Orthogonal interface for connecting circuit boards carrying differential pairs
US6705895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/518
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly is provided including a plurality of wafers having ground and signal traces with the signal traces being arranged in differential pairs, a first connector housing including channels adapted to retain a first group of wafers, and a second connector housing including channels adapted to retain a second group of wafers. The electrical connector assembly also includes signal contacts joining the differential pairs of the signal traces on the first group of wafers with corresponding differential pairs of the signal traces on the second group of wafers. The first and second connector housings join the first group of wafers in a non-parallel relationship to the second group of wafers.
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