Impedance discontinuity compensator for electronic packages

A method for reducing signal loss of an electronic signal in integrated circuit packaging, the method comprising:

• receiving an electronic signal that includes a plurality of signal frequencies at a signal input port;
• transferring the electronic signal from the signal input port to a signal output port over a transmission line that includes a plurality of portions characterized by a portion-dependent impedance;
• and
• minimizing an insertion loss between the signal input port and the signal output port for the signal frequencies by setting an impedance of a center portion to be different than an impedance of an end portion, minimizing the insertion loss including setting a first plane spacing of the center portion to be different than a second plane spacing of the end portion.

An electronic package, comprising:

• a proximal transmission segment that is configured to receive a broadband signal from a generator having a generator impedance;
• a distal transmission segment that is configured to conduct the broadband signal to a load having a load impedance;
• and
• an optimized transmission segment, coupled between the proximal and distal transmission segments, that is configured differently than the proximal transmission segment or the distal transmission segment to maximize a performance function of the broadband signal from the generator to the load over a predefined frequency band of the broadband signal, and to maximize a return loss of the electronic package at a frequency less than a line rate, the maximized return loss being greater than 10 dB for all frequencies less than one-half the line rate.

An electronic package, comprising:

• a proximal transmission segment that is configured to receive a broadband signal from a generator having a generator impedance;
• a distal transmission segment that is configured to conduct the broadband signal to a load having a load impedance, wherein the proximal and distal transmission segments are coplanar pairs having a differential impedance substantially equal to 100 Ohms;
• and
• an optimized transmission segment, coupled between the proximal and distal transmission segments, that is configured differently than the proximal transmission segment or the distal transmission segment to maximize a performance function of the broadband signal from the generator to the load over a predefined frequency band of the broadband signal.