IP Library Granted Patent US 11,805,594
Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,594 · App. 16/984,592 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Information handling system with split trace for high speed routing

Inventors: Sandor Farkas (Round Rock, TX); Bhyrav Mutnury (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H05K1/0245H01L23/66H05K1/025H05K1/0219H01L2924/3011H05K2201/09727
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Patent No.
US 11,805,594
App. No.
16/984,592
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes a first conductor trace arranged to electrically couple a first complementary signal to provide differential signaling. The first conductor trace includes a first plurality of split traces to conduct the first complementary signal, and a first plurality of tie bars to connect the first split traces.

Claims (21)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first conductor trace arranged to electrically couple a first complementary signal to a second complementary signal to provide differential signaling, wherein the first conductor trace has a first impedance and a first width when unsplit, the first conductor trace including:

a first plurality of split traces to conduct the first complementary signal, wherein each of the split traces has a same width, wherein a combination of widths of the each of the split traces and widths between adjacent split traces is equal to the first width of the first conductor trace; and

a first plurality of tie bars to connect the first split traces, wherein the first tie bars cause the first plurality of split traces to have a combined impedance substantially equal to the first impedance.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second conductor trace arranged to electrically couple the second complementary signal to the first complementary signal to provide the differential signaling, the second conductor trace including:

a second plurality of split traces to conduct the second complementary signal; and

a second plurality of tie bars to connect the second split traces.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first tie bars is perpendicular to each of the first plurality of split traces.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of a first set of the first tie bars is perpendicular to each of the first plurality of split traces, and each of a second set of the first tie bars is angled with respect to each of the first plurality of split traces.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a periodicity of the first tie bars sets a resonance frequency of the first plurality of split traces.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each split between the first plurality of split traces is formed by the first conductor trace being etched.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor trace is included at a primary printed circuit board of an information handling system.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor trace is included at an integrated circuit package.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a conductor trace arranged to electrically couple a first complementary signal to a second complementary signal to provide differential signaling, wherein the conductor trace has a first impedance and a first width when unsplit, the conductor trace including:

a plurality of split traces including a first split trace, a second split trace, and a third split trace, the plurality of split traces to conduct the first complementary signal, wherein each of the plurality of split traces has a same width, wherein a combination of widths of the each of the split traces and widths between adjacent split traces is equal to the first width of the conductor trace; and

a plurality of tie bars to connect the plurality of split traces, wherein a periodicity of the tie bars sets a resonance frequency of the plurality of split traces, wherein the tie bars cause the plurality of split traces to have a combined impedance substantially equal to the first impedance of the conductor trace.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein each of the first tie bars is perpendicular to each of the plurality of split traces.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein each of a first set of the tie bars is perpendicular to each of the plurality of split traces, and each of a second set of the tie bars is angled with respect to each of the plurality of split traces.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the conductor trace is included at a primary printed circuit board of an information handling system.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0523) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 060332/0664 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0434) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 060332/0740 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0609) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 062021/0570 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 054591 FRAME 0471 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0463 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054475/0609 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054475/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054475/0523 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 054591/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2020
From: FARKAS, SANDOR; MUTNURY, BHYRAV
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
Reel/Frame 053396/0074 →