IMPEDANCE MATCHED PRINTED CIRCUIT CONNECTORS

摘要

A unique means is disclosed for interconnecting and impedance matching microstrip circuits mounted on printed circuit boards using conventional printed circuit connectors. For coupling and matching a microstrip on one board to a microstrip on another board, the invention utilizes a printed circuit board with novel grounded conductive pads formed thereon. By grounding alternate connector contacts to the ground plane of one of the printed circuit boards and by connecting the conductive pads of the other board to the alternate grounded contacts of the connector, matching is accomplished. Similar matching means are used to match a coaxial line to a microstrip circuit mounted on a printed circuit board.