PREDETERMINED SYMMETRICALLY BALANCED AMALGAM WITH COMPLEMENTARY PAIRED PORTIONS COMPRISING SHIELDING ELECTRODES AND SHIELDED ELECTRODES AND OTHER PREDETERMINED ELEMENT PORTIONS FOR SYMMETRICALLY BALANCED AND COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY PORTION CONDITIONING

• US 7,113,383 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2003
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Original Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Inventors: Anthony, Anthony A., Anthony, William M., Muccioli, James P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Stephen W.
• Application Number:
  US10/460,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20030202312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 361/56, 361/58, 361/91.1, 361/111, 361/113, 361/117, 361/118, 361/119, 361/127, 361/91
• US Class Current: 361/118
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 1/14 Terminals or tapping points or electrodes specially adapted for resistors in general H01R; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points or electrodes on resistors
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 7/102 Varistor boundary, e.g. surface layers H01C7/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2223/6622 Coaxial feed-throughs in active or passive substrates
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49827 Via connections through the substrates, e.g. pins going through the substrate, coaxial cables H01L23/49822, H01L23/49833, H01L23/4985, H01L23/49861 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/50 for integrated circuit devices, e.g. power bus, number of leadsH01L23/482 - H01L23/498 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/552 Protection against radiation, e.g. light or electromagnetic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/3011 Impedance
• 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 1/162 incorporating printed capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3436 having an array of bottom contacts, e.g. pad grid array or ball grid array components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0018 with provisions to reduce aperture leakages in walls, e.g. terminals, connectors, cables

Abstract

A predetermined amalgamation of electrodes formed or manufactured at least in part, by predetermined, sequential manufacturing operations into a balanced and shielding electrode structure. The balanced total electrode structure also uses a grouping of identically configured, and balanced positioned, shielding electrodes that are amalgamated in sequential combination with predetermined, complimentary balanced shielded electrodes groupings and other predetermined elements that are together, practicable to provide predetermined multiple energy conditioning functions operable upon portions of propagating energy as well simultaneously being operable to provide a common, voltage reference function operable for at least dynamic circuit operations.

Claims

1. A predetermined electrode arrangement comprising:

a first plurality of electrodes comprising at least three electrodes conductively connected to each other;

at least one paired set of electrodes comprising a second plurality of electrodes conductively connected to each other and a third plurality of electrodes conductively connected to each other;

a material which is positioned between at least some electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes, said second plurality of electrodes, and said third plurality of electrodes;

wherein said first plurality of electrodes is conductively insulated from said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes;

wherein said second plurality of electrodes is conductively insulated from said third plurality of electrodes;

wherein said at least one paired set of electrodes is interleaved between said first plurality of electrodes such that said second plurality of electrodes is positioned between and within a common stacked alignment of at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes is positioned between and within a common stacked alignment of at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes; and

wherein at least one electrode of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes practicable as at least a centrally positioned electrode.

2. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 1 in which said first plurality of electrodes comprises at least five electrodes wherein at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned above said one paired set of electrodes and at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are positioned below said one paired set of electrodes and wherein at least one electrode of said first plurality of electrodes are positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes.

3. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 2 in which said first plurality of electrodes comprises at least seven electrodes wherein at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are positioned above said one paired set of electrodes and at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are positioned below said one paired set of electrodes and wherein at least three electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes.

4. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 3 in which at least two electrodes of said at least three electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes are smaller than the remaining electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes.

5. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 4 in which said second plurality of electrodes comprise at least one electrode that is smaller than any other electrode of said third plurality of electrodes.

6. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 5 in which said third plurality of electrodes comprise at least one electrode that is smaller than any other electrode of said second plurality of electrodes.

7. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 1 in which said first plurality of electrodes comprises at least five electrodes wherein at least one electrode of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned above said one paired set of electrodes and at least one electrode of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned below said one paired set of electrodes and wherein at least three electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes.

8. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 3 in which at least two electrodes of said at least three electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes is smaller than the remaining electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes.

9. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 4 in which said second plurality of electrodes comprise at least one electrode that is smaller than any other electrode of said second plurality of electrodes such that at least three sides of said at least one smaller electrode is inset from said any other electrode of said second plurality of electrodes.

10. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 9 in which said third plurality of electrodes comprise at least one electrode that is smaller than any other electrode of said third plurality of electrodes such that at least three sides of said at least one smaller electrode is inset from said any other electrode of said third plurality of electrodes.

11. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 1 in which said second plurality of electrodes are conductively interconnected by at least one via and wherein said third plurality of electrodes are conductively interconnected by at least one via.

12. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 11 in which at least one electrode of said second plurality of electrodes is conductively to a remainder of said second plurality of electrodes solely by a plurality of vias and wherein said third plurality of electrodes is conductively to a remainder of said third plurality of electrodes solely by a plurality of vias.

13. The predetermined electrode arrangement of claim 1 in which said first plurality of electrodes comprises at least five electrodes wherein at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are electrically interconnected by at least one via and are positioned above said one paired set of electrodes and at least two electrodes of said first plurality of electrodes are electrically interconnected by at least one via and are positioned below said one paired set of electrodes and wherein at least one electrode of said first plurality of electrodes is positioned between said second plurality of electrodes and said third plurality of electrodes.

14. An energy conditioner comprising:

a plurality of shielding electrodes conductively connected to each other;

at least one paired set of complimentary shielded electrodes comprising a first plurality of shielded electrodes conductively connected to each other and a second plurality of shielded electrodes conductively connected to each other, said first plurality of shielded electrodes conductively insulated from said second plurality of shielded electrodes;

a material which is positioned to conductively insulate said plurality of shielding electrodes from said at least one paired set of complimentary shielded electrodes and insulate said first plurality of shielded electrodes from said second plurality of shielded electrodes, such that said plurality of shielding electrodes are conductively isolated from said first plurality of electrodes and said second plurality of electrodes;

wherein said at least one paired set of complimentary shielded electrodes is interleaved between said plurality of shielding electrodes such that said first plurality of shielded electrodes is positioned between at least two of said plurality of shielding electrodes and said second plurality of shielded electrodes is positioned between at least two of said plurality of shielding electrodes; and

wherein at least one of said plurality of shielding electrodes is positioned between said first plurality of shielded electrodes and said second plurality of shielded electrodes.

15. An energy conditioner comprising:

a layered architecture formed in a dielectric material having a minimum sequence;

a first common shielding electrode;

at least two shielded electrodes of a first group of shielded electrodes that are conductively connected to each other;

a second common shielding electrode;

at least two shielded electrodes of a second group of shielded electrodes which are conductively connected to each other; and

a third common shielding electrode;

wherein all of said common shielding electrodes are conductively interconnected;

wherein said at least two shielded electrodes of said second group of shielded electrodes is positioned to be electrically complimentary to said at least two shielded electrodes of said second group of shielded electrodes;

wherein said at least two shielded electrodes of said first group are electrically isolated from said at least two shielded electrodes of said second group;

and wherein said first common shielding electrode is electrically isolated from both said at least two shielded electrodes of said first group and said at least two shielded electrodes of said second group; and

wherein upon repeating said minimum sequence, the first common shielding electrode of subsequent repeating layers is omitted.

16. The energy conditioner of claim 15 in which one additional common shielding electrode is added to the outermost common shielding electrodes of said layered architecture.

17. An energy conditioner, comprising:

a G conductive shielding structure;

an A conductor structure;

a B conductor structure;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure are conductively insulated from one another;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure include a sequence of conductive layers substantially stacked upon one another, said sequence of conductive layers comprising;

an A—

A sub-sequence of at least two A conductor layers, said A—

A sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

a B—

B sub-sequence of at least two B conductor layers, said B—

B sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

at least one G shielding layer between said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence;

at least one G shielding layer above both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence; and

at least one G shielding layer below both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence.

18. The conditioner of claim 17 wherein said sequence consists of an odd number of conductive layers such that said conditioner has a central layer, and said at least one G shielding layer between said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence is said central layer.

19. The conditioner of claim 17 further comprising at least one conductive via connection between said A—

A sub-sequence of said at least two A conductor layers.

20. The conditioner of claim 17 wherein said A—

A sub sequence comprises at least three conductive layers.

21. The conditioner of claim 17 wherein said A conductor structure comprises an A edge connection structure and wherein at least two conductive layers of said A—

A sub sequence physically contact said A edge connection structure.

22. The conditioner of claim 17 wherein said G conductive shielding structure comprises a G top layer at the top of said sequence and a G bottom layer at the bottom of said sequence.

23. A method of making an energy conditioner, comprising:

providing a G conductive shielding structure;

providing an A conductor structure;

providing a B conductor structure;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure are conductively insulated from one another;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure include a sequence of conductive layers substantially stacked upon one another, said sequence of conductive layers comprising;

an A—

A sub-sequence of at least two A conductor layers, said A—

A sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

a B—

B sub-sequence of at least two B conductor layers, said B—

B sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

at least one G shielding layer between said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence;

at least one G shielding layer above both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence; and

at least one G shielding layer below both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence.

24. A method of using an energy conditioner, said energy conditioner comprising:

a G conductive shielding structure;

an A conductor structure;

a B conductor structure;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure are conductively insulated from one another;

wherein said G conductive shielding structure, said A conductor structure, and said B conductor structure include a sequence of conductive layers substantially stacked upon one another, said sequence of conductive layers comprising;

an A—

A sub-sequence of at least two A conductor layers, said A—

A sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

a B—

B sub-sequence of at least two B conductor layers, said B—

B sub-sequence having no other conductive layers there between;

at least one G shielding layer between said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence;

at least one G shielding layer above both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence;

at least one G shielding layer below both said A—

A sub-sequence and said B—

B sub-sequence; and

said method comprising connecting conditioning energy with said energy conditioner.