Patent ID: 7170166

Claim:
An integrated circuit grounding system comprises: an integrated circuit (IC) ground connection fabricated on a substrate of an integrated circuit; a first IC package pin operably coupled to the IC ground connection via a first bond wire; a second IC package pin operably coupled to the IC ground connection via a second bond wire; a first printed circuit board (PCB) pad; a second PCB pad operably coupled to the second IC package pin to provide a low impedance DC ground connection for the integrated circuit to the printed circuit board; a PCB ground connection operably coupled to the first and second PCB pads; and a resonant circuit operably coupling the first IC package pin to the first PCB pad, wherein the resonant circuit is tuned to resonate with the first bond wire at high frequency range to provide a low impedance AC ground connection for the integrated circuit to the printed circuit board within the high frequency range.