Patent · US Active

Reference metal layer for setting the impedance of metal contacts of a connector

US11800637B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
4References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2022
Grant dateOct 24, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/09709
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.