Electrical component connector with misalignment compensation
US7717627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10446
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transceiver module is provided that includes an optical subassembly having an extension with traces corresponding to traces defined on an associated transceiver substrate. A connector element including a flexible, non-electrically conductive substrate within which is disposed an array of conductors is placed between overlapping portions of the extension and the transceiver substrate so that upper ends of some of the conductors contact the traces of the extension, while lower ends of those same conductors contact the corresponding traces of the transceiver substrate. In this way, the connector element provides electrical communication between the optical subassembly and transceiver substrate, while also accommodating misalignment that may be present, or develop, in the transceiver module components.
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