Implementing enhanced low loss, thin, high performance flexible circuits
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohn R. Dangler, Matthew S. Doyle
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing enhanced low loss, thin, high performance flexible circuits. A plurality of predefined values including predefined layout, spacing and density of conductor, signal trace construct, shape and feature values are provided for each signal layer in a flexible circuit. Volumetric calculations are performed using the predefined values for each signal layer in the flexible circuit and a respective adjacent adhesive layer is characterized for each signal layer providing a respective optimized adjacent adhesive layer.
Claims24
A method for implementing enhanced low loss, thin, high performance flexible circuits comprising:
- receiving a plurality of predefined values including predefined layout, spacing and density of conductor, signal trace construct, shape and feature values for each signal layer in a flexible circuit;
- performing volumetric calculations using the predefined values for each signal layer in the flexible circuit;
- and
- responsive to said volumetric calculations, characterizing a respective adjacent adhesive layer for each signal layer providing an optimized adjacent adhesive layer.
A system for implementing enhanced low loss, thin, high performance flexible circuits comprising:
- a processor,
- a flexible circuit design program tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium used in the flexible circuit design process, said flexible circuit design program including an adhesive control program, and
- said processor using said adhesive control program, receiving a plurality of predefined values including predefined layout, spacing and density of conductor, signal trace construct, shape and feature values for each signal layer in a flexible circuit;
- said processor performing volumetric calculations using the predefined values for each signal layer in the flexible circuit;
- and
- said processor responsive to said volumetric calculations, characterizing a respective adjacent adhesive layer for each signal layer providing an optimized adjacent adhesive layer.
A flexible circuit design computer program product for implementing enhanced low loss, thin, high performance flexible circuits in a computer system, said computer program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine readable medium used in the integrated circuit design process, said flexible circuit design computer program product including an adhesive control program, said flexible circuit design computer program product including instructions executed by the computer system to cause the computer system to perform the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of predefined values including predefined layout, spacing and density of conductor, signal trace construct, shape and feature values for each signal layer in a flexible circuit;
- performing volumetric calculations using the predefined values for each signal layer in the flexible circuit;
- and
- responsive to said volumetric calculations, characterizing a respective adjacent adhesive layer for each signal layer providing an optimized adjacent adhesive layer.
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