Structure of printed circuit board with stacked daughter board

• US 6,407,930 B1
• Filed: 07/09/1999
• Issued: 06/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Hsu, Hsien-Yueh
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FOSTER, DAVID A
• Application Number:
  US09/350,954
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 361/786, 361/748, 361/736, 361/750, 361/751, 361/780, 361/777, 361/794, 361/795, 361/803, 439/59, 439/66, 439/65, 439/69, 439/74, 174/255, 174/261, 174/262, 174/263, 174/266
• US Class Current: 361/784
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0218 by printed shielding conductors, ground planes or power plane H05K1/0236 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/141 One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters H05K1/142 and H05K1/147 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0715 provided by an outer layer of PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09181 Notches in edge pads
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3442 having edge contacts, e.g. leadless chip capacitors, chip carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/368 parallel to each other H05K3/361 takes precedence

Abstract

A structure of a printed circuit board with stacked daughter board. The structure has a motherboard and at least a daughter board. The motherboard has a first signal layer, a second signal layer, a first power layer, a first ground layer and isolation layers between every layer. The first signal layer and the second signal layer serve as surfaces of the motherboard and first contacts are formed on the first signal layer. The daughter board includes a third signal layer, a fourth signal layer, a second power layer, a second ground layer and isolation layers between every layer. The second power layer or the second ground layer serves as a surface of the daughter board and second contacts are formed on the surface. The daughter board is stacked on the motherboard and the second contacts are coupled with the first contacts.

Claims

1. A structure of a printed circuit board, the structure comprising:

a motherboard having a first signal layer, a first ground layer, a first power layer, a second signal layer and isolation layers, wherein the first signal layer is a top surface and the second signal layer is a bottom surface of the motherboard and first contacts are formed on the top surface; and

a daughter board having a third signal layer, a second ground layer, a second power layer, a fourth signal layer and isolation layers, wherein a bottom surface of the daughter board having second contacts is selected from either the second ground layer or the second power layer, grooves are formed on a pair of opposite sides of the daughter board, an inner surface of each groove and a region around each groove are covered by a conductive layer, the daughter board is stacked on a region of the top surface of the motherboard and the grooves are coupled with the first contacts;

wherein the first contacts are coupled with the grooves by a conductive material; and

wherein the conductive material comprises a solder paste.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the conductive material adheres the first contacts and the conductive layer.

3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is made from a copper layer and a tin/lead alloy layer.

4. A structure of a printed circuit board, the structure comprising:

a motherboard having first signal layers, at least a first ground layer, at least a first power layer, and isolation layers, wherein one of the first signal layers serves as a top surface of the motherboard and first contacts are formed on the top surface; and

a daughter board having second signal layers, at least a second ground layer, at least a second power layer, and isolation layers, wherein a bottom surface of the daughter board having second contacts is selected from either the second ground layer or the second power layer, an inner surface of each groove and a region around each groove are covered by a conductive layer, the daughter board is stacked on a region of the top surface of the motherboard and the grooves are coupled with the first contacts;

wherein the first contacts are coupled with the grooves by a conductive material; and

wherein the conductive material comprises a solder paste.

5. The structure of claim 4, wherein the conductive material adheres the first contacts and the conductive layer.

6. The structure of claim 4, wherein the conductive layer is made from a copper layer and a tin/lead alloy layer.

7. In combination,

a motherboard, comprising:

a first signal layer having at least one first signal trace thereon, said signal trace being adapted to transmit data signals to and from an associated electronic device, said signal layer forming a top surface of said motherboard;

first contacts formed on said signal layer;

a first ground layer coupled to said signal layer and serving as a ground potential; and

a first power layer coupled to said signal layer for providing power; and

a daughter board stacked over said motherboard, and comprising;

a second signal layer having at least one second signal trace thereon, said second signal trace being adapted to transmit data signals;

a further layer comprising either a second ground layer coupled to said second signal layer and serving as a ground potential, or a second power layer coupled to said second signal layer for providing power; and

second contacts formed on said further layer, said second contacts being coupled with said first contacts;

wherein said further layer forms a bottom surface of said daughter board; and

wherein said first signal layer is separated from said second signal layer by said further layer to prevent a crosstalk effect between said first signal layer and said second signal layer.

8. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said daughter board comprises both the second ground layer and the second power layer, said further layer being one of said second ground layer and said second power layer.

9. The combination recited in claim 7, further comprising a conductive material that couples said first contacts with said second contacts.

10. The combination recited in claim 9, wherein said conductive material comprises a solder paste.

11. The combination recited in claim 7, further comprising a tin/lead alloy layer formed on each of said first contacts and each of said second contacts.

12. The combination recited in claim 8, wherein said motherboard further comprises a plurality of first isolation layers, said first isolation layers separating said first signal layer, said first power layer, and said first ground layer from each other, and wherein said daughter board further comprises a plurality of second isolation layers, said second isolation layers separating said second signal layer, said second power layer, and said second ground layer from each other.

13. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said motherboard further comprises a third signal layer forming a bottom surface of said motherboard.

14. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said motherboard further comprises at least one additional power layer, at least one additional signal layer, and/or at least one additional ground layer.

15. The combination recited in claim 8, wherein said daughter board further comprises at least one additional power layer, at least one additional signal layer, and/or at least one additional ground layer.

16. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said first ground layer serves as a ground potential for said first signal layer, and said first power layer provides power to said first signal layer.

17. The combination recited in claim 8, wherein said second ground layer serves as a ground potential for said second signal layer, and said second power layer provides power to said second signal layer.

18. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said daughter board forms a bridge circuit for said motherboard.

19. The combination recited in claim 7, wherein said daughter board is disposed on a high trace density region of said motherboard.