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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1988
Jack A Schroeder, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A multifunction ground plane for an electrical device such as an integrated circuit is provided by a plurality of conductors each having one end thereof adapted to be coupled to the electrical device with a ground plane adjacent and electrically isolated from said plurality of conductors. The ground plane includes a plurality of electrically isolated portions each of which can be coupled to the electrical device to provide operating potential and/or signals thereto or therefrom. The isolated ground plane portions have an impedance less than that of the electrical conductors and provide an alternate means for connecting operating potential(s) and/or operating signals to and from the electrical device while still functioning as a ground plane for the electrical conductors.