Patent ID: 6621012
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: H05K,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A printed circuit board, comprising:a plurality of conductive layers, wherein one of said plurality of conductive layers is a first layer, wherein one of said plurality of conductive layers is a second layer; two or more vias interconnecting two or more conductive layers of said plurality of conductive layers, wherein a first of said two or more vias is part of a signal path configured to carry a signal from said first layer to said second layer, wherein a second of said two or more vias is part of a reference path configured to carry said signal from a third layer to a fourth conductive layer, wherein said fourth conductive layer returning said signal to a source; and an electrical component embedded in said second of said two or more vias between two conductive layers of said plurality of conductive layers, wherein said electrical component has a greater diameter in a center than at ends of said electrical component, wherein each end of said electrical component has a tinned cap to promote solder residue adhesion to each end of said electrical component.