This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-035359, filed on Feb. 21, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The embodiments discussed herein are related to a multilayer wiring board and an electronic device.
There has been a technology to connect each layer in a multilayer wiring board by a via in the related art.
A multilayer wiring board 100 illustrated in
Vias 110 are formed on a laminating surface of the multilayer wiring board 100 in a grid pattern at a predetermined pitch by filling holes extending in a direction perpendicular to the laminating surface with a conductive substance such as copper. Each of the layers in the multilayer wiring board 100 is then connected by each via 110.
The plurality of vias 110 also includes a ground via 111 and a differential signal via 112. The ground via 111 is connected to the ground layer 102. The differential signal via 112 is connected to the signal layer 103 through a signal land 113. For the convenience of explanation, a black circle indicates the ground via 111 and a hatched circle indicates the differential signal via 112 in
In addition, a signal via pair 120 includes, for example, a pair of the differential signal vias 112 adjacent in an N1 or an N2 direction, and a pair of the ground vias 111 that interposes the pair of differential signal vias 112 therebetween. Moreover, the signal via pair 120 is connected to a BGA (Ball Grid Array) or an LGA (Land Grid Array), for example. Each signal via pair 120 is disposed while being offset from the adjacent signal via pair 120 by one or two vias, for example.
Moreover, a clearance 114 with a diameter larger than that of the differential signal via 112 is formed in the ground layer 102 through which the differential signal vias 112 in the signal via pair 120 are inserted, the clearance preventing a short circuit between the differential signal vias 112. The clearance 114 is formed in a position not in contact with the differential signal vias 112.
Furthermore, in the multilayer wiring board 100, a differential wiring 130 is disposed in a direction of drawing out a wiring, and this differential wiring 130 is used to draw out the wiring from the differential signal via 112 when the wiring is to be drawn out from the differential signal via 112 of the signal via pair 120.
The multilayer wiring board 100 illustrated in
However, the multilayer wiring board 100 experiences a greater influence of an electromagnetic wave generated between the differential signal vias 112, since the distance between the pair of differential signal vias 112 in the signal via pair 120 has decreased accompanying the request to increase the wiring density in recent years. Besides, the interference of electromagnetic waves between the differential signal vias 112 and the differential wiring 130 causes greater crosstalk when the differential wiring 130 passes between the pair of differential signal vias 112. As a result, a signal of the differential signal vias 112 would be a noise of a signal of the differential wiring 130, and the signal of the differential wiring 130 would be a noise of the signal of the differential signal vias 112.
Furthermore, in the multilayer wiring board 100, the electromagnetic wave that leaks from a stub 140 of the differential signal via 112 affects the adjacent differential wiring 130. In this manner, the greater crosstalk between the differential signal vias 112 and the differential wiring 130 is caused by the signal of the differential signal vias 112 and the signal of the differential wiring 130 being the noise to each other as well as the electromagnetic wave leaking from the stub 140 of the differential signal via 112.
According to an aspect of the embodiments, a multilayer wiring board includes a plurality of signal layers; a plurality of ground layers; a first differential signal wiring wired to a first signal layer among the plurality of signal layers; a second differential signal wiring wired to a second signal layer disposed above the first signal layer among the plurality of signal layers; a first signal via that extends in a laminating direction of the multilayer wiring board and is connected to the first differential signal wiring; a second signal via that is formed adjacent to the first signal via, extends in the laminating direction, and is connected to the first differential signal wiring; a third signal via that extends in the laminating direction and is connected to the second differential signal wiring, a stub of the third signal via being terminated above the first signal layer; and a fourth signal via that is formed adjacent to the third signal via, extends in the laminating direction, and is connected to the second differential signal wiring, a stub of the fourth signal via being terminated above the first signal layer, the first differential signal wiring being wired to pass between the fourth signal via and the third signal via.
According to another aspect of the embodiments, a multilayer wiring board includes a plurality of signal layers; a plurality of ground layers; a first differential signal wiring wired to a first signal layer among the plurality of signal layers; a second differential signal wiring wired to a second signal layer disposed below the first signal layer among the plurality of signal layers; a first signal via that extends in a laminating direction of the multilayer wiring board and is connected to the first differential signal wiring; a second signal via that is formed adjacent to the first signal via, extends in the laminating direction, and is connected to the first differential signal wiring; a third signal via that extends in the laminating direction and is connected to the second differential signal wiring; and a fourth signal via that is formed adjacent to the third signal via, extends in the laminating direction, and is connected to the second differential signal wiring, the first differential signal wiring being wired to pass between the fourth signal via and the third signal via.
The object and advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained with reference to accompanying drawings.
Note that the disclosed technology is not to be limited by the present Example. In Example below, relative positions of each element such as the vias in the multilayer wiring board in two dimensions are illustrated with a vertical direction indicated by the N1 and the N2 facing the figure and a horizontal direction indicated by an M1 and an M2 facing the figure as illustrated in
A multilayer wiring board 1A illustrated in
A via 10 is formed by filling a hole extending in a direction perpendicular to a laminating surface of the ground layer 2 and the signal layer 3 with a conductive substance such as copper. However, the hole does not have to be completely filled as long as it is conducted to the layers connected. Also, the plurality of vias 10 is formed on the laminating surface in a grid pattern at a predetermined pitch, as illustrated in
Moreover, the plurality of vias 10 includes a ground via 11 and a differential signal via 12. The differential signal via 12 is an example of a signal via. The ground via 11 is connected to the ground layer 2. Also, the differential signal via 12 is connected to the signal layer 3 through a signal land 13. For the convenience of explanation, a black circle indicates the ground via 11 and a hatched circle indicates the differential signal via 12 in
Furthermore, a signal via pair 21 includes, among the plurality of vias 10 disposed in the grid pattern at the predetermined pitch: a pair of the differential signal vias 12 formed by a pair of the vias 10 adjacent in an N1 or an N2 direction illustrated in
Moreover, a clearance 14 with a diameter larger than that of the differential signal via 12 is formed in the ground layer 2 through which the differential signal vias 12 in the signal via pair 21 are inserted, the clearance 14 preventing a short circuit between the differential signal vias 12. The clearance 14 is formed in a position not in contact with the differential signal vias 12.
Furthermore, a differential wiring 30 is disposed in a direction of drawing out a wiring, and this differential wiring 30 is used to draw out the wiring from the differential signal via 12 when the wiring is to be drawn out from the differential signal via 12 of the signal via pair 21. Note that the differential wiring 30 is an example of a signal wiring.
Furthermore, as illustrated in
Furthermore, the differential signal vias 12 in the first signal via pair 21A include a third differential signal via 12C and a fourth differential signal via 12D. The third differential signal via 12C and the fourth differential signal via 12D are connected to a second differential wiring 30B disposed in the ninth signal layer 31. The differential signal vias 12 in the second signal via pair 21B include a first differential signal via 12A and a second differential signal via 12B. The first differential signal via 12A and the second differential signal via 12B are connected to a first differential wiring 30A disposed in the third signal layer 3C. The first differential wiring 30A passes between the third differential signal via 12C and the fourth differential signal via 12D in the first signal via pair 21A.
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In Example 1, the third differential signal via 12C and the fourth differential signal via 12D in the first signal via pair 21A are connected to the second differential wiring 30B in the ninth signal layer 3I and extend to the eighth ground layer 2H by means of the stub 41. The third and the fourth differential signal vias 12C, 12D and the eighth ground layer 2H are separated by the clearance 14. Accordingly, the third differential signal via 12C and the fourth differential signal via 12D do not extend to the third signal layer 3C in which the first differential wiring 30A connected to the first differential signal via 12A and the second differential signal via 12B is disposed. As a result, the crosstalk can be reduced between the stub 41 of the third differential signal via 12C and the fourth differential signal via 12D in the first signal via pair 21A and the first differential wiring 30A connected to the second signal via pair 21B.
In Example 1, the stub 41 of the differential signal via 12A (12B) may be shortened to the extent the differential signal via 12C (12D) of the first signal via pair 21A does not extend to the signal layer 3 in which the first differential wiring 30A connected to the differential signal via 12A (12B) of the second signal via pair 21B is disposed. Therefore, the first differential wiring 30A is not limitedly disposed in a specific signal layer 3.
In Example 1, the pair of differential signal vias 12 in the signal via pair 21 is formed by the pair of vias 10 adjacent in the N1 or the N2 direction among the plurality of vias 10 disposed in the grid pattern at the predetermined pitch. However, the pair of differential signal vias 12 may also be formed by the pair of vias 10 adjacent in the M1 or the M2 direction. An embodiment in which the pair of differential signal vias 12 is formed by the pair of vias 10 adjacent in the M1 or the M2 direction will be described below as Example 2.
Now, a multilayer wiring board of Example 2 will be described.
A signal via pair 22 of a multilayer wiring board 1B illustrated in
In addition, as illustrated in
Furthermore, the differential signal vias 12 in the first signal via pair 22A include a third differential signal via 12G and a fourth differential signal via 12H. The third differential signal via 12G and the fourth differential signal via 12H are connected to a third differential wiring 30C disposed in a third signal layer 3C. The differential signal vias 12 in the second signal via pair 22B include a first differential signal via 12E and a second differential signal via 12F. The first differential signal via 12E and the second differential signal via 12F are connected to a fourth differential wiring 30D disposed in a ninth signal layer 3I. The fourth differential wiring 30D passes between the third differential signal via 12G and the fourth differential signal via 12H in the first signal via pair 22A.
Furthermore, a stub 41B of the first differential signal via 12E and the second differential signal via 12F in the second signal via pair 22B is longer than a stub 41A of the third differential signal via 12G and the fourth differential signal via 12H in the first signal via pair 22A. As a result, an electromagnetic wave leaks more from the differential signal vias 12E, 12F of the second signal via pair 22B than from the differential signal vias 12G, 12H of the first signal via pair 22A. In the multilayer wiring board 1B of Example 2, the fourth differential wiring 30D connected to the differential signal vias 12E, 12F of the second signal via pair 22B having the long stubs passes between the third differential signal via 12G and the fourth differential signal via 12H of the first signal via pair 22A having the short stubs.
The crosstalk would be different depending on in which of the plurality of signal layers 3 the third differential wiring 30C and the fourth differential wiring 30D are disposed.
For example, the crosstalk would be −32.6 dB when the third differential wiring 30C and the fourth differential wiring 30D are disposed in either the third signal layer 3C or the fifth signal layer 3E, the third differential wiring 30C in the fifth signal layer 3E and the fourth differential wiring 30D in the third signal layer 3C, for example. On the other hand, the crosstalk would be −34.9 dB when the third differential wiring 30C is disposed in the third signal layer 3C and the fourth differential wiring 30D is disposed in the fifth signal layer 3E, for example.
Therefore, the fourth differential wiring 30D connected to the differential signal via 12E (12F) of the second signal via pair 22B on the M2 side in the multilayer wiring board 1B is disposed in the signal layer 3 above the third differential wiring 30C connected to the differential signal via 12G (12H) of the first signal via pair 22A on the M1 side. As a result, the crosstalk can be reduced with the fourth differential wiring 30D being disposed in the signal layer 3 above the third differential wiring 30C.
In Example 2, the differential wiring 30 connected to the differential signal via 12 with a long stub passes between the differential signal vias 12 with relatively short stubs. For example, the fourth differential wiring 30D passes between the differential signal vias 12 with the relatively short stubs of the first signal via pair 22A on the front (M1: outer) side of the multilayer wiring board 1B, the fourth differential wiring 30D being connected to the differential signal via 12 with the relatively long stub of the second signal via pair 22B on the back (M2: inner) side. In short, the fourth differential wiring 30D is disposed in the signal layer above the third differential wiring 30C connected to the differential signal via 12 with the relatively short stub.
The third differential wiring 30C connected to the first signal via pair 22A, the differential signal via 12 of which has the relatively short stub, is disposed in the signal layer 3 below the fourth differential wiring 30D that receives the influence of the electromagnetic wave from the side of the second signal via pair 22B, the differential signal via 12 of which has the relatively long stub. As a result, the crosstalk can be reduced.
In Example 2, the pair of differential signal vias 12 in the signal via pair 22 is formed by the pair of vias 10 adjacent in the N1 or the N2 direction among the plurality of vias 10 disposed in the grid pattern at the predetermined pitch. However, the pair of differential signal vias 12 may also be formed by the pair of vias 10 adjacent in the M1 or the M2 direction.
Moreover, the specific numerical values in aforementioned Examples are given by way of example, but not limitation.
In one aspect, the crosstalk between the differential signal via and the differential wiring can be reduced.
All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes of aiding the reader in understanding the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to further the art, and are not to be construed as limitations to such specifically recited examples and conditions, nor does the organization of such examples in the specification relate to a showing of the superiority and inferiority of the invention. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it should be understood that the various changes, substitutions, and alterations could be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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2012-035359 | Feb 2012 | JP | national |