ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION REDUCTION TECHNIQUE USING GROUNDED CONDUCTIVE TRACES CIRCUMSCRIBING INTERNAL PLANES OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

摘要

An EMR reduction technique using grounded conductive traces and vias circumscribing the internal planes of printed wiring boards. Conductive vias are placed in a circuitous path near the border and encircling the signal traces of each layer of a printed circuit board. The ground plane is extended to encompass and electrically ground each of the vias. For each signal plane, a conductive trace is routed and connected to each of the vias forming a grounded shield around the signal-carrying traces on the signal plane. For the power planes, a conductive trace is also provided connecting the conductive vias and forming a grounded shield around the power planes. A non-conductive path is provided between the power plane and the power plane conductive trace to electrically isolate the voltages of the power plane from the grounded conductive trace.