In this paper we present the new patent pending transmission line technology, PMTL™ that promises to revolutionize PCB and CMOS interconnects as well as improving the fidelity of testing connectivity and parallelism across the spectrum. We will compare the electrical performance of the PMTL™ with other similar transmission lines such as microstrip, stripline, and CPW and show that it provides superior performance with best signal integrity. We will also provide some photographs of the samples to demonstrate some possible applications of the PMTL™ technology for uFlex cable, and buses, wideband wafer probes, universal test sockets and as a means for ATE tower top simplification and providing high fidelity testing connecting.

RFCONNEXT, Inc.’s new interconnect technology can help resolve the most challenging Signal Integrity and Testing Connectivity problems. We have developed a patent pending Transmission Line (PMTL™) that is capable of sustaining a very low radiation and dissipation loss propagation mode with perfect impedance control up to THz band. The PMTL™ can be manufactured using the current photolithographic processes in PCB and or CMOS. This transmission line can be embedded in microscopic layers that allows many new applications for interconnecting with superior signal integrity at chip level, module level, and system level as will be partially illustrated here. In this paper we will demonstrate the performance of the technology from DC-50GHz, but analysis and EM simulation based on current processes has demonstrated extended performance to 220GHz and beyond[1-3]. This highly efficient and broad band interconnect technology helps open up your Eye Diagram, to provide low jitter, and minimize ISI, and reduce noise effect, for your mixed signals lines as well as your power lines. It further allows designers to embed passive and active components easily. It will provide unprecedented technical capabilities to help mitigate risks in Signal Integrity and eliminate many Testing Connectivity Problems Across the spectrums.