MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541039530 A) filed by Ciena Corporation on April 24, 2025, for Narrow And Elongated Anti-Pad For High-Speed Serdes Vias.

Inventors include Mukul Tripathi; Rampratap Mahawar; Krishan Kant Verma; Prem Singh; and Ujjwal Tripathi.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A signal transition structure (300) includes a via (202) extending through a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, the via defining a via pitch (a) and a via center (203); and an anti-pad (201) disposed about the via (202), the anti-pad (201) including an elongated geometry defining a length, a width narrower than the length...