US5418690A
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Multiple wiring and X section printed circuit board technique
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-20
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Granted: 1995-05-23
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Expires: 2014-09-20
Abstract
Abstract Multiple circuit functions embodied in electrical circuit lines and areas are supported by a multilayered printed circuit board of various lengths and widths (defining "x" and "y" directions) and of various thicknesses (defining a "z" direction) all on a single board. Several ways of achieving such variations in thickness include providing two layer subassemblies arranged in an alternate and intermediate manner, one subassembly being adapted to support electrical circuit lines and areas, and the other subassembly being formed of thin film dielectric material of various precalculated thicknesses. Another way of achieving a variation in thickness is to limit the surface covered by circuit lines with a pre-calculated core thickness.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert B. Conn
- 👤 Darleen Mayo
- 👤 Thurston B. Youngs, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:15
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0263; H05K1/0265; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611; H05K3/4641; H05K1/0254; H05K1/0262; H05K1/0286; H05K1/0287; H05K1/0289; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0183; H05K2201/0191; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0352; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/0929; H05K2201/09327; H05K2201/09336
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly including a plurality of subassemblies formed as independent layers, and having electrical circuit lines and power areas on the same level, the improvement comprising: a first plurality of substrate layers formed of a thin film dielectric material, each being of precalculated thickness in a "z" direction, and each layer being adapted to support electrically conductive circuit lines and areas on predetermined sides and in a predetermined configuration; at least one substrate layer in said first plurality includes an area of electrically conductive material forming a voltage source and also including electrically conductive circuit lines of predetermined configuration in an "x" and "y" direction; and a second plurality of substrate layers formed of a thin film dielectric material, each layer of said second plurality being formed of a predetermined thickness, and each layer of said second plurality located intermediate adjacent layers of said first plurality; whereby electrically conductive lines and areas on any layer of said first plurality is spaced a precalculated distance in a "z" direction from any electrically conductive line and area on an adjacent layer of said first plurality.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly including a plurality of subassemblies formed as independent layers, and having electrical circuit lines and power areas on the same level, the improvement comprising: a first plurality of substrate layers formed of a thin film dielectric material, each being of precalculated thickness in a "z" direction, and each layer being adapted to support electrically conductive circuit lines and areas on predetermined sides and in a predetermined configuration; at least one substrate layer in said first plurality includes an area of electrically conductive material forming a voltage source and also including electrically conductive circuit lines of predetermined configuration in an "x" and "y" direction; and a second plurality of substrate layers formed of a thin film dielectric material, each layer of said second plurality being formed of a predetermined thickness, and each layer of said second plurality located intermediate adjacent layers of said first plurality; whereby electrically conductive lines and areas on any layer of said first plurality is spaced a precalculated distance in a "z" direction from any electrically conductive line and area on an adjacent layer of said first plurality.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 1 wherein each layer of said first plurality is adapted to support electrically conductive lines and areas on opposite sides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 2 wherein a precalculated thickness for spacing in said "z" direction between said electrically conductive element on one side of a first layer in said first plurality and an electrically conductive element on the same side of an adjacent layer, also in said first plurality, is obtained by arranging said configuration of circuit lines on the side of said first layer opposite said one side to provide an absence of electrically conductive lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 1 wherein a first substrate layer in said first plurality includes at least one area of electrically conductive material to form a voltage source, said first substrate layer also forming a support for electrically conductive circuit lines, and at least one electrical connection formed on said multilayered circuit board connecting said circuit lines to said one area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
139 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly having at least two groups of subassemblies each of which is formed as independent layers and predetermined subassemblies, at least one of which having electrical circuit lines, and a power area of predetermined "x" and "y" configuration, the improvement comprising: a first plurality of layer subassemblies being positioned as alternate layers; a second plurality of layer subassemblies being positioned as intermediate layers; said first plurality of layer subassemblies supporting said electrical circuit lines and at least one power area on a predetermined side of said layers in a predetermined "x" and "y" configuration, and each layer subassembly of said second plurality having a predetermined thickness provided by said predetermined "x" and "y" configuration on said first layer subassemblies, for spacing adjacent layer subassemblies of said first plurality a precalculated distance in a "z" direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
139 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly having at least two groups of subassemblies each of which is formed as independent layers and predetermined subassemblies, at least one of which having electrical circuit lines, and a power area of predetermined "x" and "y" configuration, the improvement comprising: a first plurality of layer subassemblies being positioned as alternate layers; a second plurality of layer subassemblies being positioned as intermediate layers; said first plurality of layer subassemblies supporting said electrical circuit lines and at least one power area on a predetermined side of said layers in a predetermined "x" and "y" configuration, and each layer subassembly of said second plurality having a predetermined thickness provided by said predetermined "x" and "y" configuration on said first layer subassemblies, for spacing adjacent layer subassemblies of said first plurality a precalculated distance in a "z" direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 5 including at least one layer subassembly in said first plurality having an area of electrically conductive material forming a voltage source for said electrical circuit lines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 6 including at least one electrically conductive means from one electrical circuit line on the same side of said layer subassembly to electrically connect said voltage source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 6 wherein said voltage source is on the opposite side of said layer subassembly supporting said circuit source, and including at least one electrical connection between said voltage source and an opposite side of said layer subassembly supporting said voltage source.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 6 wherein an additional variation in thickness in said z direction is achieved by a predetermined thickness of said layer subassembly of said first plurality.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A multilayered circuit board assembly as defined by claim 1 wherein the circuit board is composed of at least two subassemblies.
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