Patent ID: 8063316

Claim:
A circuit substrate comprising: a first surface; a second surface; a first via having a first end near said first surface and a second end near said second surface; a second via having a first end near said first surface and a second end near said second surface; a first conductive element electrically coupling said first end of said first via and said first end of said second via; a second conductive element electrically coupling said second end of said first via and said second end of said second via; an input signal line coupled to said first via and operative to receive a signal; and an output signal line coupled to said second via and operative to provide said signal at an output; and wherein a first conductive path through said first conductive element has substantially the same delay as a second conductive path through said second conductive element; said input signal line and said output signal line are electrically coupled by said first conductive path, said first conductive path conducting a first portion of said signal between said input signal line and said output signal line through said first conductive element; and said input signal line and said output signal line are electrically coupled by said second conductive path, said second conductive path conducting a second portion of said signal between said input signal line and said output signal line through said second conductive element.