Patent ID: 8822840
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising: a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; a first conductive channel extending through an interior portion of the body along the length of the body from the top surface to the bottom surface, the first conductive channel forming a signal path through the body; and a second conductive channel and a third conductive channel each extending through the interior portion of the body along the length of the body, the second and third conductive channels being positioned next to and on opposite sides of the first conductive channel in position to control transmission line impedance through the first conductive channel.