Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts
US6994569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/941
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector according to the invention includes a linear contact array of electrically conductive contacts and a lead frame into which the contacts at least partially extend. The contacts may be selectively designated as either ground or signal contacts such that, in a first designation, the contacts form at least one differential signal pair comprising a pair of signal contacts, and, in a second designation, the contacts form at least one single-ended signal conductor.
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