Patent ID: 9035197
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit board comprising: a first electrically conductive trace; a second electrically conductive trace; a via hole including electrically conductive material thereon; and a coupling element that electrically connects the first trace to the second trace; the coupling element comprising a segment of the via hole that bridges the first trace and the second trace; wherein the via hole segment is a remainder of the via hole after removal of a portion of the via hole with a drill hole; wherein a position of the drill hole on the circuit board is based in part on a desired width of electrically conductive material remaining on the via hole segment; and wherein the electrically conductive material remaining on the via hole segment has a corresponding width that is the same as a width of each trace, thereby reducing signal discontinuity between the via hole segment and each trace.