High-speed performance electrical connector for modular electronics systems

A chassis comprising:

• one or more plugs, each plug configured to couple a respective module to the chassis;
• wherein at least one of the one or more plugs comprises a compressible gap filling material configured to fill an air gap between an end of a connector inserted into the plug and a back surface of the at least one plug to meet signal performance acceptance criteria;
• and
• a respective mechanism for connecting each respective module to the chassis via a corresponding plug of the one or more plugs,
• each respective mechanism comprising:
• an element configured to move the respective module towards a backplane of the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate a designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between an end of a connector of the respective module and a back surface of the corresponding plug when the connector is inserted into the corresponding plug,
• wherein the element comprises a first spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a top end of the chassis and a second spring-loaded plunger assembly configured at a bottom end of the chassis.

A mechanism for connecting a module to a chassis, the mechanism comprising:

• a plug configured to couple the module to the chassis and comprising gap filling material configured to fill an air gap between an end of a connector inserted into the plug and a back surface of the plug to meet signal performance acceptance criteria;
• and
• one of:
• a first element configured to move the module towards a backplane of the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate a designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between the end of the connector of the module and the back surface of the plug when the connector is inserted into the plug;
• or
• a second element configured to move the backplane towards the chassis to effectively reduce or eliminate the designed-in and/or tolerance-induced gap between the end of the connector and the back surface of the plug when the connector is inserted into the plug.