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US 7,480,435 B2Granted
Embedded waveguide printed circuit board structure
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsGary A. Brist, Bryce D. Horine, Stephen H. Stephen
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Abstract
In some embodiments a channel is formed in printed circuit board material, the formed channel is plated to form at least two side walls of an embedded waveguide, and printed circuit board material is laminated to the plated channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims29
A method comprising:
- forming a channel in printed circuit board material;
- plating the formed channel to form at least two side walls of an embedded waveguide;
- and
- laminating printed circuit board material to the plated channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a thermoplastic cap material adheres to a top of the channel during lamination.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- forming a channel in printed circuit board material;
- plating the formed channel to form at least two side walls of an embedded waveguide;
- and
- laminating printed circuit board material to the plated channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a thermoplastic cap material adheres to a top of the channel and to a bottom of the channel during lamination.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- forming a channel in printed circuit board material;
- plating the formed channel to form at least two side walls of an embedded waveguide;
- and
- laminating printed circuit board material to the plated channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a conductor is laminated over the channel using an adhesive.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- forming a channel in printed circuit board material;
- plating the formed channel to form at least two side walls of an embedded waveguide;
- and
- laminating printed circuit board material to the plated channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein the laminating laminates printed circuit board material containing the two side walls and laminates printed circuit board material containing a top and a bottom of the waveguide.
4 more elements
An embedded waveguide comprising:
- a channel formed in printed circuit board material;
- at least two plated side walls of the channel;
- and
- printed circuit board material laminated to the channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a thermoplastic cap material adheres to a top of the channel.
4 more elements
An embedded waveguide comprising:
- a channel formed in printed circuit board material;
- at least two plated side walls of the channel;
- and
- printed circuit board material laminated to the channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a thermoplastic cap material adheres to a top of the channel and to a bottom of the channel.
4 more elements
An embedded waveguide comprising:
- a channel formed in printed circuit board material;
- at least two plated side walls of the channel;
- and
- printed circuit board material laminated to the channel;
- wherein the channel is formed in two copper clad cores;
- and
- wherein a conductor is laminated over the channel using an adhesive.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.