Optimized conductor routing for multiple components on a printed circuit board

A printed circuit board, comprising:

• a plurality of connection point groups, each including connection points, wherein the connection point groups each have a generally rectangular shape defining a plane and have a center at which coplanar orthogonal axes intersect, and wherein each connection point group is rotated relative to the axes of an adjacent connection point group;
• at least two first traces, each electrically coupled to first connection points in at least two connection point groups and routed on a single routing layer within the printed circuit board, wherein each of the first traces is routed to the first connection points located in close proximity to a corner of at least two connection point groups, wherein each of the first traces is substantially equal in length between the first connection points of adjacent connection point groups which is defined as a first trace length;
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• at least two second traces, each electrically coupled to second connection points in at least two connection point groups and routed on the single routing layer within the printed circuit board, wherein each of the second traces is routed to the second connection points located in close proximity to an opposing corner of at least two connection point groups, and wherein each of the second traces is substantially equal in length between the second connection points of the adjacent connection point groups which is defined as a second trace length.

A printed circuit board, comprising:

• a plurality of connection point groups, each including connection points;
• inside means to electrically couple inside connection points of at least two connection point groups to have substantially equal length between the inside connection points of adjacent connection point groups which is defined as an inside conductor length;
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• outside means to electrically couple outside connection points of at least two of the connection point groups to have substantially equal length between the outside connection points of the adjacent connection point groups which is defined as an outside conductor length.

An electronic system, comprising:

• a plurality of integrated circuits mounted at a plurality of locations on a printed circuit board;
• a plurality of connection point groups, each including connection points, wherein each one of the plurality of integrated circuits is mounted on a surface of the printed circuit board and is electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection point groups;
• at least two first traces, each electrically coupled to first connection points in at least two connection point groups, wherein each of the first traces is substantially equal in length between the first connection points of adjacent connection point groups which is defined as a first trace length;
• and
• at least two second traces, each electrically coupled to second connection points in at least two connection point groups, wherein each of the second traces is substantially equal in length between the second connection points of the adjacent connection point groups which is defined as a second trace length, and wherein the first trace length is shorter than the second trace length.

A method of routing signals on a printed circuit board, comprising:

• providing a plurality of connection point groups, each including connection points;
• routing at least two inside conductors to electrically couple to inside connection points in at least two connection point groups, wherein each of the inside conductors is substantially equal in length between the inside connection points of adjacent connection point groups which is defined as an inside conductor length;
• and
• routing at least two outside conductors to electrically couple to outside connection points in at least two connection point groups, wherein each of the outside conductors is substantially equal in length between the outside connection points of the adjacent connection point groups which is defined as an outside conductor length, and wherein the inside conductor length is routed to be shorter than the outside conductor length.