Patent ID: 6734750
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H01P,H05K

Abstract:
A crossover component, comprising:a bottom ground plane layer; a first dielectric layer disposed above said bottom ground plane layer; at least one first conductor line disposed above said first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed above said at least one first conductor line; an internal ground plane layer disposed above said second dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer disposed above said internal ground plane layer; at least one second conductor line disposed above said third dielectric layer; a fourth dielectric layer disposed above said at least one second conductor line; and a top ground plane layer disposed above said fourth dielectric layer; wherein a current flowing through said surface mount crossover component via one of said at least one first and second conductor lines encounters no substantial interference from current flowing through the other one of said at least one first and second conductor lines, further comprising a first input termination contact in electrical communication with an input end of said at least one first conductor line, a first output termination contact in electrical communication with an output en of said at least one first conductor line, a second input termination contact in electrical communication with an input end of said at least one second conductor lines, and a second output termination contact in electrical communication with an output end of said at least in said component is generally the shape of a parallelepiped with said first input and output termination contacts arranged along one pair of diagonally opposed corners of the crossover component, and the second input and output termination contacts arranged along the other pair of diagonally opposed corners of the crossover component.