Paddle card and method for manufacturing the same, and electrical connector having the paddle card
US12347985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2107/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A miniaturized paddle card assembly that provides high-speed, high-performance transmission. The paddle card has two or more rows of contact pads for mating with complementary conductors, two or more rows of terminals for cable termination, and alternating dielectric layers and metal layers. The two or more rows of terminals are disposed on respective metal layers. Such a configuration enables conductive traces electrically connecting corresponding contact pads and terminals to be substantially straight, and therefore reduces the lengths of the conductive traces. It is also reduced that the size of the paddle card in both a lateral direction parallel to the rows and a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction, without changing the thickness of the paddle card. With the paddle card assembly provided herein, the integrity of the signals transmitted therethrough can be maintained and/or improved at higher speed.
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