Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-25
2011-11-08
Norris, Jeremy (Department: 2835)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement
C174S261000, C361S794000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08053675
ABSTRACT:
Printed wiring board (PWB) provides for reduction in pin counts required for power plane (including ground plane) connections and/or reduction in requirements for connector current handling per pin. Multiple collinear slots in the form of a dashed line are introduced in the metal layer implementing the power plane that alter the current distribution in the power plane and improve the strength of the PWB. The per-pin current profile for connector pins connected to the power plane is equalized by tuning the length of the slot(s). The slots are dashed and may be made internal to the power plane metal layer to avoid weakening the metal layer for laminated multi-layer PWBs and may be shaped around a connector end when the power plane pin allocation is not uniform at the connector ends. The resulting equalization reduces either pin count required for carrying the power plane current or reduces connector pin current requirements.
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Harrer Hubert
Huber Andreas
Winkel Thomas-Michael
Baca Matthew W.
Harris Andrew M.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mitch Harris Atty at Law, LLC
Norris Jeremy
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