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Crosstalk-reduced transmission device

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-08
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Granted: 1994-03-01
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Expires: 2012-01-08
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Abstract

Abstract In a transmission device having a first transmission path which is provided on a first printed circuit board and is connected to a connector, and over which a signal which does not vary with time is transmitted, and a second transmission path which is provided on a second printed circuit board and is connected to a second connector, and over which the above-mentioned signal is transmitted, a first resistor is connected to couple the second transmission path with a power supply of the second printed circuit board, and a first capacitor connected to couple the second transmission path with the ground. The first transmission path may also be grounded via a capacitor. The capacitive coupling to the ground will effectively ground the transmission path, and the crosstalk from another transmission path over which a signal which varies with time is transmitted is reduced.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoki Hihara

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 16:11
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0216; H05K1/023; H05K1/0231; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6464; H01R13/6466; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/08; H04L25/085; H05K1/0237; H05K1/0246; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10022; H05K2201/10189; H05K3/00; H05K3/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A transmission device comprising: a printed circuit board; a connector for respectively transmitting and receiving signals from and to the printed circuit board; a transmission path provided on the printed circuit board over which a signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a resistor connected to couple the transmission path with a power supply of the printed circuit board; and a capacitor connected to couple the transmission path with ground for reducing crosstalk interference on said transmission path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A transmission device comprising: a printed circuit board; a connector for respectively transmitting and receiving signals from and to the printed circuit board; a transmission path provided on the printed circuit board over which a signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a resistor connected to couple the transmission path with a power supply of the printed circuit board; and a capacitor connected to couple the transmission path with ground for reducing crosstalk interference on said transmission path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said transmission path is connected to said connector; said device further comprising a receiver circuit having an input terminal connected to said transmission path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
The device of claim 2, wherein said transmission path is in the form of a printed conductor, and said receiver circuit is at least part of an IC chip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 58 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said connector is in the form of a block of an electrically insulating material having a plurality of pins extending parallel with each other and extending from one side to the opposite side of the block, wherein said transmission path is connected to one end of a first one of said pins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 41 words
The device of claim 4, further comprising an additional transmission path over which an input or output signal which varies with time is transmitted, and said additional transmission path is connected to a second one of said pins in said connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
The device of claim 5, wherein said second one of said pins is disposed adjacent to said first one of said pins.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 75 words
The device of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of additional transmission paths each connected to a respective one of said plurality of pins, with each of the additional transmission paths being associated with a capacitor connecting that transmission path to ground, and said plurality of pins connected to said plurality of additional transmission paths are disposed to surround an additional pin connected to a transmission path over which a time varying signal is transmitted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
The device of claim 5, wherein said signal which varies with time is a clock signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 133 words
A transmission device comprising: a first printed circuit board; a first connector connected to the first printed circuit board; a first transmission path provided on the first printed circuit board, and connected to said connector, over which a signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a second printed circuit board; a second connector connected to the second printed circuit board, and being capable of connection with said first connector; a second transmission path provided on the second printed circuit board, and connected to the second connector, over which said signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a first resistor connected to couple the second transmission path with a power supply of the second printed circuit board; and a first capacitor connected to couple the second transmission path with ground.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 133 words
A transmission device comprising: a first printed circuit board; a first connector connected to the first printed circuit board; a first transmission path provided on the first printed circuit board, and connected to said connector, over which a signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a second printed circuit board; a second connector connected to the second printed circuit board, and being capable of connection with said first connector; a second transmission path provided on the second printed circuit board, and connected to the second connector, over which said signal which does not vary with time is transmitted; a first resistor connected to couple the second transmission path with a power supply of the second printed circuit board; and a first capacitor connected to couple the second transmission path with ground.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 40 words
The device of claim 9, wherein said second transmission path is connected to the second connector, said device further comprising a receiver circuit mounted on said second printed circuit board, having an input terminal connected to the second transmission path.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 32 words
The device of claim 10, wherein said first and second transmission paths are in the form of a printed conductor, and said receiver circuit comprises at least part of an IC chip.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 84 words
The device of claim 11, wherein each of said first and second connectors is in the form of a block of an electrically insulating material having a plurality of pins extending parallel with each other and extending from one side to the opposite side of the block; the pins of the first and the second connectors being capable of connection with each other; and said second transmission path is connected to one end of a first one of said pins of said second connector.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 118 words
The device of claim 12, further comprising an additional transmission path on each of said first and second printed circuit boards, and over which a signal which varies with time is transmitted, said additional transmission path on said first printed circuit board being connected to a second one of said pins in said first connector, said additional transmission path on said second printed circuit board being connected to a second one of said pins in said second connector, and said second ones of said pins in said first and second connectors are connected to each other, and wherein said first transmission path is connected to one end of a first one of said pins in said first connector.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 29 words
The device of claim 13, wherein said second ones of said pins are respectively disposed adjacent to said first ones of said pins in said first and second connectors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 67 words
The device of claim 13, wherein each of said first and second connectors has a plurality of first pins connected to respective transmission paths with each of the respective transmission paths being associated with a capacitor connecting that transmission path to ground, and said plurality of first pins in each of the first and second connectors are disposed to surround said second one of said pins thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 52 words
The device of claim 9, further comprising: switch means having an output terminal connected to the first transmission path for causing said first transmission path to be in a grounded state or in an open state; and a capacitor having one electrode connected to the first transmission path and another electrode grounded.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 16 words
The device of claim 13, wherein said signal which varies with time is a clock signal.

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