Patent ID: 7852169

Claim:
An interconnection system comprising: at least one electrical signal line; at least one ground/power plane; and at least one dielectric system overlying the at least one ground/power plane, said at least one dielectric system comprising; at least a first dielectric region comprised of at least one first dielectric material, wherein said signal line is located on one surface of the at least a first dielectric region opposite to said ground/power plane and at least a second dielectric region wherein said at least a second dielectric region surrounds said at least a first dielectric region along at least two vertical sides thereof, said at least a second dielectric region comprises a first polygonal array, wherein the first polygonal array includes one selected from a group consisting of a plurality of holes and a plurality of holes that are filled with a second dielectric material, such that the at least a second dielectric region exhibits a lower dielectric constant than the dielectric constant in the at least a first dielectric region.