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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1991
Paul R Zimmer, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
In method for electrically connecting sections of a split plane in a printed circuit board, conductive strips are placed on a surface plane of the printed circuit board, along borders of the sections of the split plane. The conductive strips are connected to the sections of the split plane through vias. For every first section and second section which are to be electrically connected, a single piece of conductive material is connected to a conductive strip placed on a border of the first section and is connected to a conductive strip placed on a border of the second section. Testing may then be performed to determine electromagnetic properties of the printed circuit board for different combinations of the sections being connected together. From the results of the testing the optimal borders for the split plane can be determined.