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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Keithley Instruments, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
James A. Niemann, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Gregory Sobolewski, Brecksville, OH (US);
Martin J. Rice, Sagamore Hills, OH (US);
Wayne Goeke, Hudson, OR (US);
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A device with low dielectric absorption includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a component connection area including a first conductor layered on a top surface of the component connection area and a second conductor layered on a bottom surface of the component connection area, an aperture surrounding the component connection area, a low-leakage component connecting the component connection area to the PCB across the aperture, and a guard composed of a third conductor at least substantially surrounding the aperture on a top surface of the PCB and a fourth conductor at least substantially surrounding the aperture on a bottom surface of the PCB.