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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2003
Applicants:

Arthur R. Alexander, Valley Center, CA (US);

Jun Fan, San Marcos, CA (US);

James L. Knighten, Poway, CA (US);

Norman W. Smith, San Marcos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arthur R. Alexander, Valley Center, CA (US);

Jun Fan, San Marcos, CA (US);

James L. Knighten, Poway, CA (US);

Norman W. Smith, San Marcos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Teradata US, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A circuit board includes reference plane layers and a dielectric between the reference plane layers. A resistive element is also provided between the reference plane layers to provide a resistive path between the reference plane layers. Optimally, a decoupling capacitor is provided having a first electrode electrically connected to the resistive element, and a second electrode electrically connected to one of the reference plane layers.


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