Patent ID: 7645941

Claim:
A shielded flexible circuit having a plurality of shielded electrical conductors in close proximity to one another such that signals transmitted on one of said plurality of shielded electronic circuits do not substantially interfere with signals transmitted on the other of said plurality of electronic conductors comprising: a support member supporting a plurality of etched copper traces on a first side of said support member and a copper layer on a second side of said support member, at least some of said traces serving as said electrical conductors; said support member flexible along at least one axis; said plurality of etched copper conductors and said copper layer substantially as flexible as said support member; an electrically insulative material in substantial proximity to each of said plurality of copper traces serving as electrical conductors so as to electrically insulate each of said electrical conductors; a conductive shield over said electrical insulation material and surrounding a portion of each of said etched copper conductors along substantially the entire length of each of said plurality of copper traces; said conductive shield in electrical communication with said copper layer via discontinuities in said support member, said conductive shield and said copper layer providing a substantially 360° electrical shield around each of said etched copper traces serving as electrical conductors; said electrically insulative material physically located between said conductive shield and each of said plurality of copper traces serving as electrical conductors; a first flexible dielectric layer covering substantially the entire exposed surface of said conductive shield; and a second flexible dielectric layer covering substantially the entire exposed surface of said copper layer to create a flexible assembly.