Patent ID: 6897761

Claim:
A resistor network comprising: a) a planar substrate formed of a polymeric material having a first and second surface; b) a metal layer attached to the second surface; c) a pair of ball pads located on the first surface; a) a resistor located on the first surface between the ball pads; b) a solder mask located over the first surface except for the ball pads; c) a conductive ball located adjacent to the ball pad; d) a reflowed solder paste partially surrounding the conductive ball and the ball pad, the reflowed solder paste connecting the conductive ball to the ball pad; and e) the resistor having a self-inductance, a self-capacitance, a first inductance between the resistor and the metal layer and a first capacitance between the resistor and the metal layer, the first capacitance canceling the self-inductance of the resistor such that the overall inductance of the resistor is minimized.