US 11,637,390 B2 · I/O connector configured for cable connection to a midboard

Abstract

An I/O connector assembly configured for making a cabled connection to an interior portion of a printed circuit board for signals passing through the connector. The assembly may include a receptacle connector, a cage and cables, terminated to conductive elements of the terminal subassemblies, extending through the cage to the midboard. The terminal subassemblies may have first type conductive elements configured for mounting to the printed circuit board and second type conductive elements configured for terminating cables. Features may be included for precise positioning of the receptacle connector formed with the terminal subassemblies relative to the cage such that connector to connector variation in the positioning of the contact portions of the conductive elements in the terminal subassembly is provided. A mating plug may be designed with low wipe, which improves high frequency performance of the mated connector system.

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Dependent claims

An receptacle connector comprising:

a housing configured to receive a mating connector;
a terminal subassembly coupled to the housing, the terminal subassembly comprising:
a plurality of conductive elements, wherein:
each conductive element of the plurality of conductive elements comprises a contact portion, a contact tail and an intermediate portion joining the contact portion and the contact tail;
the contact portions of the plurality of conductive elements are positioned in a row;
the plurality of conductive elements comprises a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors;
and
a shield comprising concave sections and flat portions, wherein the concave portions are aligned with signal conductors of the plurality of signal conductors and the flat portions are welded to ground conductors of the plurality of ground conductors.

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An electrical connector comprising:

a plurality of terminal subassemblies, wherein each of the plurality of terminal subassemblies comprises:
a plurality of conductive elements, wherein:
each conductive element of the plurality of conductive elements comprises a contact portion, a contact tail and an intermediate portion joining the contact portion and the contact tail;
the contact portions of the plurality of conductive elements are positioned in a row;
the plurality of conductive elements comprises a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors;
and
a first conductive member welded to intermediate portions of ground conductors of the plurality of ground conductors;
a second conductive member welded to the intermediate portions of ground conductors of the plurality of ground conductors.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

I/O connector configured for cable connection to a midboard

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I/O connector configured for cable connection to a midboard

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Abstract

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