IP Library Granted Patent US 7,102,196
Granted Patent B2
US 7,102,196 · App. 10/933,670 · Granted Sep 5, 2006

Multi-layered printed circuit board for efficient electrostatic discharge protection

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Patent No.
US 7,102,196
App. No.
10/933,670
Granted
Sep 5, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a multi-layered PCB of mobile communication terminals that may improve ESD protection of LCD through efficiently protecting LCD signal lines such as data lines and control lines from ESD. According to the present invention, the efficient arrangement of GND regions around the LCD signal lines improve ESD features of sub-LCD and main-LCD and reduce defects by ESD, so that reliability of mobile communication terminals may be improved and the mobile communication terminals may stably operate against unexpected situation. Accordingly, it is possible to improve quality of mobile communication terminals and to reduce manufacturing cost due to efficient PCB arrangement.

Claims (6)

1. A multi-layered printed circuit board (PCB) for efficient electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, comprising:

a third inner layer for discharging ESD, the third inner layer being a ground (GND) plane;

a fourth inner layer on which a lot of LCD signal lines are positioned, the fourth inner layer being a layer below the third inner layer; and

a fifth inner layer for discharging ESD, the fifth inner layer being a GND plane below the fourth inner layer.

2. The multi-layered PCB of claim 1 , wherein the LCD signal lines are positioned on one part of the fourth inner layer and GND region is positioned on the other part of the fourth inner layer.

3. The multi-layered PCB of claim 2 , wherein the GND region on the fourth inner layer and the GND planes of the third inner layer and the fifth inner layer are connected by a lot of GND holes and protect the LCD signal lines from ESD in three dimensions.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2020
From: GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC
To: PANTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052657/0066 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2017
From: PANTECH INC
To: GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC
Reel/Frame 042098/0451 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 09897290, 10824929, 11249232, 11966263 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040654 FRAME: 0749. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041413/0799 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040005 FRAME 0257. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUED IN THIS RECORDAL. Recorded Nov 7, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040654/0749 →
DE-MERGER Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040005/0257 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2004
From: LEE, JOUN HEE
To: PANTECH CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 015770/0030 →