and a ground plane, on the first and second surfaces respectively, so that the power and ground planes are in a spaced, opposed relationship to each other; and coupling a termination element between a location on the power plane, at or adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, and the ground plane so as to terminate the power plane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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