System and method for incorporating an inline inductor into a connector

A method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising:

• providing a printed circuit board (PCB) layer;
• coupling a first input pin to the PCB layer, wherein the first input pin is configured to electrically couple to a first transmission line of a first pair of transmission lines;
• coupling a first output pin to the PCB layer, wherein the first output pin is configured to couple to a second transmission line of the first pair of transmission lines, wherein the first input pin and the first output pin are electrically coupled to one another such that a first signal from the first transmission line is transposed to the second transmission line;
• coupling a second input pin to the PCB layer, wherein the second input pin is configured to electrically coupled to the second transmission line of the first pair of transmission lines;
• and
• coupling a second output pin to the PCB layer, wherein the second output pin is configured to couple to the first transmission line of the first pair of transmission lines, wherein the second input pin and the second output pin are electrically coupled to one another such that a second signal from the second transmission line is transposed to the first transmission line;
• providing a first inductor on the PCB layer in series between the first input pin and the first output pin;
• wherein the first inductor is at least partially provided via a first planar inductor comprising a conductor disposed in a spiral shape.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a printed circuit board (PCB) layer;
• a first pair of differential transmission lines;
• a first input pin electrically coupled a first transmission line of the first differential transmission lines;
• a first output pin electrically coupled to a second transmission line of the first differential transmission lines, wherein the first input pin and the first output pin are electrically coupled to one another such that a first signal from the first transmission line is transposed to the second transmission line;
• a second input pin electrically coupled to the second transmission line of the differential transmission lines;
• and
• a second output pin electrically coupled to the first transmission line of the first differential transmission lines, wherein the second input pin and the second output pin are electrically coupled to one another such that a second signal from the second transmission line is transposed to the first transmission line;
• providing a first inductor on the PCB layer in series between the first input pin and the first output pin;
• wherein the first inductor is at least partially provided via a first planar inductor comprising a conductor disposed in a spiral shape.