Energy conditioner with tied through electrodes

• US 7,817,397 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2006
• Issued: 10/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Original Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Inventors: Anthony, William M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson; Stephen W
• Application Number:
  US11/817,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20080151459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 361/118
• US Class Current: 361/118
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/005 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/228 Terminals

Abstract

The application discloses energy conditioners that include A, B, and G master electrodes in which the A and B electrodes include main body electrodes with conductive paths that cross inside the energy conditioner and which has A and B tabs at one end of the main body electrodes conductively tied together and A and B tabs at another end of the main body electrodes conductively tied together, and the application also discloses novel assemblies of mounting, contacting, integrating those energy conditioners with conductive connection structures.

Claims

1. An energy conditioner comprising:

a G master electrode, wherein said G master electrode comprises a first G main body electrode, and said first G main body electrode includes a first G main body;

an A master electrode comprising first A main body electrode, and said first A main body electrode includes a first A main body, a first A tab, and a second A tab;

a B master electrode comprising a first B main body electrode, and said first B main body electrode includes a first B main body, a first B tab, and a second B tab;

wherein said first G main body has a first G main body major surface having a first G main body left side, a first G main body right side, a first G main body top side, and a first G main body bottom side;

wherein said first A main body has a first A main body major surface having a first A main body left side, a first A main body right side, a first A main body top side, and a first A main body bottom side, and said first A tab extends from said first A main body left side, said second A tab extends from said first A main body right side;

wherein said first B main body has a first B main body major surface having a first B main body left side, a first B main body right side, a first B main body top side, and a first B main body bottom side, and said first B tab extends from said first B main body left side, and said second B tab extends from said first B main body right side;

wherein said first A main body is above said first G main body;

wherein said first B main body is below said first G main body; and

wherein a conductive path in said conditioner from said first A tab to said second A tab crosses a conductive path in said conditioner from said first B tab to said second B tab.

2. The conditioner of claim 1 wherein all conductive paths in said conditioner from said first A tab to said second A tab cross all conductive paths in said conditioner from said first B tab to said second B tab.

3. The conditioner of claim 1 wherein said first G main body electrode includes a first G tab, and a second G tab, said first G tab extends from said first G main body top side, and said second G tab extends from said first G main body bottom side.

4. The conditioner of claim 1 having a setback ratio of at least 1.

5. The conditioner of claim 1 further comprising an upper G main body electrode above all other structure of said A master electrode and said B master electrode and a lower G main body electrode below all structure of said A master electrode and said B master electrode.

6. The structure of claim 1 wherein said first A tab, said second A tab, said first B tab, said second B tab all have the same width.

7. The structure of claim 1 wherein said first A tab and said second A tab are less than one half a width of said A main body.

8. The structure of claim 1 further comprising at least one more of each of an A main body electrode, a B main body electrode, and a G main body electrode.

9. The conditioner of claim 1, wherein conductive paths in said energy conditioner from the first A tab and the first B tabs to the second A tab and the second B tab are generally perpendicular to conductive paths in said energy conditioner from the first G tab to the second G tab.

10. The conditioner of claim 1, wherein a first line from the first A tab to said second B tab crosses a second line from the first G tab to the second G tab at a crossing angle of at least 45 degrees.

11. The conditioner of claim 1, wherein a first line from the first A tab to said second B tab crosses a second line from the first G tab to the second G tab at a crossing angle of at least 70 degrees.

12. The conditioner of claim 1 having an energy conditioner aspect ratio of energy conditioner 600 is greater than one.

13. The conditioner of claim 1 wherein a majority of an area of said G main body electrode shields a majority of an area of the A main body electrode'"'"'s conductive path from a majority of the area of the B main body electrode'"'"'s conductive path.

14. The conditioner of claim 1 wherein the tab portions of the A layers do not overlap the tab portions of the B layers in the dimensions in which the first G main body major surface extends.

15. The conditioner of claim 1 further comprising:

first structure conductively tying said first A tab and said first B tab together; and

second structure conductively tying said second A tab and said second B tab together.

16. The conditioner of claim 15 wherein said first structure comprises a conductive band formed on said conditioner.

17. The conditioner of claim 15 wherein said first structure comprises solder.

18. The conditioner of claim 1 wherein said first G main body has a first G main body perimeter, said first A main body has as first A main body perimeter, said perimeter of said first G main body is greater than said perimeter of said first A main body.

19. The conditioner of claim 18 wherein said first A main body perimeter does not extend beyond said first G main body perimeter.

20. The conditioner of claim 18 wherein said first A main body perimeter is inset within said first G main body perimeter.

21. An assembly including the energy conditioner of claim 1 on a surface mounting structure, said surface mounting structure including a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region, and wherein said energy conditioner is positioned to conductively connect said first A tab and said first B tab to said first conductive region and said second A tab and said second B tab to said second conductive region.

22. The assembly of claim 21 wherein solder connects said first A tab and said first B tab to said first conductive region.

23. The assembly of claim 21 wherein said energy conditioner further comprises a first conductive band physically contacting to said first A tab and a second conductive band physically contacting to said first B tab, said first conductive band physically contacts said first conductive region, and said second conductive band physically contacts said first conductive region.

24. A method of making and energy conditioner comprising:

providing a G master electrode, wherein said G master electrode comprises a first G main body electrode, and said first G main body electrode includes a first G main body;

providing an A master electrode comprising first A main body electrode, and said first A main body electrode includes a first A main body, a first A tab, and a second A tab;

providing a B master electrode comprising a first B main body electrode, and said first B main body electrode includes a first B main body, a first B tab, and a second B tab;

wherein said first G main body has a first G main body major surface having a first G main body left side, a first G main body right side, a first G main body top side, and a first G main body bottom side;

wherein said first A main body has a first A main body major surface having a first A main body left side, a first A main body right side, a first A main body top side, and a first A main body bottom side, and said first A tab extends from said first A main body left side, said second A tab extends from said first A main body right side;

wherein said first B main body has a first B main body major surface having a first B main body left side, a first B main body right side, a first B main body top side, and a first B main body bottom side, and said first B tab extends from said first B main body left side, and said second B tab extends from said first B main body right side;

wherein said first A main body is above said first G main body;

wherein said first B main body is below said first G main body; and

wherein a conductive path in said conditioner from said first A tab to said second A tab crosses a conductive path in said conditioner from said first B tab to said second B tab.

25. A method of using energy conditioner, said energy conditioner comprising:

a G master electrode, wherein said G master electrode comprises a first G main body electrode, and said first G main body electrode includes a first G main body;

an A master electrode comprising first A main body electrode, and said first A main body electrode includes a first A main body, a first A tab, and a second A tab;

a B master electrode comprising a first B main body electrode, and said first B main body electrode includes a first B main body, a first B tab, and a second B tab;

wherein said first G main body has a first G main body major surface having a first G main body left side, a first G main body right side, a first G main body top side, and a first G main body bottom side;

wherein said first A main body has a first A main body major surface having a first A main body left side, a first A main body right side, a first A main body top side, and a first A main body bottom side, and said first A tab extends from said first A main body left side, said second A tab extends from said first A main body right side;

wherein said first B main body has a first B main body major surface having a first B main body left side, a first B main body right side, a first B main body top side, and a first B main body bottom side, and said first B tab extends from said first B main body left side, and said second B tab extends from said first B main body right side;

wherein said first A main body is above said first G main body;

wherein said first B main body is below said first G main body; and

wherein a conductive path in said conditioner from said first A tab to said second A tab crosses a conductive path in said conditioner from said first B tab to said second B tab;

said method comprising conductively connecting said energy conditioner in a circuit.

26. An energy conditioner comprising:

a stacked, plurality of dielectric sheets formed into a body;

a plurality of electrodes including at least a first, a second, and a third electrode, each one of said plurality of electrodes arranged conductively isolated from all other ones of said plurality of electrodes, each one of said plurality of electrodes arranged on a dielectric sheet of said plurality of dielectric sheets, and each one of said plurality of electrodes disposed on a different one of said plurality of dielectric sheets than any other one of said plurality of electrodes;

wherein said second electrode is larger than either said first electrode or said third electrode, and wherein said second electrode is sandwiched in-between said first electrode and said third electrode; and

wherein all electrodes of said plurality of electrodes are feed-through electrodes.

27. The energy conditioner of claim 26, further comprising:

a plurality of electrode extensions;

wherein said first, said second, and said third electrode are each formed with at least two electrode extensions of said plurality of electrode extensions; and

wherein each electrode extension of said at least two electrode extensions of any one said electrode extends outward to an opposite side of said body relative to the other.

28. The energy conditioner of claim 26, further comprising:

a plurality of outer electrodes including at least a first, a second and a third outer electrode;

wherein said first electrode is conductively coupled to said first and said third outer electrode;

wherein said third electrode is conductively coupled to said third and said first outer electrode; and

wherein said second electrode is conductively coupled to said second outer electrode.

29. The energy conditioner of claim 28, further comprising:

a plurality of mounting pads including at least a first, a second and a third mounting pad;

wherein said first outer electrode is conductively coupled to said first mounting pad;

wherein said third outer electrode is conductively coupled to said third mounting pad; and

wherein said second outer electrode is conductively coupled to said second mounting pad.

30. The energy conditioner of claim 28, wherein said second electrode is conductively coupled to a fourth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

31. The energy conditioner of claim 30, further comprising:

a plurality of mounting pads including at least a first, a second and a third mounting pad;

wherein said first outer electrode is conductively coupled to said first mounting pad;

wherein said third outer electrode is conductively coupled to said third mounting pad; and

wherein said second and said fourth outer electrode are conductively coupled to said second mounting pad.

32. The energy conditioner of claim 26, further comprising;

a plurality of outer electrodes including at least a first, a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth outer electrode;

wherein said first electrode is conductively coupled to said first and said fourth outer electrode, and wherein said third electrode is conductively coupled to said second and said third outer electrode, and wherein said second electrode is conductively coupled to said fifth outer electrode;

a plurality of mounting pads including at least a first, a second and a third mounting pad;

wherein said first and said fourth outer electrode are conductively coupled together to one another and said first mounting pad by a conductive material;

wherein said second and said third outer electrode are conductively coupled together to one another and said third mounting pad by a conductive material, and wherein said fifth outer electrode is conductively coupled to said second mounting pad by a conductive material.

33. The energy conditioner of claim 27, further comprising;

a plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a first electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said first electrode is conductively coupled to a first outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said first electrode is conductively coupled to a third outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a first electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said third electrode is conductively coupled to said third outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said third electrode is conductively coupled to said first outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes; and

wherein at least a first electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said second electrode is conductively coupled to at least a second outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

34. The energy conditioner of claim 29, wherein said second electrode is conductively coupled to at least a fourth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

35. The energy conditioner of claim 33, wherein at least a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said second electrode is conductively coupled to at least a fourth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

36. The energy conditioner of claim 27, further comprising:

a plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a first electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said first electrode is conductively coupled to a first outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said first electrode is conductively coupled to a fourth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a first electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said third electrode is conductively coupled to a second outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said third electrode is conductively coupled to a third outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes; and

wherein a first electrode extension and a second electrode extension of said plurality of electrode extensions of said second electrode is conductively coupled to at least a fifth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

37. The energy conditioner of claim 36, wherein said second electrode is conductively coupled to at least a sixth outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

41. The energy conditioner of claim 30, wherein any one of said shielding electrodes of said plurality of shielding electrodes is arranged in aligned position of any one other of said shielding electrodes of said plurality of shielding electrodes.

44. The energy conditioner of claim 29, wherein said first mounting pad is conductively connected to a first circuit leg located between an energy source and a load;

wherein said third mounting pad is conductively connected to said first circuit leg located between an energy source and a load; and

wherein said second mounting pad is conductively connected to a second circuit leg located between said load and said energy source.

45. The energy conditioner of claim 44, wherein said load comprises a field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip.

46. The energy conditioner of claim 44, wherein said load comprises at least one silicon chip.

47. The energy conditioner of claim 44, wherein said load comprises at least one integrated circuit semiconductor chip and said energy conditioner is operable when energized as a decoupler for a portion of a power distribution network of said at least one integrated circuit semiconductor chip.

38. An energy conditioner comprising:

a dielectric material;

at least three feed-through electrodes, including a first, a second, and a third feed-through electrode that are arranged conductively isolated from one another within said energy conditioner by said dielectric material;

wherein said second feed-through electrode is larger than either said first feed-through electrode or said third feed-through electrode;

wherein said second feed-through electrode is stacked sandwiched and in-between said first feed-through electrode and said third feed-through electrode; and

wherein said first feed-through electrode and said third feed-through electrode are of the same shape and size.

39. The energy conditioner of claim 38, wherein said first feed-through electrode and said third feed-through electrode are arranged in complementary position to one another relative to a position of said second feed-through electrode.

40. An energy conditioner comprising;

a plurality of shielded electrodes including a first and a second shielded electrode;

a plurality of shielding electrodes including a first, a second and a third shielding electrode;

wherein any one shielding electrode of said plurality of shielding electrodes is larger than any one shielded electrode of said plurality of shielding electrodes;

wherein said plurality of shielding electrodes is conductively isolated from said plurality of shielded electrodes;

a plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein said first and said second shielded electrodes are conductively coupled to a first outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes;

wherein said first, said second, and said third shielding electrodes are conductively coupled to a second outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes; and

wherein said first, said second, and said third shielding electrodes are conductively coupled to a third outer electrode of said plurality of outer electrodes.

42. The energy conditioner of claim 40, wherein said first and said second shielded electrodes are arranged in complementary position to one another relative to a position of any one said shielding electrode of said plurality of shielding electrodes.

43. An energy conditioner comprising;

a dielectric material;

at least a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer, wherein said electrode layers are arranged conductively isolated from one another by said dielectric material;

wherein said second electrode layer is larger than either said first electrode layer or said third electrode layer, and wherein said first electrode layer is arranged below said second electrode layer;

wherein said third electrode layer is arranged stacked above said second electrode layer;

wherein said second electrode layer shields said first electrode layer from at least said third electrode layer; and

wherein all electrodes of said plurality of electrodes are feed-through electrodes.