PCB stackup having high- and low-frequency conductive layers and having insulating layers of different material types

US8942006B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942006-B2
Application numberUS-201313745780-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 19, 2013
Priority dateJan 19, 2013
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A printed circuit board (PCB) stackup includes conductive layers and insulating layers interleaved among the conductive layers. The conductive layers include one or more power layers, one or more ground layers, one or more high-frequency layers, and one or more low-frequency layers. One or more first signals having one or more first frequencies greater than a first threshold are communicated over the high-frequency layers. One or more second signals having one or more second frequencies less than a second threshold are communicated over the low-frequency layers. Each second frequency is less than each first frequency. The insulating layers include one or more core layers and one or more prepreg layers arranged in alternating fashion. Each insulating layer adjacent to any high-frequency layer has a first material type. Each insulating layer not adjacent to any high-frequency layer has a second material type different than the first material type.

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I claim: 1. A printed circuit board (PCB) stack up comprising: a plurality of conductive layers comprising one or more power layers, one or more ground layers, one or more high-frequency layers over which one or more first signals having one or more first frequencies greater than a first threshold specifying a minimum high frequency are communicated, and one or more low-frequency layers over which one or more second signals having one or more second frequencies less than a second…

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What does patent US8942006B2 cover?
A printed circuit board (PCB) stackup includes conductive layers and insulating layers interleaved among the conductive layers. The conductive layers include one or more power layers, one or more ground layers, one or more high-frequency layers, and one or more low-frequency layers. One or more first signals having one or more first frequencies greater than a first threshold are communicated ov…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM, Lenovo Entpr Solutions Singapore Pte Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K1/0237. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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