Shielded flat pair cable with integrated resonant filter compensation

Abstract

A novel flat-wire-pair cable and resonant filter termination employing active interconnect principles is disclosed. The invention implements flattened conducting wires coated with insulation that are bonded to each other, providing approximately rectangular cross-sections and flat surfaces for the transport of charge through the wires. The flat wire pair may then be twisted for additional cross-talk minimization, with the twist occurring simultaneously and in identical fashion on both wires due to their attached arrangement. The terminating ends of the cable are routed on an insulating substrate forming a connector body, with the traces ending in conducting structures providing a matched resonating filter function. This filter is tuned to provide maximal benefit for the highest significant spectral content in transmitted signals. Through these enhancements, the invention interconnect architecture substantially reduces signal loss due to skin-effect and eliminates intra-pair skew. Through its active interconnect design, it amplifies high-frequency content and recovers signal energy lost due to attenuation through the length of the cable and connector termination.

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