Z-directed printed circuit board components having conductive channels for reducing radiated emissions
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1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; and
four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body,wherein the body includes a plurality of stacked layers composed of a dielectric material and having a conductive material plated on a surface thereof, wherein a first set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, wherein the first and the second of the four conductive channels are not electrically connected to the third and the fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second sets of stacked layers being arranged in an alternating pattern, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other.
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Abstract
A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface. The body has a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board. A portion of the body is composed of an insulator. Four conductive channels extend through a portion of the body along the length of the body. The four conductive channels are spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body.
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1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
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a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; and four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body, wherein the body includes a plurality of stacked layers composed of a dielectric material and having a conductive material plated on a surface thereof, wherein a first set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, wherein the first and the second of the four conductive channels are not electrically connected to the third and the fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second sets of stacked layers being arranged in an alternating pattern, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A printed circuit board, comprising:
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a Z-directed component mounted in a mounting hole in the printed circuit board, the Z-directed component including; a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; and four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body, wherein the body of the Z-directed component includes a plurality of stacked layers composed of a dielectric material and having a conductive material plated on a surface thereof, wherein a first set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, wherein the first and the second of the four conductive channels are not electrically connected to the third and the fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second sets of stacked layers being arranged in an alternating pattern, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other, the first, second, third and fourth conductive channels being electrically connected to a first, a second, a third and a fourth voltage path of the printed circuit board, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising:
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a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body; and a plurality of alternating plates positioned within the body forming a capacitor, a first set of the alternating plates being electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the alternating plates being electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other.
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16. A printed circuit board, comprising:
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a Z-directed component mounted in a mounting hole in the printed circuit board, the Z-directed component including; a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; and four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body, wherein the Z-directed component further includes a plurality of alternating plates positioned within the body forming a capacitor, a first set of the alternating plates being electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the alternating plates being electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other.
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