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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Xiaoning YE, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Dennis Miller, Sherwood, OR (US);
Jerry D. Bolen, Molalla, OR (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoning Ye, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Dennis Miller, Sherwood, OR (US);
Jerry D. Bolen, Molalla, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); H03H 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus that minimize the impedance discontinuity between a component and a signal trace is described. The methods and apparatus generally comprise at least one signal trace disposed on a dielectric layer, wherein the signal trace comprises a first width which is wider than a second width, a via connected to the first width of the signal trace, and a component electrically attached to the via, wherein an impedance discontinuity between the signal trace and the component is lowered.