Arrangements for energy conditioning

• US 7,688,565 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2008
• Issued: 03/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Original Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Inventors: Anthony, Anthony A., Anthony, William M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson; Stephen W
• Application Number:
  US12/030,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20090161283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: 361/118
• US Class Current: 361/118
• 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: H01L 2924/3025 Electromagnetic shielding
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/00 Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields devices for absorbing radiation from an antenna H01Q17/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0071 Active shielding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49124 On flat or curved insulated base, e.g., printed circuit, etc.
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49194 Assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc.

Abstract

Circuit arrangement embodiments that use relative groupings of energy pathways that include shielding circuit arrangements that can sustain and condition electrically complementary energy confluences.

Claims

1. An energy pathway arrangement, comprising:

a first conductor including a first conductive plane area;

a second conductor including a second conductive plane area;

a third conductor including a third conductive plane area;

a fourth conductor including a fourth conductive plane area;

a fifth conductor including a fifth conductive plane area;

wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are conductively coupled to one another, and wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from each other;

wherein a portion of said second area is substantially the same size as a portion of said fourth area, and wherein said third area is larger than said portion of said second area;

wherein said portion of said second area is in a first position, and wherein said first position is between said first area and said third area, and wherein said portion of said second area is substantially parallel with said first area, said third area, said portion of said fourth area and said fifth area;

wherein said portion of said fourth area is in a second position, and wherein said second position is between said third area and said fifth area, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is substantially parallel with said first area, said portion of said second area, said third area, and said fifth area; and

wherein said portion of said second area is oriented to face said portion of said fourth area, and wherein said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area are shielded from each other by said third area.

2. The arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said first position and said second position form a substantially superposed alignment of said portion of said second area with said portion of said fourth area.

3. The arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein said portion of said second area is spaced apart from said third area by a first distance, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is spaced apart from said third area by a second distance;

and

wherein said first distance is substantially the same as said second distance.

4. The arrangement as recited in claim 2, wherein said portion of said second area is spaced apart from said third area by a first distance, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is spaced apart from said third area by a second distance;

and

wherein said first distance is substantially the same as said second distance.

5. An energized circuit incorporating the arrangement of claim 4, wherein said third area sustains a first voltage for a first energy propagating said portion of said second area;

and

wherein said third area sustains said first voltage for a second energy propagating said portion of said fourth area.

6. The arrangement of claim 3, further comprising:

a sixth conductor including a sixth conductive plane area;

a seventh conductor including a seventh conductive plane area;

an eighth conductor including an eighth conductive plane area;

a ninth conductor including a ninth conductive plane area;

a tenth conductor including a tenth conductive plane area;

wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor; and

wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from said seventh conductor and said ninth conductor.

7. The arrangement as recited in claim 4, wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are electrically insulated from said second conductor and said fourth conductor.

8. An energized circuit incorporating the arrangement of claim 7, further comprising;

a first capacitance having a capacitive value, wherein said first capacitance is operable between said third area and said portion of said second area;

a second capacitance having a capacitance value, wherein said second capacitance is operable between said third area and said portion of said fourth area;

a third capacitance having a capacitance value, and wherein said third capacitance is operable between said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area;

wherein said capacitance value of said first capacitance is substantially the same as said capacitance value of said second capacitance, and wherein said capacitance value of said third capacitance is approximately half of said capacitance value of said first capacitance;

wherein said third area sustains a first voltage for a first energy propagating said portion of said second area; and

wherein said third area sustains said first voltage for a second energy propagating said portion of said fourth area.

9. The energized circuit of claim 5, further comprising;

a first capacitance having a capacitive value, wherein said first capacitance is operable between said third area and said portion of said second area;

a second capacitance having a capacitance value, wherein said second capacitance is operable between said third area and said portion of said fourth area;

a third capacitance having a capacitance value, and wherein said third capacitance is operable between said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area; and

wherein said capacitance value of said first capacitance is substantially the same as said capacitance value of said second capacitance, and wherein said capacitance value of said third capacitance is approximately half of said capacitance value of said first capacitance.

10. The arrangement of claim 6, wherein said first position and said second position form an overlap alignment of said portion of said second area with said portion of said fourth area.

11. An energy pathway arrangement, comprising:

a first conductor comprising a first conductive plane area;

a second conductor comprising a second conductive plane area;

a third conductor comprising a third conductive plane area, and wherein said third conductive plane area has a portion of said third conductive plane area that includes a first side of said portion of said third conductive plane area and a second side of said portion of said third conductive plane area;

a fourth conductor comprising a fourth conductive plane area;

a fifth conductor comprising a fifth conductive plane area;

a sixth conductor comprising a sixth conductive plane area;

a seventh conductor comprising a seventh conductive plane area;

an eighth conductor comprising an eighth conductive plane area;

a ninth conductor comprising a ninth conductive plane area;

a tenth conductor comprising a tenth conductive plane area; and

wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are conductively coupled to one another, and wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are electrically insulated from said second conductor and said fourth conductor;

wherein a portion of said second area is arranged a first distance from said first side of said portion of said third area, and wherein said portion of said second area is between a portion of said first area and said first side of said portion of said third area, and wherein said portion of said second area is substantially parallel with said portion of said first area, said first side of said portion of said third area, said second side of said portion of said third area, a portion of said fourth area, and a portion of said fifth area;

wherein said portion of said fourth area is arranged a second distance from said second side of said portion of said third area, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is between said portion of said fifth area and said second side of said portion of said third area, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is substantially parallel with said portion of said first area, said portion of said second area, said first side of said portion of said third area, said second side of said portion of said third area, and said portion of said fifth area;

wherein said first distance is substantially the same as said second distance; and

wherein said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area are oriented facing each other, and wherein said portion of said second area is shielded from said portion of said fourth area by said first side of said portion of said third area and said second side of said portion of said third area.

12. The energy pathway arrangement of claim 11, wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are electrically insulated from said seventh conductor and said ninth conductor.

13. The energy pathway arrangement as recited in claim 12, wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from each other.

14. The energy pathway arrangement as recited in claim 13, wherein said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area are arranged in a substantially superposed alignment with each other.

15. The energy pathway arrangement as recited in claim 13, wherein said seventh conductor and said ninth conductor are conductively coupled to each other.

16. An energized circuit incorporating the energy pathway arrangement of claim 14, wherein said third area sustains a first voltage for a first energy propagating said portion of said second area;

and

wherein said third area sustains said first voltage for a second energy propagating said portion of said fourth area.

17. The energy pathway arrangement as recited in claim 14, wherein said first side of said portion of said third area is larger than said portion of said second area, and wherein said second side of said portion of said third area is larger than said portion of said fourth area.

18. The energy pathway arrangement as recited in claim 11, wherein said first side of said portion of said third area is larger than said portion of said second area, and wherein said second side of said portion of said third area is larger than said portion of said fourth area, and wherein said portion of said second area is substantially the same size as said portion of said fourth area;

and

wherein said portion of said second area is in a first position relative to said portion of said fourth area, and wherein said portion of said fourth area is in a second position relative to said portion of said second area, and wherein said first position of said portion of said second area overlaps said second position of said portion of said fourth area.

19. An energized energy pathway arrangement of claim 18, wherein said energy pathway arrangement further comprises:

a first capacitance having a capacitive value, wherein said first capacitance is operable between said first side of said portion of said third area and said portion of said second area;

a second capacitance having a capacitance value, wherein said second capacitance is operable between said second side of said portion of said third area and said portion of said fourth area;

a third capacitance having a capacitance value, wherein said third capacitance is operable between said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area; and

wherein said capacitance value of said first capacitance is substantially the same as said capacitance value of said second capacitance, and wherein said capacitance value of said third capacitance is approximately half of said capacitance value of said first capacitance.

20. A substrate for an integrated circuit chip, comprising:

a first surface of said substrate;

an energy pathway arrangement, wherein said energy pathway arrangement includes;

a first conductor including a first conductive plane area, wherein said first area is under said first surface;

a second conductor including a second conductive plane area, wherein said second area is between said first area and said first surface, and wherein said second area is above said first area;

a third conductor including a third conductive plane area, wherein said third area is between said second area and said first surface, and wherein said third area is above said second area;

a fourth conductor including a fourth conductive plane area, wherein said fourth area is between said third area and said first surface, and wherein said fourth area is above said third area;

a fifth conductor including a fifth conductive plane area, wherein said fifth area is between said fourth area and said first surface, and wherein said fifth area is above said fourth area; and

wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are conductively coupled to one another, and wherein said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor are electrically insulated from said second conductor and said fourth conductor, and wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from each other;

wherein a portion of said second area is arranged substantially parallel with a portion of said first area, a portion of said third area, a portion of said fourth area, and a portion of said fifth area;

wherein said portion of said fourth area is arranged substantially parallel with said portion of said first area, said portion of said third area, and said portion of said fifth area;

wherein said portion of said second area is substantially the same size as said portion of said fourth area, and wherein said portion of said second area is shielded from said portion of said fourth area by said portion of said third area, and wherein said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area are each oriented facing the other, and wherein said portion of said second area and said portion of said fourth area are arranged in a substantially superposed alignment with each other; and

wherein said second conductor is operable for conductive connection to a first part of an integrated circuit chip, and wherein said fourth conductor is operable for conductive connection to a second part of said integrated circuit chip.