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Transistor/resistor printed circuit board layout
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
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Filing: 1996-12-20
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Granted: 1998-09-08
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Expires: 2016-12-20
Abstract
Abstract An improved printed circuit board layout is provided in which a transistor or a resistor (preferably a zero ohm resistor) can be installed. If a transistor is installed, this allows for selectively passing a signal; if a resistor is installed, the line is directly coupled. The resistor and transistor are surface mount devices, and the two pads for the resistor are overlapped with two of the pads for the source and the drain of the transistor. A separate pad is provided for the gate of the transistor. In this way, alternatively either a resistor or a transistor can be installed, but the trace links, stubs, and resulting undesirable effects are minimized through the overlapping pads.
Inventors
- 👤 James H. Singer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:41
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/111; H05K1/0286; H05K1/0295; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09954; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10022; H05K2201/10166; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10636; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A printed circuit board providing pads for alternative installation of a surface mount resistor or a surface mount transistor, the surface mount resistor having a resistor footprint and requiring a first resistor pad and a second resistor pad and the surface mount transistor having a transistor footprint requiring a first transistor pad, a second transistor pad, and a third transistor pad, the printed circuit board comprising: an insulative printed circuit board substrate; a conductive layout, the conductive layout including: the first resistor pad; the second resistor pad; the first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; the second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad; and the third transistor pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A printed circuit board providing pads for alternative installation of a surface mount resistor or a surface mount transistor, the surface mount resistor having a resistor footprint and requiring a first resistor pad and a second resistor pad and the surface mount transistor having a transistor footprint requiring a first transistor pad, a second transistor pad, and a third transistor pad, the printed circuit board comprising: an insulative printed circuit board substrate; a conductive layout, the conductive layout including: the first resistor pad; the second resistor pad; the first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; the second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad; and the third transistor pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1, wherein the resistor footprint and the transistor footprint, taken in relation to the resistor pads and transistor pads, overlap such that only the surface mount resistor or the surface mount transistor can be installed, but not both.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1, wherein the first transistor pad is for a source pin and wherein the second transistor pad is for a drain pin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1, wherein the resistor footprint is of a 1206 package resistor and the transistor footprint is of a SOT23 package transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 further comprising: the surface mount transistor installed on the transistor pads.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The printed circuit board of claim 5, wherein the transistor footprint of the surface mount transistor is that of a SOT23 package transistor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 further comprising the surface mount resistor installed on the resistor pads.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7, wherein the resistor footprint of the surface mount resistor is that of a 1206 package resistor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7, wherein the surface mount resistor is a zero ohm resistor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board is a peripheral component interconnect bus printed circuit board, the printed circuit board further comprising: a peripheral component interconnect bus connector.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
103 words
A conductive layout for a printed circuit board, the conductive layout providing pads for alternative installation of a surface mount resistor or a surface mount transistor, the surface mount resistor having a resistor footprint and requiring a first resistor pad and a second resistor pad and the surface mount transistor having a transistor footprint requiring a first transistor pad, a second transistor pad, and a third transistor pad, the conductive layout comprising: the first resistor pad; the second resistor pad; the first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; the second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad; and the third transistor pad.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
A conductive layout for a printed circuit board, the conductive layout providing pads for alternative installation of a surface mount resistor or a surface mount transistor, the surface mount resistor having a resistor footprint and requiring a first resistor pad and a second resistor pad and the surface mount transistor having a transistor footprint requiring a first transistor pad, a second transistor pad, and a third transistor pad, the conductive layout comprising: the first resistor pad; the second resistor pad; the first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; the second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad; and the third transistor pad.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
120 words
A printed circuit board with an improved layout, comprising: an insulative printed circuit board substrate; a connector having a plurality of pins; a first plurality of signal traces connected to pins on the connector; a second plurality of signal traces carrying signals that should either be directly coupled to the first plurality of signal traces or selectively coupled and decoupled from the first plurality of signal traces; and a plurality of the conductive layouts as recited in claim 11, wherein for each of the plurality of conductive layouts, the first resistor pad is connected to one of the first plurality of signal traces and wherein the second resistor pad is coupled to one of the second plurality of signal traces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The printed circuit board of claim 12, wherein the connector is a peripheral component interconnect connector.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
52 words
A method of providing an improved printed circuit board layout, comprising the steps of: providing an insulative printed circuit board substrate; providing a first resistor pad; providing a second resistor pad; providing a first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; and providing a second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
52 words
A method of providing an improved printed circuit board layout, comprising the steps of: providing an insulative printed circuit board substrate; providing a first resistor pad; providing a second resistor pad; providing a first transistor pad overlapping the first resistor pad; and providing a second transistor pad overlapping the second resistor pad.
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