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Miniature controlled-impedance transmission line cable and method of manufacture
Assignee: Silicon Graphics International Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-20
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2009-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A miniature controlled-impedance transmission line consists of a flexible cable having side-by-side conductors transmitting high frequency signals. The cable is preferably in the form of a pair of conductors, each surrounded by respective inner and outer dielectric layers of different compositions. The inner and outer dielectric layers are applied to each conductor independently of the other conductor, after which the respective outer dielectric layers of the two conductors are bonded together in side-by-side relationship without altering the inner dielectric layers. The result is a conductor pair having minimum cross-section for high-density applications and uniform capacitance which is also stable in that it will not change with subsequent bending or handling. Preferably, the conductors, with their inner and outer dielectrics, are helically twisted together prior to bonding so that the bonding forms a permanently twisted pair having not only uniform and stable capacitance but also uniform and stable lay length with resultant uniform electrical delay characteristics of both conductors.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory P. Vaupotic
- 👤 Doris A. Beck
- 👤 Sokha Chy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/0023; H01B11/00; H01B11/002; H01B13/02; H01B13/0292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors, thereby forming a controlled-impedance transmission line having a substantially uniform transverse spacing and dielectric constant between said conductors throughout the length of said transmission line.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors, thereby forming a controlled-impedance transmission line having a substantially uniform transverse spacing and dielectric constant between said conductors throughout the length of said transmission line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1, including selecting a first composition for the outer dielectric layers which is susceptible to alteration by the bonding of step (c), and conversely selecting a second composition for the inner dielectric layers which is immune from alteration by the bonding of step (c).
Claim 4
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter heating and thereby fusing together portions of the respective outer dielectric layers in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors, the respective inner dielectric layers being of a composition having a higher melting temperature than the composition of said outer dielectric layers.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter heating and thereby fusing together portions of the respective outer dielectric layers in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors, the respective inner dielectric layers being of a composition having a higher melting temperature than the composition of said outer dielectric layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) comprises forcibly abutting the respective outer dielectric layers against each other in side-by-side relationship.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) helically twisting said conductors together and thereby forcibly abutting the respective outer dielectric layers against each other in side-by-side relationship, and thereafter bonding said outer dielectric layers to each other substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) helically twisting said conductors together and thereby forcibly abutting the respective outer dielectric layers against each other in side-by-side relationship, and thereafter bonding said outer dielectric layers to each other substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship in a manner reducing the respective thicknesses of the respective outer dielectric layers, relative to their respective thicknesses as formed in step (b), in the region transversely separating said conductors substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship in a manner reducing the respective thicknesses of the respective outer dielectric layers, relative to their respective thicknesses as formed in step (b), in the region transversely separating said conductors substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors; (d) forming a further dielectric layer around the bonded outer dielectric layers resulting from step (c), thereafter forming a conductive shield around said further dielectric layer, and forming an outer insulating jacket around said shield and penetrating said shield with said outer insulating jacket.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for making a controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, said method comprising: (a) forming a respective inner dielectric layer around each conductor of a pair of conductors separately; (b) thereafter forming a respective outer dielectric layer around each of said inner dielectric layers separately, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor; (c) thereafter bonding the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without altering the inner dielectric layers of the conductors; (d) forming a further dielectric layer around the bonded outer dielectric layers resulting from step (c), thereafter forming a conductive shield around said further dielectric layer, and forming an outer insulating jacket around said shield and penetrating said shield with said outer insulating jacket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
160 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, so as to form a controlled-impedance transmission line having a substantially uniform transverse spacing and dielectric constant between said conductors throughout the length of said transmission line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
160 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, so as to form a controlled-impedance transmission line having a substantially uniform transverse spacing and dielectric constant between said conductors throughout the length of said transmission line.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
151 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship such that the respective outer dielectric layers are altered from their condition as applied to the respective conductors substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
151 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship such that the respective outer dielectric layers are altered from their condition as applied to the respective conductors substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
151 words
controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, the respective outer dielectric layers being joined by a bond, formed by heating and resultant fusion of portions of the respective outer dielectric layers, in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, said inner dielectric layers being of a composition having a higher melting temperature than the composition of said outer dielectric layers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
151 words
controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, the respective outer dielectric layers being joined by a bond, formed by heating and resultant fusion of portions of the respective outer dielectric layers, in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, said inner dielectric layers being of a composition having a higher melting temperature than the composition of said outer dielectric layers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
165 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors such that the respective outer dielectric layers of said conductors have respective thicknesses in the region transversely separating said conductors which are less than their thicknesses as applied to the respective conductors.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
165 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors such that the respective outer dielectric layers of said conductors have respective thicknesses in the region transversely separating said conductors which are less than their thicknesses as applied to the respective conductors.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
148 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, said conductors being held in a helically twisted relationship to each other by said bond.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
148 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, said conductors being held in a helically twisted relationship to each other by said bond.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
163 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, a further dielectric layer surrounding the respective outer dielectric layers, a conductive shield surrounding said further dielectric layer, and an outer insulating jacket around said shield which penetrates said shield.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
163 words
A controlled-impedance transmission line comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors extending generally in transversely separated, side-by-side relationship, each of said conductors being surrounded by a respective inner dielectric layer and a respective outer dielectric layer, each inner and outer dielectric layer being applied to a respective one of said conductors independently of the other one of said conductors, each outer dielectric layer of a respective conductor being of a different composition than that of the inner dielectric layer of the respective conductor, and the outer dielectric layer of one of said conductors being joined by a bond to the outer dielectric layer of the other of said conductors in side-by-side relationship substantially without alteration of the respective inner dielectric layers of the conductors from their condition as applied to the respective conductors, a further dielectric layer surrounding the respective outer dielectric layers, a conductive shield surrounding said further dielectric layer, and an outer insulating jacket around said shield which penetrates said shield.
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