Circuit board pad resonance control system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a circuit board;
• a processing system mounted to the circuit board;
• a memory system mounted to the circuit board and coupled to the processing system through the circuit board;
• a signal transmission line included on the circuit board and coupled to the processing system;
• and
• a plurality of connector pads that are positioned on the circuit board and that include:
• a first connector pad that receives the signal transmission line adjacent a first end of the first connector pad, wherein the first connector pad includes a mounting surface that is configured to:
• mount directly to a coupling element that is configured to couple a subsystem to the circuit board;
• and
• reduce a resonance that is produced by an open portion of a signal transmission path that is created when the coupling element is directly mounted to the mounting surface of the first connector pad in a first orientation.

A method for controlling resonance on a circuit board connector pad, comprising:

• providing, on a board, a first connector pad that includes a first end;
• routing, on the board, a signal transmission line such that the signal transmission line is received adjacent the first end of the first connector pad;
• and
• providing a mounting surface on the first connector pad that is configured to mount directly to a coupling element that is configured to couple a subsystem to the board, and reduce a resonance that is produced by an open portion of a signal transmission path that is created when the coupling element is directly mounted to the mounting surface of the first connector pad in a first orientation.