Patent ID: 6791165
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
A device comprising an integrated circuit and a set of contacts for connecting said integrated circuit to at least one pair of transmission lines adapted to convey electric signals to and/or from said integrated circuit, the set of contacts comprising at least a first pair of contacts adapted to receive a first reference voltage, a second pair of contacts adapted to receive a second reference voltage at a different level from the first reference voltage so that one of said first and second reference voltages is designated as a ground reference, and a third pair of contacts, referred to as signal contacts, adapted to be connected to said pair of transmission lines, wherein each respective signal contact of said third pair of contacts is surrounded on two sides by at least one contact from said first pair of contacts and at least one contact from said second pair of contacts without any other contacts there between, so that each respective signal contact is directly adjacent both reference voltages of said first and second pairs of contacts.