Patent ID: 6140575
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for use within an electronic device comprising:al electronic circuit assembly; and an enclosure comprising (a) a nonmetallic structural material sufficient to hold form and support the circuit assembly and (b) a conductive material; whereinthe enclosure is conductively coupled to ground and closes along a perimeter so as to provide conductive contact along the perimeter, the structural material and the conductive material surrounding the electronic circuit assembly when the enclosure is closed;wherein the enclosure is shaped to form sub-enclosure isolating a first portion of the electronic circuit assembly from a second portion of the electronic circuit assembly, wherein a perimeter of the sub-enclosure is in conductive contact with a ground trace at least partially surrounding the portion of the electronic circuit assembly being isolated and wherein a shape of the enclosure matches a shape of the electronic circuit assembly, such that an insulating gap is maintained between a surface of the enclosure and the surface of the electronic circuit assembly.