REDUCING TRACE LENGTH AND INSERTION LOSS OF HIGH SPEED SIGNALS ON A NETWORK SWITCH BOARD

摘要

An electrical device can include a printed circuit board (PCB), an electrical component integrated therewith, and connectors that are each integrated with a certain edge of the PCB. Traces can provide electrical channels between the connectors and the electrical component. Some of the connectors can be integrated at a first edge of the PCB and within a first plane, and other connectors can be integrated at a second edge of the PCB and within a second plane that is distinct from the first plane.

主权项

1. An electrical device for facilitating transmission of electrical signals, the electrical device comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB); an electrical component integrated with the PCB; a first plurality of connectors integrated with a first edge of the PCB and spatially positioned substantially in parallel to each other within a first plane; a first plurality of traces integrated with the PCB and configured to provide a first electrical channel between the electrical component and the first plurality of connectors; a second plurality of connectors integrated with a second edge of the PCB and spatially positioned substantially in parallel to each other within a second plane that is distinct from the first plane; and a second plurality of traces integrated with the PCB and configured to provide a second electrical channel between the electrical component and second plurality of connectors.