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power and force paths be larger than the signal paths. In a multi-layer board, an internal layer may be mostly solid copper to act as a ground plane for shielding and power return. For microwave printed circuits, transmission lines can be laid out in a planar form, such as stripline circuit imprimat stackup cu or microstrip, with