Patent Publication Number: US-8541692-B2

Title: Printed wiring board

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-325707 filed on Dec. 22, 2008. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to a printed wiring board. 
     2. Related Art 
     In a printed wiring board in which two different circuits are provided, a signal generated by one circuit propagates as noise to the other circuit, which may deteriorate the characteristics of the other circuit. To avoid this, an EBG (Electromagnetic Band Gap) pattern, in which two conductive patterns of different sizes are combined, is provided between the above two circuits in a power supply layer of the printed wiring board to suppress propagation of a signal generated by one circuit as noise to another circuit. 
     The present invention provides a printed wiring board that can suppress an increase in transmission amount of a signal that propagates at a layer unrelated to signal transfer between circuits, and can reduce emission of electromagnetic waves caused by the signal. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a printed wiring board, including: 
     plural first conductive patterns arranged adjacently in a first direction and separated by first gaps; 
     plural conductive pattern rows comprising the plural first conductive patterns, adjacent conductive pattern rows being offset from each other in the first direction by a second gap; 
     a conductive pattern group comprising the plural conductive pattern rows arranged adjacently in a second direction that intersects the first direction and separated by third gaps; 
     plural second conductive patterns that are smaller than the first conductive patterns and that connect, in the first direction, each of the plural first conductive patterns to first conductive patterns adjacent thereto in the first direction; and 
     plural third conductive patterns that are smaller than the first conductive patterns, and that connect, in the second direction, each of the plural first conductive patterns to first conductive patterns adjacent thereto in the second direction. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an outer view showing an outer view configuration of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 2A  is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 2B  is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view showing the structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 4A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and conventional EBG patterns; 
         FIG. 4B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and conventional EBG patterns; 
         FIG. 5A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for another shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and conventional EBG patterns; 
         FIG. 5B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for another shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and conventional EBG patterns; 
         FIG. 6A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for another shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns with sides of 8 mm and in the shifted EBG pattern having conductive pattern with sides of 7.5 mm; 
         FIG. 6B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for the shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns with sides of 8 mm and in the shifted EBG pattern having conductive pattern with sides of 7.5 mm; 
         FIG. 7A  is a schematic view showing a structure of a conventional EBG pattern in which conductive patterns  30 A have sides of length 10 mm; 
         FIG. 7B  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern in which conductive patterns  30 A have sides of length 10 mm according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 8A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern and a shifted EBG pattern, in which conductive patterns  30 A have sides of length 10 mm; 
         FIG. 8B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern and a shifted EBG pattern, in which conductive patterns  30 A have sides of length 8 mm; 
         FIG. 9A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns with sides of 8 mm; 
         FIG. 9B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns with sides of 8 mm; 
         FIG. 10A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern and a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 10B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern and a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 11A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm according to an embodiment of the invention, and a shifted EBG pattern having a conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm; 
         FIG. 11B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a conventional EBG pattern having conductive patterns  30 A with sides 10 mm, and a shifted EBG pattern having a conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm according to an embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 12A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated in a y direction, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 12B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated in a y direction, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 13A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated in a y direction, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 13B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated in a y direction, for a shifted EBG pattern according to an embodiment of the invention and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 14  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to a second embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 15A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to the second embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 15B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to the second embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to a third embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 17A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to the third embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 17B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to the third embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 18A  is a schematic view showing a structure of a conventional EBG pattern relating to a fourth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 18B  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to a fourth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 19A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to the fourth embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 19B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, in a shifted EBG pattern according to the fourth embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 20A  is a schematic view showing another structure of a conventional EBG pattern relating to a fourth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 20B  is a schematic view showing another structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to a fourth embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 21A  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for another shifted EBG pattern according to the fourth embodiment and another conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 21B  is a graph showing an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for another shifted EBG pattern according to the fourth embodiment and a conventional EBG pattern; 
         FIG. 22  is a schematic view showing a structure of a board according to another embodiment; 
         FIG. 23A  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to another embodiment; 
         FIG. 23B  is a schematic view showing a structure of a shifted EBG pattern according to another embodiment; 
         FIG. 24A  is a graph showing another example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to another embodiment; and 
         FIG. 24B  is a graph showing another example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal is propagated, for a shifted EBG pattern according to another embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Further, the embodiments of the invention will be explained with respect to a case in which the printed wiring board of the invention is applied to a motherboard in which plural circuit boards are connected via a connector and that supplies power to the connected plural circuit boards. 
     First Embodiment 
     The outer structure of motherboard  10  according to the present embodiment will be explained below with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
     Motherboard  10  is provided with board  12  and plural connectors  14 . 
     Board  12  includes a signal layer, a power supply layer, and a ground layer, which are laminated with an insulation layer between each layer. 
     Connectors  14  are electrically and mechanically connectable to connectors  22  provided to circuit boards  20  which have predetermined functions. Motherboard  10  of the present embodiment has two connectors  14 , but may have more than two. 
     When connectors  22  of circuit boards  20  are electrically and mechanically connected to connectors  14 , they are supplied with power from a power supply portion via a power supply layer of board  12 , and are connected to ground via a ground layer. Further, one circuit board  20  can send and receive signals to and from another circuit board  20  electrically and mechanically connected to another connector  14 , via a signal layer. 
     However, when multiple circuit boards  20  are connected to motherboard  10  via connectors  14 , a signal generated at one circuit board  20  may cause noise to be generated with respect to a signal generated at another circuit board  20 . 
     Conventionally, to reduce this noise, an EBG pattern has been used which includes, as shown in  FIG. 2 , and as power supply wiring in a power supply layer, plural conductive pattern rows  32 , each including plural conductive patterns  30 A arranged adjacently in an x direction separated by gaps, plural conductive pattern rows  32  being arranged in a y direction perpendicular to the x direction and separated by gaps to form a conductive pattern group  34 ; plural conductive patterns  30 B, which are smaller than conductive patterns  30 A and which connect in an x direction respective conductive patterns  30 A which are adjacent in an x direction; and plural conductive patterns  30 C which are smaller than conductive patterns  30 A and which connect in a y direction respective conductive patterns  30 A which are adjacent in a y direction (hereinafter referred to as a “conventional EBG pattern”). Conductive patterns  30 A in the conventional EBG pattern  40  shown in  FIG. 2A  have a square shape. 
     In contrast with conductive patterns  30 A shown in  FIG. 2A , the EBG pattern for power supply wiring shown in  FIG. 2B  is a conventional EBG wiring  40 ′ including plural conductive patterns  30 A having shorter sides, conductive patterns  30 B, and conductive patterns  30 C. 
     By shortening the sides of conductive patterns  30 A that form the EBG pattern, emission of electromagnetic waves due to propagation of signals in the power supply layer is reduced, and thereby electromagnetic interference (EMI) may be suppressed. However, the transmission amount of a signal that propagates in the power supply layer (hereinafter referred to as “S 21 ”) increases (see  FIGS. 4A and 4B ). 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , motherboard  10  according to the present embodiment uses, as power supply wiring in a power supply layer, an EBG pattern including conductive pattern rows  32 , each including plural conductive patterns  30 A arranged adjacently in an x direction separated by gaps  50 A, at least one of the plural conductive pattern rows  32  being shifted by a gap  50 B in an x direction, the conductive pattern rows  32  being arranged adjacently in a y direction separated by gaps  50 C to form a conductive pattern group  34 ; plural conductive patterns  30 B which connect in an x direction conductive patterns  30 A which are adjacent in an x direction; and plural conductive patterns  30 C which connect in a y direction conductive patterns  30 A which are adjacent in a y direction (hereinafter referred to as a “shifted EBG pattern”). 
     In shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the present embodiment, a conductive pattern  30 A is connected via a conductive pattern  30 B to another conductive pattern  30 A adjacent thereto in the x direction, at a right side portion of a top side thereof as seen in  FIG. 3 , and connected via a conductive pattern  30 C to another conductive pattern  30 A adjacent thereto in the y direction, at a left edge portion of a bottom side thereof as seen in as seen in  FIG. 3 . 
     In shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the present embodiment, the shape of conductive pattern  30 A is a square, one side of which faces in the x direction; the lengths of each of gap  50 A and gap  50 B are substantially equal to the lengths of the sides of conductive pattern  30 A, and conductive pattern  30 B is a rectangular shape having a length that is substantially equal to the length of the sides of conductive pattern  30 A. As a result, conductive patterns  30 A of adjacent conductive pattern rows  32  do not oppose each other in the y direction, and parasitic capacitance generated when conductive patterns  30 A oppose each other is reduced. 
     In shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the present embodiment, gap  50 C also has a length that is substantially equal to a side of conductive pattern  30 A, and conductive pattern  30 C has a rectangular shape with a length that is substantially equal to a lengths of a side of conductive pattern  30 A. 
       FIG. 4A  shows an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency, when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, and  FIG. 4B  shows an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for each of shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 3  and conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     In the following explanation, board  12 , which is used to measure the change in S 21  and emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates in an EBG pattern, is provided with connectors  14 , and an EBG pattern including conductive patterns  30 A,  30 B, and  30 C, and is not provided with other patterns such as signal wiring. 
     The measurement results shown in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B  are measured with respect to, for example, conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B , in which three conductive pattern rows  32  are arranged adjacently in the y direction, each including conductive patterns  30 A arranged in rows of six in the x direction, and a shifted EBG pattern  42  as shown in  FIG. 3 , in which three conductive pattern rows  32  are arranged adjacently in the y direction separated by gaps  50 C, each including conductive patterns  30 A arranged in rows of five in the x direction. 
     Conductive pattern  30 A of conventional EBG pattern  40  in the present measurement has a square shape with sides of length 15 mm. Conductive pattern  30 B and conductive pattern  30 C are 0.5 mm long at the sides that do not contact a conductive pattern  30 A (hereinafter referred to simply as “length”), and 1 mm long at the sides that contact a conductive pattern  30 A (hereinafter referred to simply as “width”). Conductive pattern  30 A of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ in the present measurement has a square shape with sides of length 8 mm. Conductive pattern  30 B and conductive pattern  30 C are rectangular shapes 7.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
     Conductive pattern  30 A of shifted EBG pattern  42  in the present measurement has a square shape with sides of length 8 mm. Conductive pattern  30 B and conductive pattern  30 C are rectangular shapes 7.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
     Board  12 , on which conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′, and shifted EBG pattern  42  are formed, is a rectangular shape 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
     In  FIGS. 4A and 4B , the dot-dash line represents a measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 , the solid line represents a measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, and the dashed line represents a measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4A , the value of S 21  in conventional EBG pattern  40  is substantially lower than the other EBG patterns, and since the next lowest S 21  value is that for shifted EBG pattern  42 , the characteristics of shifted EBG pattern  42  with respect to S 21  are better than those of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′. 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 4B , the emitted electric field strength of shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower than the other EBG patterns, and therefore the characteristics of shifted EBG pattern  42  with respect to emitted electric field strength are better than those of conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′. 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 5A and 5B , and in comparison with conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42 , which were measured to give the measurement results shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , explanation will be given of the change in S 21  and the change in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates for conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  in which the sizes of board  12  and conductive pattern  30 A are reduced. 
     The board on which conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  which are the subject of the present measurement are formed has a rectangular shape 62.5 mm long and 30 mm wide. 
     In conventional EBG pattern  40  which is a subject of the present measurement, conductive pattern  30 A has a square shape with sides of 10 mm, while conductive pattern  30 C and conductive pattern  30 B are each a rectangular shape 0.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. In conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, conductive pattern  30 A has a square shape with sides of 6 mm, while conductive pattern  30 C and conductive pattern  30 B each have a rectangular shape 4.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. In shifted EBG pattern  42 , conductive pattern  30 A of has a square shape with sides of 6 mm, while conductive pattern  30 C and conductive pattern  30 B each have a rectangular shape 4.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
       FIG. 5A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for each of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, conventional EBG pattern  40 , and shifted EBG pattern  42 .  FIG. 5B  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency. 
     In  FIG. 5 , the solid line represents the measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 , the dashed line represents the measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, and the dot-dash line represents the measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5A , the value of S 21  in conventional EBG pattern  40  is substantially lower than the other EBG patterns, and shifted EBG pattern  42  exhibits the next lowest value of S 21 . As shown in  FIG. 5B , the value of emitted electric field strength in shifted EBG pattern  42  is lower than the other EBG patterns. From this it can be understood that even if the sizes of board  12  and conductive pattern  30 A are varied, the variations in S 21  characteristics and emitted electric field strength characteristics for each of conventional EBG patterns  40  and  40 ′, and shifted EBG pattern  42  remain the same. 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 6A and 6B , variations in S 21  and emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, measured for two shifted EBG patterns  42  having different sizes of conductive pattern  30 A, will be explained. 
     The two shifted EBG patterns  42  in the present measurement include three conductive pattern rows  32  arranged adjacently in the y direction, each row including five conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction, as shown in  FIG. 3 . Board  12  on which the shifted EBG patterns  42  are formed has a rectangular shape 95.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
     The conductive patterns  30 A of one of the shifted EBG patterns  42  have a square shape with sides of 8 mm, and the conductive patterns  30 B and  30 C thereof have rectangular shapes 7.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. The conductive patterns  30 A of the other shifted EBG pattern  42  have a square shape with sides of 7.5 mm, and the conductive patterns  30 B and  30 C thereof have rectangular shapes 8 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
       FIG. 6A  shows the change in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, in the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm and in the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 7.5 mm, and  FIG. 6B  shows the respective variations in measurement result of emitted electric field strength thereof with respect to frequency. 
     In  FIGS. 6A and 6B , the solid line represents the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 8 mm, and the dashed line represents the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 7.5 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6A , the S 21  value for the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 8 mm is substantially lower than that for the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 7.5 mm. 
     However, as shown in  FIG. 6B , the emitted electric field strength characteristics for the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm are substantially similar to the emitted electric field strength characteristics for the shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 7.5 mm. 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 7A-11B , the change in measurement result of S 21  and emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates, measured for each of a conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and a shifted EBG pattern  42 , each having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and a conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and a shifted EBG pattern  42 , each having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm, will be explained. 
     The structures of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm are the same as those shown in  FIG. 2B  and  FIG. 3  respectively. 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  show the structures of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     Conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ includes three conductive pattern rows  32  adjacent in the y direction, each row including six conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. Shifted EBG pattern  42  includes three conductive pattern rows  32  adjacent in the y direction, each row including five conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. Board  12  has a rectangular shape 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
     Conductive patterns  30 A of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 7A  and shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 7B  have square shapes with sides of length 10 mm, and conductive patterns  30 B and  30 C have rectangular shapes 5.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
     The length of conductive patterns  30 B of shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 7B  are not substantially equal to the length of the sides of conductive patterns  30 A, and therefore, areas that oppose conductive patterns  30 A adjacent in the y direction are larger than those of the shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 7A . 
       FIG. 8A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm.  FIG. 8B  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     In  FIG. 8A , the solid line represents the measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8A , with conductive patterns  30 A having sides of 10 mm, the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ is overall lower than that for shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     In  FIG. 8B , the solid line represents the measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8B , with conductive patterns  30 A having sides of 8 mm, the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  is overall lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′. 
       FIG. 9A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm.  FIG. 9B  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     In  FIG. 9A , the solid line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm is overall lower than that for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     In  FIG. 9B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9B , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm is substantially the same as that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
       FIG. 10A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  each having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm.  FIG. 10B  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  each having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     In  FIG. 10A , the solid line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10A , with conductive patterns  30 A having sides of 10 mm, the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  is overall lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′. 
     In  FIG. 10B , the solid line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10B  with conductive patterns  30 A having sides of 8 mm, the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  is overall lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′. 
       FIG. 11A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm and shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm.  FIG. 11B  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 8 mm, and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     In  FIG. 11A , the solid line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11A , the emitted electric field strength value for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm and that for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 10 mm are similar. 
     In  FIG. 11B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 10 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11B , the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 10 mm is overall lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 10 mm. 
     Table 1 shows S 21  and emitted electric field strength characteristics for each EBG pattern based on the measurement results shown in  FIGS. 8A through 11B . 
     In Table 1, “Low” indicates that an EBG pattern has S 21  values and/or emitted electric field strength values lower than the other EBG patterns, while “High” indicates that an EBG pattern has S 21  and/or emitted electric field strength values which are not lower than the other EBG patterns. In other words, the more “Low” values that a given EBG pattern has, the more it can suppress propagated noise and emitted electric fields from an EBG pattern from measurement point a to measurement point b. Table 1 shows that the pattern that most effectively suppresses noise and emitted electric fields is a shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm, having the configuration shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 12A-13B , a variation in S 21  and emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency when a signal propagates in the y direction will be explained with respect to each of a conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and a shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     Conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and shifted EBG pattern  42  which are the subject of the present measurement have the same shapes as conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2B  and shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 3 , respectively. Conductive patterns  30 A thereof are square shapes with sides of 8 mm, while conductive patterns  30 B and conductive patterns  30 C are each rectangular shapes 7.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. 
       FIG. 12A  shows an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point c, for each of shifted EBG pattern  42  and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′.  FIG. 12B  shows a corresponding example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency. 
     In  FIG. 12A  and  FIG. 12B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 12A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  is not substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, but, as shown in  FIG. 12B , the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 , in the range of 6-8 GHz. 
       FIG. 13A  shows an example of a measurement result of a variation in S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point e to measurement point f, for each of shifted EBG pattern  42  and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′.  FIG. 13B  shows a corresponding example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency. 
     In  FIGS. 13A and 13B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 13A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  is not substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, and, as shown in  FIG. 13B , there is no substantial difference therebetween with respect to emitted electric field strength. 
     Second Embodiment 
     In the second embodiment, explanation is given of a case in which conductive pattern  30 A has a circular shape. The configuration of motherboard  10  for the second embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment (see  FIG. 1 ). 
       FIG. 14  shows the structure of shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the second embodiment. Further, those elements of  FIG. 14  which are the same as those of  FIG. 3  have the same reference numbers, and explanation thereof is omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14 , conductive pattern  30 A′ in shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the second embodiment has a circular shape, respective lengths of gaps  50 A and  50 B each being substantially equal to a diameter of conductive pattern  30 A′, conductive pattern  30 B having a rectangular shape with a length substantially equal to the diameter of conductive pattern  30 A′. Conductive pattern  30 C of shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the second embodiment is also a rectangular shape that has a length substantially equal to the diameter of conductive pattern  30 A′. Conductive patterns  30 C extend at an angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the y direction. 
     In shifted ERG pattern  42  according to the second embodiment, conductive patterns  30 A′ have a diameter of 8 mm, and shifted EBG pattern  42  includes three rows of conductive pattern rows  32  arranged adjacently in the y direction, each row including five conductive patterns  30 A′ arranged in the x direction. Board  12  is a rectangular shape 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
       FIG. 15A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for shifted EBG pattern  42  having a conductive pattern  30 A′ with a diameter of 8 mm as shown in  FIG. 14 , and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having a square conductive pattern  30 A with sides of 8 mm as shown in  FIG. 2B .  FIG. 15B  shows a corresponding example of measurement results of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency for these EBG patterns. 
     In  FIGS. 15A and 15B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having square conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having circular conductive patterns  30 A′ with diameters of 8 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 15A  the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  having circular conductive patterns  30 A′ with diameters of 8 mm, is not substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ having square conductive patterns  30 A with sides of 8 mm; however, as shown in  FIG. 15B , the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower than that for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ in the 6-7 GHz range. 
     Third Embodiment 
     In the third embodiment, a case in which conductive patterns  30 A are connected to other conductive patterns  30 A only in the y direction via conductive patterns  30 C will be described. Since the configuration of motherboard  10  according to the third embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment (see  FIG. 1 ), explanation thereof is omitted. 
       FIG. 16  shows the structure of shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the third embodiment. Further, those elements of  FIG. 16  which are the same as those of  FIG. 3  have the same reference numbers, and explanation thereof is omitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 16 , in shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the third embodiment, one conductive pattern  30 A located at one end of a conductive pattern row  32  is connected to one adjacent conductive pattern  30 A in the y direction, and the other conductive patterns  30 A in the same row, apart from the one conductive pattern  30 A at the one end, are each connected in the y direction to two conductive patterns  30 A adjacent in the y direction. 
     Conductive pattern  30 A of shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the third embodiment has a square shape with one side facing in the x direction. Gaps  50 A and  50 B have a length substantially equal to the sides of conductive pattern  30 A. Conductive pattern  30 C has a rectangular shape. In shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the third embodiment, the length of gap  50 C is substantially equal to the sides of conductive pattern  30 A, and a length of conductive pattern  30 C is also substantially equal to the sides of conductive pattern  30 A. 
     In shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the third embodiment, conductive pattern  30 A has a square shape with sides of length 8 mm, and shifted EBG pattern  42  includes three conductive pattern rows  32  arranged adjacently in the y direction, each row including five conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. Board  12  has a rectangular shape 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
       FIG. 17A  shows an example of a variation in measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A connected only the y direction shown in  FIG. 16 , and conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2B .  FIG. 17B  shows an example of a measurement result of a variation in emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency. 
     In  FIGS. 17A and 17B , the solid line represents the measurement result of conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2B , and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A connected only in the y direction. 
     As shown in  FIG. 17A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  having conductive patterns  30 A connected only in the y direction is not substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′ shown in  FIG. 2B ; however, as shown in  FIG. 17B , the value of emitted electric field strength is substantially lower in the 6-7 GHz range. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     In the fourth embodiment, an exemplary embodiment in which adjacent conductive patterns  30 A are arranged in an offset manner will be described. Since the configuration of motherboard  10  in the fourth embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment (see  FIG. 1 ), description thereof is omitted. 
       FIG. 18A  shows the configuration of conventional EBG pattern  40  relating to the fourth embodiment, and  FIG. 18B  shows the configuration of shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the fourth embodiment. Further, those elements of  FIGS. 18A and 18B  which are the same as those of  FIG. 3  have the same reference numbers, and explanation thereof is omitted. 
     Conventional EBG pattern  40  shown in  FIG. 18A  includes one conductive pattern row  32  including plural conductive patterns  30 A arranged adjacently in the x direction, respective conductive patterns  30 B connecting adjacent conductive patterns  30 A. 
     Shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 18B  includes conductive pattern rows  32  which include plural conductive patterns  30 A arranged adjacently in the x direction separated by respective gaps  50 A. Plural conductive pattern rows  32  are arranged adjacently in the y direction such that portions of conductive patterns  30 A of one conductive pattern row  32  may be inserted into gaps  50 A of another conductive pattern row  32 , thereby forming a conductive pattern group  34 . The portions of conductive patterns  30 A of one adjacent conductive pattern row  32  are connected in the x direction to conductive patterns  30 A of the other row by plural conductive patterns  30 B. Thereby, conductive patterns  30 A are arranged in an offset manner. 
     In conventional EBG pattern  40  and shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the fourth embodiment, conductive pattern  30 A has a square shape with sides of 15 mm. Conductive pattern  30 B has a rectangular shape with 0.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. Board  12  has a rectangular shape with 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
     Shifted EBG pattern  42  according to the fourth embodiment includes two conductive pattern rows  32  arranged adjacently in the y direction, each including three conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. 
       FIG. 19A  shows an example of a variation in a measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, and from measurement point a to measurement point c, for each of conventional EBG pattern  40  shown in  FIG. 18A  and shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 18B .  FIG. 19B  shows a corresponding example of a variation in a measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency for these EBG patterns. 
     In  FIGS. 19A and 19B , the solid line represents the measurement result from measurement point a to measurement point b of conventional EBG pattern  40 , the dot-dash line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  from measurement point a to measurement point b, and the dashed line represents the measurement result of shifted EBG pattern  42  from measurement point a to measurement point c. 
     As shown in  FIG. 19A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 . In particular the measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower from measurement point a to measurement point c. 
     As shown in  FIG. 19B , the value of emitted electric field strength for shifted EBG pattern  42  is lower than the value of emitted electric field strength for conventional EBG pattern  40  in the range of 7-8 GHz. 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 20A ,  20 B and  21 , explanation will be given of a comparative case in which conductive patterns  30 A of the EBG patterns shown in  FIGS. 18A and 18B  are reduced in number. 
     Conventional EBG pattern  40  shown in  FIG. 20A  includes a single conductive pattern row  32  including four conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. Shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 20B  includes two conductive pattern rows  32  arranged adjacently in the y direction, each including two conductive patterns  30 A arranged in the x direction. 
     In each of conventional EBG pattern  40  and shifted ERG pattern  42  shown in  FIGS. 20A and 20B , conductive pattern  30 A has a square shape with sides of 15 mm, and conductive pattern  30 B has a rectangular shape 0.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. Board  12  has a rectangular shape 61.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
       FIG. 21A  shows an example of a variation in a measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b, for each of conventional EBG pattern  40  shown in  FIG. 20A  and shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 20B .  FIG. 21B  shows a corresponding example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency for these EBG patterns. 
     In  FIGS. 21A and 21B , the solid line represents the measurement result of the above conventional EBG pattern  40 , and the dashed line represents the measurement result of the above shifted EBG pattern  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 21A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  is substantially lower than the value of S 21  for conventional EBG pattern  40 ′, and, as shown in  FIG. 21B , there is no substantial difference in the emitted electric field strength values. 
     Although the present invention has been explained by means of the above embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of description of these embodiments. Many variations and improvements may be made with respect to the above embodiments, and embodiments having these variations and improvements are included in the scope of the present invention, provided they do not depart from the gist of the invention. 
     Moreover, the above embodiments do not limit the invention, and the combinations of characteristics disclosed in the explanations of the embodiments are not all necessary to address the issue of the invention. Inventions of various stages are included in the above-described embodiments, and various other inventions may be derived from combinations of plural conditions for configuration disclosed herein. Even if several of the conditions for configuration are removed from the total conditions of configuration disclosed in the above embodiments, those configurations that remain after removal thereof can be derived as the invention, provided the effect of the invention can still be obtained. 
     For example, the invention is not limited by, for example, the sizes of board  12 , conductive pattern  30 A and conductive pattern  30 B, the number of conductive patterns  30 A that form conductive pattern rows  32 , the number of conductive pattern rows  32 , and the like, disclosed in the above embodiments. 
     The above embodiments have been explained with respect to a case in which the printed wiring board of the present invention has been used for a motherboard  10  to which can be attached plural circuit boards  20  via connectors  14 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a board  12 ′ provided with plural circuits  60 A and  60 B may be used, in which shifted EBG pattern  42  is formed in a power supply layer of board  12 ′ 
     Additionally, the configurations of the EBG patterns explained in the above embodiments (see  FIGS. 3 ,  7  and  14 ), are merely examples, and unnecessary portions may be deleted therefrom, and new portions may be added thereto, provided it does not depart from the gist of the invention. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 23A , a shifted EBG pattern  42  in which conductive patterns  30 A adjacent in the y direction are connected by conductive patterns  30 C that are inclined in the y direction may be used. 
       FIG. 24A  shows an example of a variation in a measurement result of S 21  with respect to frequency when a signal propagates from measurement point a to measurement point b for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23A , and  FIG. 24B  shows a corresponding example of a variation in measurement result of emitted electric field strength with respect to frequency.  FIGS. 24A and 24B  also show an example of a variation in measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23B , in which a conductive pattern  30 A is connected to another conductive pattern  30 A by a conductive pattern  30 C in the y direction. 
     In each of the shifted EBG patterns  42  shown in  FIGS. 23A and 23B , conductive patterns  30 A have a square shape with sides of 8 mm, and conductive patterns  30 C have a rectangular shape 7.5 mm long and 1 mm wide. Board  12  has a rectangular shape 92.5 mm long and 46 mm wide. 
     In  FIGS. 24A and 24B , the solid line represents a measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23B , and the dashed line represents a measurement result for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23A . 
     As shown in  FIG. 24A , the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23A  is substantially lower in the range of 6-9 GHz than the value of S 21  for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23B . Further, as shown in  FIG. 24B , the emitted electric field strength value for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23A  is substantially lower at around 7 GHz than the emitted electric field strength value for shifted EBG pattern  42  shown in  FIG. 23B .