Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Printed circuit boards and methods for manufacturing thereof for RF connectivity between electro-optic phase modulator and digital signal processor
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Application No.: US16022792Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: US10693207B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Kaisheng Hu , Georges-Andre Chaudron , John David Wice
- Applicant: Ciena Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Hanover
- Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ciena Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Hanover
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard; Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.
- Main IPC: H01P3/08
- IPC: H01P3/08 ; G02B6/42 ; H01R12/70 ; H05K1/11 ; H05K1/18

Abstract:
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and methods for manufacturing the PCB board are provided. The PCB includes a Radio Frequency (RF) signal transition at a RF signal pad. Multiple conductive layers other than a conductive signal layer of the PCB and conductive portions of the conductive signal layer not in electrical contact with a RF signal transmission trace have common ground connections forming a ground cage structure within the PCB around the RF signal pad and RF the signal transmission trace.
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