Noise Suppression Sheet With Misaligned Composite Layers

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Solution Overview

Problem

As digital circuit operation speeds increase, electronic apparatuses face erroneous operations and adverse human effects due to electromagnetic noise, necessitating an effective noise suppression solution.

Innovation Solution

A noise suppression sheet with a novel configuration comprising composite layers of insulating resin, non-magnetic metal, and metal magnetic layers, featuring through holes that are misaligned between layers and having a multilayer structure on the inner surfaces, which effectively absorbs and reflects electromagnetic noise.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a conventional single-layer noise suppression structure is used, then the structure is simple, but the noise suppression effectiveness is insufficient and the structure cannot be sufficiently thinned

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise suppression effectivenessVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The noise suppression sheet is divided into multiple composite layers, each containing an insulating resin layer, a non-magnetic metal layer, and a metal magnetic layer. This segmentation allows each layer to contribute differently to noise suppression (reflection from non-magnetic layer, absorption from magnetic layer) while enabling the overall structure to be thinner and more effective than a single-layer design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite layers combining insulating resin, non-magnetic metal, and metal magnetic materials. This composite structure leverages the complementary properties of each material: the insulating resin provides dielectric properties and structural integrity, the non-magnetic metal layer reflects electromagnetic noise, and the magnetic metal layer absorbs noise, achieving superior noise suppression effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If air layers are present between composite layers, then manufacturing is easier, but frequency dependence of the dielectric constant increases and noise suppression performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise suppression performanceVSAvoidlayer bonding difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The insulating resin layer contains voids (porous structure) that are filled with conductive liquid during manufacturing. This porous structure allows the conductive liquid to penetrate and bond the composite layers together, eliminating air layers while maintaining manufacturing feasibility. The conductive liquid fills the voids and creates reliable electrical and mechanical connections between layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Solution Approach 2:

The conductive liquid acts as an intermediary substance that fills the voids in the insulating resin layer and bonds the composite layers together. This intermediary material eliminates air layers between layers, prevents frequency dependence issues, while simplifying the manufacturing process by providing a liquid-state bonding agent that can be easily applied.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Length of moving object

If the sheet is thinned to reduce size, then the apparatus size is reduced, but the noise suppression effectiveness may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesheet thicknessVSAvoidnoise suppression effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

By dividing the noise suppression sheet into multiple thin composite layers, each layer can be made sufficiently thin while collectively maintaining adequate total thickness for effective noise suppression. The segmented structure allows optimization of each layer's thickness for its specific function (reflection, absorption) while achieving overall thinness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The composite layer structure combines materials with complementary noise suppression mechanisms (reflection from non-magnetic metal, absorption from magnetic metal) in a thin configuration. This composite approach maximizes noise suppression effectiveness per unit thickness, enabling the sheet to be thinned while maintaining or improving performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The sheet achieves excellent magnetic shielding characteristics, allowing for thinning while maintaining effective noise suppression across a high frequency band, reducing frequency dependence of the dielectric constant and preventing air layer formation between layers.

Implementation Method 1

a non-magnetic metal layer 20, and a metal magnetic layer 30 formed on the non-magnetic metal layer 20... effectively absorbs and reflects electromagnetic noise

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Implementation Method 2

a metal magnetic layer 30 formed on the non-magnetic metal layer 20... effectively absorbs and reflects electromagnetic noise

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentUS11516951B2Noise suppression sheet
Publication Date: 2022.11.29 TDK CORP
  • US11516951B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A noise suppression sheet comprises at least one composite layer, the composite layer including: an insulating resin layer; a non-magnetic metal layer formed on the insulating resin layer; and a metal magnetic layer formed on the non-magnetic metal layer, and the composite layer has a through hole. When the noise suppression sheet comprises a plurality of composite layers, the through holes are misaligned in adjacent composite layers in the laminating direction.