Patent ID: 7432775

Claim:
An interconnection system comprising: at least one electrical signal line; at least one ground/power line; and a dielectric system, wherein the dielectric system is interposed between the at least one electrical signal line and the at least one ground/power line, and wherein the at least one electrical signal line is laid on the dielectric system, said dielectric system further comprising; at least one dielectric layer comprised of a first dielectric material including; a first dielectric region having a continuous layer of the first dielectric material located under the at least one electrical signal line, a second dielectric region located adjacent to both sides of the first dielectric region, the second region further including, a plurality of substantially cylindrical holes disposed in the at least one dielectric layer, said plurality of holes arranged in polygonal arrays, and a second dielectric material including a liquid crystal polymer deposited within each hole of the plurality of holes, such that the second dielectric region exhibits a lower effective dielectric constant as compared to the first dielectric region, and upon changing an electric field in the liquid crystal polymer in the second dielectric region, the effective dielectric loss and signal dispersion in the second dielectric region is controllably reduced and the electrical field intensity near the signal line is controllably localized.