Patent ID: 7520757

Claim:
A transition circuit board for transitioning a cable to a connector, comprising: a circuit board having an outer surface; a circuit trace provided on the outer surface of the circuit board and having a cable pad and a contact pad provided at opposite ends of the circuit trace; a ground plane provided on the outer surface of the circuit board; a ground link provided on the outer surface of the circuit board, the ground link being electrically common with the ground plane, the ground link being located adjacent the circuit trace and separated by a space from the circuit trace; an insulating coating provided over at least part of the circuit trace, the ground plane, and the outer surface of the circuit board, the insulating coating having a mask aperture there-through exposing an uncoated portion of the circuit trace and the ground link; and a conductive jumper material provided on the uncoated portion of the circuit trace and the ground link to electrically join the circuit trace with the ground plane.