Hybrid card-edge connectors and power terminals for high-power applications

A power terminal for a connector, the power terminal comprising:

• a first conductive sheet comprising:
• a first joining portion,
• at least two first fingers extending from the first joining portion and having first contact surfaces arranged in a first row, and
• a first mounting portion extending from the first joining portion and configured to mount to a substrate;
• and
• a second conductive sheet comprising:
• a second joining portion,
• at least two second fingers extending from the second joining portion and having second contact surfaces arranged in a second row, and
• a second mounting portion extending from the second joining portion and configured to mount to the substrate,
• wherein the first mounting portion is comprised of first and second mounting tails disposed on opposite sides of the second mounting portion such that the second mounting portion is located between the first and second mounting tails of the first mounting portion, and such that mounting ends of the first and second mounting portions are aligned in a third row.

A power terminal assembly for a connector, the assembly comprising:

• a first power terminal;
• and
• a second power terminal facing the first power terminal such that a card-receiving gap is between the first and second power terminals,
• wherein each of the first and second power terminals is comprised of:
• a first conductive sheet comprising:
• a first joining portion,
• at least two first fingers extending from the first joining portion and having first contact surfaces arranged in a first row, and
• a first mounting portion extending from the first joining portion and configured to mount to a substrate, the first mounting portion being comprised of first and second mounting tails, and
• a second conductive sheet comprising:
• a second joining portion,
• at least two second fingers extending from the second joining portion and having second contact surfaces arranged in a second row, and
• a second mounting portion extending from the second joining portion and configured to mount to the substrate, the second mounting portion being disposed between the first and second mounting tails of the first mounting portion.