Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1997-04-28
1999-09-28
Thompson, Gregory
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361809, 361760, 439 74, 439660, 4399241, H05K 702, H01R 909
Patent
active
059598484
ABSTRACT:
A power connector for coupling a power supply to an integrated circuit (IC) whose current requirements may vary abruptly over time to a power supply is disclosed. The male connector comprises parallel conductive plates separated by a thin sheet of insulation. A mounting structure positions the power supply a predefined distance above the surface of a PC board upon which is disposed the IC. The male connector is electrically coupled to the IC and mates with a female connector attached to the power supply. The parallel plate male connector improves the ability of the power supply to accomodate abrupt changes in the current requirements of the IC by several different mechanisms. First, voltage oscillations associated with abrupt changes in the current requirements of the IC are reduced by selecting the inductance of the male connector to be low, which corresponds to a comparatively wide width of the conductive plates and a comparatively thin insulation thickness separating the plates. Second, the high frequency resistance of the connector is also reduced by selecting comparatively wide plates. Third, the coupling of high frequency current components produced by abrupt changes in IC current requirements is improved by selecting the characteristic transmission line impedance of the connector to be matched to the IC or to the chip.
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Cheng Wing Ling
Groves John Michael
Tse Man Keung
Wong Shu Chung
Astec International Limited
Thompson Gregory
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