Patent ID: 8213206

Claim:
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) with a first signal path and a second signal path therein; a first finger disposed on the first signal path; a second finger disposed on the second signal path; a controller disposed on the PCB and coupled to a first memory via the first finger and to a second memory via the second finger, for accessing the first and second memories through the first and second signal paths, respectively, wherein the first and second signal paths share a common segment between the controller and a branch point on the PCB; a first component disposed on the first signal path and between the first finger and the branch point, wherein a distance between the first component and the branch point is smaller than or equal to a distance between the first component and the first finger within the first signal path; and a second component disposed on the second signal path and between the second finger and the branch point, wherein a distance between the second component and the branch point is smaller than or equal to a distance between the second component and the second finger within the second signal path.