Arrangement for energy conditioning

• US 7,916,444 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2010
• Issued: 03/29/2011
• 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:
  US12/848,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20100294555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 239 Days
• Field of Search: 361/118
• US Class Current: 361/118
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/40 Structural combinations of fixed capacitors with other electric elements, the structure mainly consisting of a capacitor, e.g. RC combinations
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/131 with a principal constituent of the material being a metal or a metalloid, e.g. boron [B], silicon [Si], germanium [Ge], arsenic [As], antimony [Sb], tellurium [Te] and polonium [Po], and alloys thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16227 the bump connector connecting to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45015 being circular
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45099 Material
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48227 connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/552 Protection against radiation, e.g. light or electromagnetic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/585 comprising conductive layers or plates or strips or rods or rings H01L23/60, H01L23/62, H01L23/64, H01L23/66 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/13 of an individual bump connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/16 of an individual bump connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/48 of an individual wire connector
• 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 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/014 Solder alloys
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/10253 Silicon [Si]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/14 Integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/207 Diameter ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/3011 Impedance
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 2001/0014 Capacitor filters, i.e. capacitors whose parasitic inductance is of relevance to consider it as filter
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 2001/0085 : Multilayer, e.g. LTCC, HTCC, green sheets inside PCB filters H05K
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 : Conductor or circuit manufacturing

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. A substrate with conductor arrangement comprising:

a first surface of said substrate and a second surface of said substrate;

a first conductor including a first conductive plane;

a second conductor including a second pathway portion;

a third conductor including a third conductive plane;

a fourth conductor including a fourth pathway portion;

a fifth conductor including a fifth conductive plane; and

a plurality of conductive structures;

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

wherein an area of said third conductive plane is between an area of said second pathway portion and an area of said fourth pathway portion, and wherein said area of said second pathway portion, said area of said third conductive plane and said area of said fourth pathway portion are between an area of said first conductive plane and an area of said fifth conductive plane;

wherein said area of said first conductive plane, said area of said second pathway portion, said area of said third conductive plane, said area of said fourth pathway portion, and said area of said fifth conductive plane are between said first surface of said substrate and said second surface of said substrate;

wherein said area of said first conductive plane is larger than said area of said second pathway portion, and wherein said area of said third conductive plane is larger than said area of said second pathway portion, and wherein said area of said fifth conductive plane is larger than said area of said second pathway portion;

wherein said area of said first conductive plane is larger than said area of said fourth pathway portion, and wherein said area of said third conductive plane is larger than said area of said fourth pathway portion, and wherein said area of said fifth conductive plane is larger than said area of said fourth pathway portion; and

wherein said area of said second pathway portion and said area of said fourth pathway portion are shielded from each other by said area of said third conductive plane, and wherein said area of said second pathway portion and said area of said fourth pathway portion are oriented facing each other.

2. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 1, wherein a portion of said area of said second pathway portion and a portion of said area of said fourth pathway portion are positioned in a superposed alignment.

3. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 2, wherein said second conductor and fourth conductor are each a feed-through pathway;

and

wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from each other.

4. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 1, wherein said second conductor and said fourth conductor are electrically insulated from each other;

wherein said second conductor is operable for conductive connection to an integrated circuit, and wherein said fourth conductor is operable for conductive connection to an integrated circuit; and

wherein said second conductor and fourth conductor are each a feed-through pathway.

5. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 4, wherein at least one conductive structure of said plurality of conductive structures is a conductively-filled aperture.

6. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 4, wherein a first conductive structure of said plurality of conductive structures is a plated through hole via.

7. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 6, wherein a second conductive structure of said plurality of conductive structures is a blind via.

8. The substrate with conductor arrangement of claim 7, wherein a portion of said area of said second pathway portion and a portion of said area of said fourth pathway portion are positioned in a first superposed alignment.

9. An arrangement for energy conditioning, comprising:

a surface of said arrangement;

a first energy pathway including a first energy pathway portion;

a second energy pathway including a second energy pathway portion;

a third energy pathway including a third energy pathway portion;

a fourth energy pathway including a fourth energy pathway portion;

a fifth energy pathway including a fifth energy pathway portion;

wherein said first energy pathway portion, said second energy pathway portion, said third energy pathway portion, said fourth energy pathway portion, and said fifth energy pathway portion are located below said surface of said arrangement;

wherein said first energy pathway portion, said third energy pathway portion and said fifth energy pathway portion are each larger than said second energy pathway portion, and wherein said first energy pathway portion, said third energy pathway portion and said fifth energy pathway portion are each larger than said fourth energy pathway portion;

wherein said third energy pathway portion is between said second energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion, and wherein said second energy pathway portion is in a superposed alignment with said fourth energy pathway portion;

wherein said second energy pathway portion, said third energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion are between said first energy pathway portion and said fifth energy pathway portion, and wherein said second energy pathway portion is shielded from said fourth energy pathway portion by said third energy pathway portion;

wherein said second energy pathway portion is spaced apart a first distance from said third energy pathway portion by a first dielectric material layer, and wherein said fourth energy pathway portion is spaced apart said first distance from said third energy pathway portion by a second dielectric material layer;

wherein said first energy pathway, said third energy pathway and said fifth energy pathway are conductively coupled to each other, and wherein said first energy pathway, said third energy pathway, said fifth energy pathway are conductively isolated from said second energy pathway and said fourth energy pathway, and wherein said second energy pathway and said fourth energy pathway are conductively isolated from each other; and

wherein said second energy pathway is operable for a first conductive connection to an integrated circuit chip, and wherein said fourth energy pathway is operable for a second conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip.

10. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 9, wherein said arrangement includes at least three pluralities of vias, including a first plurality of vias, a second plurality of vias and a third plurality of vias.

11. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 10, wherein said third energy pathway and said fifth energy pathway are conductively coupled to each other by a first via of said first plurality of vias.

12. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 11, wherein said third energy pathway and said first energy pathway are conductively coupled to each other by a second via of said first plurality of vias.

13. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 12, wherein a first predetermined capacitance is operable between said third energy pathway portion and said second energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized;

wherein a second predetermined capacitance is operable between said third energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized;

wherein a third predetermined capacitance is operable between said second energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized; and

wherein a capacitance value of said first predetermined capacitance is substantially the same as a capacitance value of said second predetermined capacitance when said arrangement is energized.

14. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 13, wherein a capacitance value of said third predetermined capacitance is approximately one half of said capacitance value of said second predetermined capacitance.

15. The arrangement for energy conditioning claim 13, wherein said second energy pathway is operable for a first conductive connection to an integrated circuit chip;

and

wherein said fourth energy pathway is operable for a second conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip.

16. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 15, wherein said arrangement is configured to simultaneously condition energies that are propagating to and from said integrated circuit chip when said integrated circuit chip is energized.

17. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 12, wherein at least one via of said at least three pluralities of vias is a conductive via.

18. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 17, wherein at least one via of said at least three pluralities of vias is a non-blind via.

19. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 18, wherein at least one via of said at least three pluralities of vias is a blind via.

20. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 19, wherein at least one via of said at least three pluralities of vias is a conductively filled via.

21. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 17, wherein a first predetermined capacitance is operable between said third energy pathway portion and said second energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized;

wherein a second predetermined capacitance is operable between said third energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized; and

wherein a third predetermined capacitance is operable between said second energy pathway portion and said fourth energy pathway portion when said arrangement is energized.

22. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 20, wherein said second energy pathway is configured as a feed-through energy pathway operable for a first conductive connection to an integrated circuit chip;

wherein said fourth energy pathway is configured as a feed-through energy pathway operable for a second conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip; and

wherein a conductive structure comprising said first energy pathway, said third energy pathway and said fifth energy pathway is operable for a third conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip.

23. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 17, wherein said second energy pathway is configured as a feed-through energy pathway, and wherein said fourth energy pathway is configured as a feed-through energy pathway.

24. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 21, further comprising:

a sixth energy pathway including a sixth energy pathway portion;

a seventh energy pathway including a seventh energy pathway portion;

an eighth energy pathway including an eighth energy pathway portion;

a ninth energy pathway including a ninth energy pathway portion;

a tenth energy pathway including a tenth energy pathway portion;

wherein said sixth energy pathway portion, said seventh energy pathway portion, said eighth energy pathway portion, said ninth energy pathway portion, and said tenth energy pathway portion are located below said first energy pathway portion, said second energy pathway portion, said third energy pathway portion, said fourth energy pathway portion, and said fifth energy pathway portion;

wherein said sixth energy pathway portion, said eighth energy pathway portion and said tenth energy pathway portion are each larger than said seventh energy pathway portion, and wherein said sixth energy pathway portion, said eighth energy pathway portion and said tenth energy pathway portion are each larger than said ninth energy pathway portion;

wherein said eighth energy pathway portion is between said seventh energy pathway portion and said ninth energy pathway portion, and wherein said seventh energy pathway portion, said eighth energy pathway portion and said ninth energy pathway portion are between said sixth energy pathway portion and said tenth energy pathway portion;

wherein said seventh energy pathway portion is shielded from said ninth energy pathway portion by said eighth energy pathway portion;

wherein said seventh energy pathway portion is spaced apart a third distance from said eighth energy pathway portion by dielectric material, and wherein said ninth energy pathway portion is spaced apart said third distance from said eighth energy pathway portion by said dielectric material; and

wherein said sixth energy pathway, said eighth energy pathway and said tenth energy pathway are conductively coupled to one another, and wherein said sixth energy pathway, said eighth energy pathway, said tenth energy pathway are conductively isolated from said seventh energy pathway and said ninth energy pathway.

25. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 24, wherein said seventh energy pathway and said ninth energy pathway are conductively isolated from each other.

26. An arrangement for energy conditioning, comprising:

a first shielding electrode structure which comprises at least;

a first electrode including a first shielding electrode portion, a third electrode including a third shielding electrode portion, and a fifth electrode including a fifth shielding electrode portion, wherein said first electrode, said third electrode and said fifth electrode are conductively coupled to one another;

a second electrode including a second shielded electrode portion;

a fourth electrode including a fourth shielded electrode portion;

wherein said second electrode and said fourth electrode are conductively isolated from each other;

wherein said second shielded electrode portion and said fourth shielded electrode portion are spaced apart from each other by at least a first dielectric material layer, said third shielding electrode portion, and a second dielectric material layer;

wherein said second shielded electrode portion is a first distance away from said third shielding electrode portion, and wherein said fourth shielded electrode portion is said first distance away from said third shielding electrode portion;

wherein said third electrode including said third shielding electrode portion of said first shielding electrode structure is larger in size than said second shielded electrode portion, and wherein said third electrode including said third shielding electrode portion of said first shielding electrode structure is larger in size than said fourth shielded electrode portion;

wherein said second shielded electrode portion and said fourth shielded electrode portion are in a first superposed alignment with each other; and

wherein said second shielded electrode portion and said fourth shielded electrode portion are stacked within said first shielding electrode structure, and wherein said second shielded electrode portion is physically shielded from said fourth shielded electrode portion by said third shielding electrode portion.

27. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 26, wherein said first shielding electrode structure is conductively isolated from said second electrode;

and

wherein said first shielding electrode structure is conductively isolated from said fourth electrode.

28. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 27, wherein said second shielded electrode portion is operable for a first conductive connection to an integrated circuit chip, and wherein said fourth shielded electrode portion is operable for a second conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip, and wherein said first shielding electrode structure is operable for a third conductive connection to said integrated circuit chip;

wherein said arrangement is operable for a first predetermined capacitance developed between said second shielded electrode portion and said first shielding electrode structure when said arrangement is energized;

wherein said arrangement is operable for a second predetermined capacitance developed between said fourth shielded electrode portion and said first shielding electrode structure when said arrangement is energized; and

wherein said arrangement is operable for a third predetermined capacitance developed between said second shielded electrode portion and said fourth shielded electrode portion when said arrangement is energized.

29. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 28, wherein said arrangement is operable beyond 1 GHz for modifying an electrical transmission of energy to a predetermined electrical characteristic when said arrangement is energized.

30. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 29, wherein said modifying an electrical transmission of energy to a predetermined electrical characteristic includes flux field cancellation of energy between said second shielded electrode portion and said fourth shielded electrode portion when said arrangement is energized.

31. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 26, further comprising:

a second shielding electrode structure, which comprises;

a sixth electrode including a sixth shielding electrode portion, a eighth electrode including a eighth shielding electrode portion, and a tenth electrode including a tenth shielding electrode portion, wherein said sixth electrode, said eighth electrode and said tenth electrode are conductively coupled to one another;

a seventh electrode including a seventh shielded electrode portion;

a ninth electrode including a ninth shielded electrode portion;

wherein said sixth shielding electrode portion, said seventh shielded electrode portion, said eighth shielding electrode portion, said ninth shielded electrode portion, and said tenth shielding electrode portion are located below said first shielding electrode structure;

wherein said seventh shielded electrode portion and said ninth shielded electrode portion are stacked within said second shielding electrode structure;

wherein said seventh shielded electrode portion is spaced apart a second distance from said eighth shielding electrode portion by dielectric material, and wherein said ninth shielded electrode portion is spaced apart said second distance from said eighth shielding electrode portion by said dielectric material;

wherein said seventh shielded electrode portion and said ninth shielded electrode portion are positioned on opposite sides of said eighth shielding electrode portion; and

wherein said seventh shielded electrode portion is physically shielded from said ninth shielded electrode portion by said eighth shielding electrode portion.

32. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 31, wherein said first shielding electrode structure is conductively isolated from said second shielding electrode structure;

and

wherein said seventh energy pathway and said ninth energy pathway are conductively connected to each other.

33. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 31, wherein said first shielding electrode structure is conductively connected to said second shielding electrode structure;

and

wherein said seventh energy pathway and said ninth energy pathway are conductively connected to each other.

34. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 26, wherein said second electrode is a feed-through energy pathway, and wherein said fourth electrode is a feed-through energy pathway.

35. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 34, further comprising:

a surface of said arrangement;

wherein at least said first shielding electrode portion, said second shielded electrode portion, said third shielding electrode portion, said fourth shielded electrode portion, and said fifth shielding electrode portion are located below said surface of said arrangement.

36. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 31, further comprising:

a surface of said arrangement;

wherein at least said first shielding electrode portion, said second shielded electrode portion, said third shielding electrode portion, said fourth shielded electrode portion, and said fifth shielding electrode portion are located below said surface of said arrangement;

wherein at least said second electrode is a feed-through energy pathway; and

wherein said fourth electrode is a feed-through energy pathway.

37. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 26, further comprising:

a sixth electrode including a sixth shielded electrode portion;

a seventh electrode including a seventh shielded electrode portion;

wherein said sixth shielded electrode portion and said seventh shielded electrode portion are stacked within said first shielding electrode structure;

wherein said second shielded electrode portion and said sixth shielded electrode portion are co-planar with each other, and wherein said fourth shielded electrode portion and said seventh shielded electrode portion are co-planar with each other;

wherein said sixth shielded electrode portion and said seventh shielded electrode portion are spaced apart from each other by said first dielectric material layer, said third shielding electrode portion, and said second dielectric material layer;

wherein said sixth shielded electrode portion and said seventh shielded electrode portion are sandwiched by said first shielding electrode portion and said fifth shielding electrode portion;

wherein said sixth shielded electrode portion and said seventh shielded electrode portion are positioned in a second superposed alignment with each other;

wherein said second shielded electrode portion is physically shielded from said seventh shielded electrode portion by said third shielding electrode portion, and wherein said fourth shielded electrode portion is physically shielded from said sixth shielded electrode portion by said third shielding electrode portion; and

wherein said second electrode and said fourth electrode are conductively isolated from said sixth electrode and said seventh electrode, and wherein said sixth electrode and said seventh electrode are conductively isolated from each other.

38. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 37, further comprising:

a surface of said arrangement;

wherein at least said first shielding electrode portion, said second shielded electrode portion, said sixth shielded electrode portion, said third shielding electrode portion, said fourth shielded electrode portion, said seventh shielded electrode portion and said fifth shielding electrode portion are located below said surface of said arrangement;

wherein said second electrode is a feed-through energy pathway, and wherein said fourth electrode is a feed-through energy pathway; and

wherein said sixth electrode is a feed-through energy pathway, and wherein said seventh electrode is a feed-through energy pathway.

39. The arrangement for energy conditioning of claim 38, wherein a conductive material located on top of said surface of said arrangement is operable for a conductive attachment to a portion of an integrated circuit.

40. A method for making an energy conditioning arrangement operable for simultaneous filtering of differential mode and common mode energy propagations, said method comprising:

providing a plurality of conductors including;

(a) a first conductor having at least a shielding portion;

(b) a third conductor having at least a shielding portion that includes a first side shielding portion and a second side shielding portion;

(c) a fifth conductor having at least a shielding portion;

(d) a second conductor having at least a shielded portion including a second conductor shielded portion area that is smaller than an area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor; and

(e) a fourth conductor having at least a shielded portion including a fourth conductor shielded portion area that is smaller than an area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

insulating said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor from electrical contact with said second conductor and said fourth conductor;

insulating said second conductor from electrical contact with said fourth conductor;

arranging said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor parallel with said area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

arranging said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor parallel with said area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

arranging an area of said shielding portion of said first conductor and an area of said shielding portion of said fifth conductor parallel with said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor, said area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

said area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor, and said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor;

positioning said area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor and said area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor between said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor and said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor;

insetting said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor within said area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

insetting said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor within said area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

orienting said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor to face said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor;

stacking said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor over said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor so that said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor overlaps said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor;

connecting conductively said second conductor to an integrated circuit;

connecting conductively said fourth conductor to said integrated circuit; and

connecting conductively said first conductor, said third conductor, and said fifth conductor together.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

arranging said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor to be operable as a common voltage reference for energy propagating along either of said second conductor or said fourth conductor when said integrated circuit is energized.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising:

energizing said integrated circuit.

43. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

manufacturing said area of said shielded portion of said second conductor to be a first distance away from said area of said first side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor;

manufacturing said area of said shielded portion of said fourth conductor to be approximately said first distance away from said area of said second side shielding portion of said shielding portion of said third conductor; and

energizing said integrated circuit.

44. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

providing a plurality of conductive vias operable for connecting at least said first conductor, said third conductor, and said fifth conductor conductively together.

45. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

making said arrangement operable for at least a noise cancellation function when said integrated circuit is energized.

46. The method of claim 44, further comprising:

making said shielding portion of first conductor, said shielding portion of said third conductor and said shielding portion of said fifth conductor operable for a dynamic shielding function when said integrated circuit is energized.

47. The method of claim 46, further comprising:

making said arrangement operable for at least a noise cancellation function when said integrated circuit is energized; and

energizing said integrated circuit.

48. The method of claim 45, further comprising:

energizing said integrated circuit.

49. A method for making a conductor arrangement operable for simultaneous filtering of differential mode and common mode energy propagations, said method comprising:

providing a first conductor having at least a first opposing side with a shielding conductor portion and a second opposing side with a shielding conductor portion;

providing a second conductor having at least a first opposing side with a shielded conductor portion and a second opposing side with a shielded conductor portion;

providing a third conductor having at least a first opposing side with a shielding conductor portion and a second opposing side with a shielding conductor portion;

providing a fourth conductor having at least a first opposing side with a shielded conductor portion and a second opposing side with a shielded conductor portion;

providing a fifth conductor having at least a first opposing side with a shielding conductor portion and a second opposing side with a shielding conductor portion;

insulating said first conductor, said third conductor, said fifth conductor from said second conductor and said fourth conductor;

insulating said second conductor from said fourth conductor;

arranging all said shielded conductor portions and all said shielding conductor portions in parallel with one another;

positioning all said shielding conductor portions of said third conductor between all said shielded conductor portions of said second conductor and all said shielded conductor portions of said fourth conductor;

positioning all said shielded conductor portions of said second conductor, all said shielding conductor portions of said third conductor, and all said shielded conductor portions of said fourth conductor between all said shielding conductor portions of said first conductor and all said shielding conductor portions of said fifth conductor;

providing an area of said shielded conductor portion of said second opposing side of said second conductor that is smaller in size than an area of said shielding conductor portion of said first opposing side of said third conductor;

providing an area of said shielded conductor portion of said first opposing side of said fourth conductor that is smaller in size than an area of said shielding conductor portion of said second opposing side of said third conductor;

shielding all said shielded conductor portions of said second conductor from all said shielded conductor portions of said fourth conductor with at least said shielding conductor portion of said first opposing side of said third conductor;

shielding all said shielded conductor portions of said fourth conductor from all said shielded conductor portions of said second conductor with at least said shielding conductor portion of said second opposing side of said third conductor;

orienting said shielded conductor portion of said second opposing side of said second conductor to face said shielded conductor portion of said first opposing side of said fourth conductor;

superposing said area of said shielded conductor portion of said second opposing side of said second conductor with said area of said shielded conductor portion of said first opposing side of said fourth conductor;

connecting said second conductor to an integrated circuit operable for energy propagation between said second conductor and said integrated circuit when said integrated circuit is energized;

connecting said fourth conductor to said integrated circuit operable for energy propagation between said fourth conductor and said integrated circuit when said integrated circuit is energized; and

coupling conductively said first conductor, said third conductor and said fifth conductor together to be operable for;

(a) shielding all said shielded conductor portions of said second conductor electrically from energy parasitics when said integrated circuit is energized;

(b) shielding all said shielded conductor portions of said fourth conductor electrically from energy parasitics when said integrated circuit is energized; and

(c) providing a simultaneous voltage reference for energy utilizing any one of said shielded conductor portions of any one of said conductors of said conductor arrangement when said integrated circuit is energized.