Interposer decoupling array having reduced electrical shorts
View Patent ↗A capacitor array with a multiplicity of capacitors with terminations of alternating polarity wherein the terminations are arranged in M columns and N rows. A circuit is provided with terminations in a grid of L columns and K rows wherein the terminations are of alternating polarity with the proviso that a first terminal with L={acute over (α)}M has the same polarity as a second terminal with L={acute over (α)}M+1 wherein {acute over (α)} is an integer.
1. An electrical array comprising:
multiple devices with each device comprising terminations of alternating polarity wherein said terminations are arranged in M columns and N rows on each said device;
a circuit with said devices mounted thereto comprising pads in a grid of L columns and K rows wherein said pads are of alternating polarity with the proviso that a first pad with L={acute over (α)}M has the same polarity as a second pad with L={acute over (α)}M+1 wherein {acute over (α)} is an integer.
2. The electrical array of claim 1 wherein
a third pad with K=βN has the same polarity as a
fourth pad with K=βN+1 wherein β is an integer.
3. The electrical array of claim 2 wherein said β is
an integer from 1 to 1000.
4. The electrical array of claim 1 wherein said {acute over (α)} is
an integer from 1 to 1000.
5. The electrical array of claim 1 wherein at least
one of said M and said N is an even integer.
6. The electrical array of claim 1 wherein at least one of K/N and L/M is an integer.
7. The electrical array of claim 1 wherein said device is selected from a capacitor and a varistor.
8. The electrical array of claim 7 wherein
at least one device of said devices is a capacitor.
9. The electrical array of claim 8 wherein each said capacitor comprises an electrode with lead out tabs.
10. An electrical component comprising an electrical array of claim 1 .
11. An electrical component array comprising:
a multiplicity of devices with terminations of alternating polarity wherein said terminations are arranged in M columns and N rows;
a circuit with said multiplicity of devices mounted thereto comprising pads in a grid of L columns and K rows wherein said pads are of alternating polarity with the proviso that a first pad with L={acute over (α)}M has the same polarity as a second pad with L={acute over (α)}M+1 wherein {acute over (α)} is an integer and a third pad with K=βN has the same polarity as a fourth pad with K=βN+1 wherein β is an integer.
12. The electrical component array of claim 11
wherein said β is an integer from 1 to 1000.
13. The electrical component array of claim 11
wherein said {acute over (α)} is an integer from 1 to 1000.
14. The electrical component array of claim 11
wherein at least one of said M and said N is an even integer.
15. The electrical component array of claim 11
wherein at least one of K/N and L/M is an integer.
16. The electrical component array of claim 11 wherein each device of said devices is selected from a capacitor and a varistor.
17. The electrical component array of claim 16 wherein each said device is a capacitor.
18. The electrical component array of claim 17 wherein said capacitor comprises an electrode with lead out tabs.
19. An electrical element comprising an electrical component array of claim 11 .
20. A capacitor array comprising:
a capacitor with terminations of alternating polarity wherein said terminations are arranged in M columns and N rows;
a circuit comprising pads in a grid of L columns and K rows wherein said pads are of alternating polarity with the proviso that a first pad with L={acute over (α)}M has the same polarity as a second pad with L={acute over (α)}M+1 wherein {acute over (α)} is an integer.
21. The capacitor array of claim 20 wherein
a third pad with K=βN has the same polarity as a
fourth pad with K=βN+1 wherein β is an integer.
22. The capacitor array of claim 21 wherein said β is an integer from 1 to 1000.
23. The capacitor array of claim 20 wherein said {acute over (α)} is an integer from 1 to 1000.
24. The capacitor array of claim 20 wherein at least one of said M and said N is an even integer.
25. The capacitor array of claim 20 wherein at least one of K/N and L/M is an integer.
26. The capacitor array of claim 20 wherein said capacitor comprises an electrode with lead out tabs.
27. An electrical component comprising a capacitor array of claim 20 .
28. A capacitor array comprising:
a multiplicity of capacitors with terminations of alternating polarity wherein said terminations are arranged in M columns and N rows;
a circuit comprising pads in a grid of L columns and K rows wherein said pads are of alternating polarity with the proviso that a first pad with L={acute over (α)}M has the same polarity as a second pad with L={acute over (α)}M+1 wherein {acute over (α)} is an integer and a third pad with K=βN has the same polarity as a fourth pad with K=βN+1 wherein β is an integer.
29. The capacitor array of claim 28 wherein said β is an integer from 1 to 1000.
30. The capacitor array of claim 28 wherein said & is an integer from 1 to 1000.
31. The capacitor array of claim 28 wherein at least one of said M and said N is an even integer.
32. The capacitor array of claim 28 wherein at least one of K/N and L/M is an integer.
33. The capacitor array of claim 28 wherein at least one capacitor of said capacitors comprises an electrode with lead out tabs.
34. An electrical element comprising a capacitor array of claim 28 .