Patent ID: 6417688
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a bus having a first end and a second end; a first load coupled to the first end of the bus through a first path, wherein the first load has a driver capable of driving the bus and a receiver; a second load coupled to the first end of the bus through a second path, the second path substantially electrically identical to the first path, wherein the second load has a driver capable of driving the bus and a receiver; a third load coupled to the second end of the bus through a third path, the third path substantially electrically identical to the first path, wherein the third load has a driver capable of driving the bus and a receiver; a fourth load coupled to the second end of the bus through a fourth path, the fourth path substantially electrically identical to the first path, wherein the fourth load has a driver capable of driving the bus and a receiver; and a fifth load coupled to the bus having a driver capable of driving the bus and a receiver; and wherein the bus incorporated in a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposite the second surface; the first load positioned at a first location on the first surface; the second load positioned at a first location on the second surface, the first location on the second surface opposite the first location on the first surface; the third load positioned at a second location on the first surface; and the fourth load positioned at a second location on the second surface, the second location on the second surface opposite the second location on the first surface.