Patent ID: 6789245
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for balancing skew in a network, the method comprising:designating a first signal wire in a network, the first signal wire communicatively coupling a sending component with a first receiving component, the first receiving component being located along the first signal wire a first distance from the sending component, the first signal wire carrying a signal sent from the sending component to the first receiving component; designating a second signal wire in the network, the second signal wire communicatively coupling the sending component with a second receiving component, the second receiving component being located along the second signal wire a second distance from the sending component, the second distance being less than the first distance, the second signal wire carrying the signal sent from the sending component to the second receiving component; positioning first and second shielding wires oppositely adjacent the first signal wire at a first offset distance, the first and second shielding wires exerting a first capacitive coupling effect on the first signal wire; and positioning third and fourth shielding wires oppositely adjacent the second signal wire at a second offset distance, the third and fourth shielding wires exerting a second capacitive coupling effect on the second signal wire that is greater than the first capacitive coupling effect on the first signal wire such that the signal arrives at the first and second receiving components at nearly the same time.