System and method for improving isolation in high-density laminated printed circuit boards
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1. A printed circuit board, comprising:
- a plurality of dielectric layers including first, second and third dielectric layers;
a first metal layer arranged on the first dielectric layer, the first metal layer including a first signal conductor arranged on a surface of the first dielectric layer;
a second metal layer arranged between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer;
a second signal conductor arranged between the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer;
a via extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers and electrically connecting a first end of the first signal conductor to a first end of the second signal conductor;
a first ground via having a C-shaped profile at least partially surrounding the first end of the first signal conductor; and
a second ground via having a C-shaped profile at least partially surrounding the first end of the second signal conductor,wherein the second ground via extends from the second metal layer through the third dielectric layer.
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Abstract
A system and method of isolating a layer-to-layer transition between conductors in a multilayer printed circuit board includes formation of a first ground via at least partially surrounding a first signal conductor in at least one layer of the printed circuit board and formation of a second ground via at least partially surrounding a second signal conductor in another layer of the printed circuit board. The first and second ground vias are plated with a conductive material.
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1. A printed circuit board, comprising:
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a plurality of dielectric layers including first, second and third dielectric layers; a first metal layer arranged on the first dielectric layer, the first metal layer including a first signal conductor arranged on a surface of the first dielectric layer; a second metal layer arranged between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer; a second signal conductor arranged between the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer; a via extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers and electrically connecting a first end of the first signal conductor to a first end of the second signal conductor; a first ground via having a C-shaped profile at least partially surrounding the first end of the first signal conductor; and a second ground via having a C-shaped profile at least partially surrounding the first end of the second signal conductor, wherein the second ground via extends from the second metal layer through the third dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A printed circuit board, comprising:
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a plurality of dielectric layers including first, second and third dielectric layers; a first signal conductor arranged on a surface of one of the first dielectric layer; a second signal conductor arranged between the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer; a via extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers and electrically connecting a first end of the first signal conductor to a first end of the second signal conductor; a first ground via at least partially surrounding the first end of the first signal conductor; and a second ground via at least partially surrounding the first end of the second signal conductor, wherein the first ground via has a C-shaped profile uniformly extending through a first portion of the plurality of dielectric′
, layers and having first and second free ends connected by a curved portion, and wherein the first and second free ends of the C-shaped first ground via define an opening having a length less than that of the curved portion, andwherein the second ground via has a C-shaped profile uniformly extending from a metal layer arranged between the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer and through the third dielectric layer, and having first and second free ends connected by a curved portion, and wherein the first and second free ends of the C-shaped second ground via define an opening having a length less than that of the curved portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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