Patent ID: 7062742

Claim:
A routing structure for a transceiver core, comprising: a transmitter block design including two dedicated transmitter power contacts, two common ground contacts, and two transmitter signal contacts in a transmitter differential pair, where the two transmitter signal contacts are both adjacent each of the two dedicated transmitter power contacts and each of the two common ground contacts, the two transmitter signal contacts send signals to an associated circuit, the two dedicated transmitter power contacts are coupled to power for the associated circuit, and the two common ground contacts are coupled to ground for the associated circuit and other circuits, and a receiver block design including two dedicated receiver power contacts, two common ground contacts, and two receiver signal contacts in a receiver differential pair, where the two receiver signal contacts are both adjacent each of the two dedicated receiver power contacts and each of the two common ground contacts, the two receiver signal contacts receive signals from the associated circuit, the two dedicated receiver power contacts are coupled to the power for the associated circuit, and the two common ground contacts are coupled to the ground for the associated circuit and other circuits.