Circuit structure having two transmission lines separated by a guard pattern defined by a first longitudinal pattern and second patterns orthogonal to the first pattern

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117325-B2
Application number	US-201615178607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2016
Priority date	Jan 22, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A circuit structure and a mobile terminal having a circuit structure are disclosed. The circuit structure may include two transmission lines that extend in a first direction to transmit a signal, and a guard pattern provided between the two transmission lines. The guard pattern may include a plurality of slots each having an open end and a closed end in a second direction. The guard pattern arranged between the transmission lines may lower cross talk by adjusting mutual capacitance so as to improve signal quality.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a case;
a first main board provided in an upper area within the case, a second main board provided in a lower area within the case, and a connection board that connects the first main board and the second main board with each other,
wherein the connection board includes:
two transmission lines that extend in a first direction to transmit a signal; and
a guard pattern provided between the two transmission lines, the guard pattern preventing electrical interference between the two transmission lines and including a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots having a respective open end and a corresponding closed end in a second direction, wherein the first guard pattern includes:
a first pattern that extends in the first direction, a first width of respective ends of the first pattern being larger than a second width of a middle portion of the first pattern; and
a plurality of second patterns arranged side by side along the first direction,
wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of second patterns extend in the second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, to intersect the middle portion of the first pattern at right angles thereto, and
wherein the first pattern and the plurality of second patterns are connected and form the plurality of slots between adjacent ones of the plurality of second patterns.

2. A circuit structure comprising:
two transmission lines that extend in a first direction to transmit a signal; and
a first guard pattern provided between the two transmission lines, the first guard pattern preventing electrical interference between the two transmission lines and including a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots having a respective open end and a corresponding closed end in a second direction, wherein the first guard pattern includes:
a first pattern that extends in the first direction, a first width of respective ends of the first pattern being larger than a second width of a middle portion of the first pattern; and
a plurality of second patterns arranged side by side along the first direction,
wherein of the plurality of second patterns extend in the second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, such that a middle portion of each of the second patterns intersects the first pattern at right angles thereto, and
wherein the first pattern and the plurality of second patterns are connected and form the plurality of slots between adjacent ones of the plurality of second patterns.

3. The circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of the second patterns are spaced apart at equidistant intervals.

4. The circuit structure of claim 3 , wherein the equidistant interval is 1/200 of a wavelength of a transmitted signal in the two transmission lines.

5. The circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of the slots are symmetrically provided in the second direction.

6. The circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein a length of the second pattern along the second direction correspond to the first width.

7. The circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the first pattern gradually changes in a section where the first width of the first pattern changes into the second width.

8. The circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the second width is 3 times or more of a width of the transmission lines.

9. The circuit structure of claim 2 , further comprising:
a plurality of vias formed in the first guard pattern.

10. The circuit structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of the vias are provided in the middle portion of the first pattern.

11. The circuit structure of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the vias are provided in an overlapping area where the middle portion of each of the second patterns intersects the first pattern.

12. The circuit structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of the vias are provided in one end of the second pattern in the second direction.

13. The circuit structure of claim 2 , further comprising:
second guard patterns, each of the transmission lines placed between adjacent ones of the second guard patterns and the first guard pattern.

14. The circuit structure of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first layer including the two transmission lines, the first guard pattern, and the second guard pattern;
a second layer provided under the first layer and including a third guard pattern and a fourth guard pattern;
a third layer provided under the second layer and including a fifth guard pattern; and
a plurality of vias that connect the fifth guard pattern and at least one of the first guard pattern, the second guard pattern, the third guard pattern and the fourth guard pattern.

15. The circuit structure of claim 14 , wherein a width of the third guard pattern corresponds to the first width of the first guard pattern.

16. The circuit structure of claim 14 , further comprising insulative films placed between the first layer and the second layer and between the second layer and the third layer.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Inmu
• Cho Youngmin
• KIM Kipyoung

Classifications

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• H04M1/0277

  for a printed circuit board assembly · CPC title

• H05K1/0237

  High frequency adaptations (H05K1/0216 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K1/115

  Via connections; Lands around holes or via connections (H05K1/112 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K1/0219 Primary

  Printed shielding conductors for shielding around or between signal conductors, e.g. coplanar or coaxial printed shielding conductors · CPC title