Patent ID: 6689958
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A ribbon cable having a length and a width, said ribbon cable comprising:a plurality of parallel spaced conductors located in a first plane, each of said plurality of conductors having conductor end portions at opposing ends and a central conductor portion between said conductor end portions, said conductor end portions having a generally circular cross section; an insulating material surrounding said plurality of conductors, said insulating material having opposing surfaces generally parallel to said first plane; a drain wire located generally in a second plane spaced from said first plane by a predetermined distance, said drain wire having respective drain wire ends in a third plane that passes through one of said plurality of conductors, said third plane being orthogonal to said first plane; and a conductive shield layer laminated to one of said opposing surfaces of said insulating material, said conductive shield layer located in a fourth plane that is generally parallel with said first plane and spaced therefrom by a predetermined distance, said shield layer having a width selected such that the shield layer confronts selected ones, but not all of said plurality of conductors, said shield layer being conductively coupled to said drain wire.