Connector assembly of supporting forward and reverse insertion function, and female connector
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorGuang-Yi Zeng
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector includes N pins with different lengths, and the N pins respectively correspond to N different transmission signals. The female connector includes N signal layers configured to transmit the N different transmission respectively, and each of the N signal layers includes N pass gates. One of the N pass gates of each of the N signal layers is configured to be coupled to a corresponding one of the N pins.
Claims10
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a male connector, comprising N pins with different lengths, wherein the N pins respectively correspond to N different transmission signals;
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- a female connector, comprising N signal layers configured to transmit the N different transmission respectively, wherein each of the N signal layers comprises N pass gates, and one of the N pass gates of each of the N signal layers is configured to be coupled to a corresponding one of the N pins;
- wherein distances between the N signal layers and the male connector are different from each other;
- wherein when the male connector is engaged with the female connector, the N pins of the male connector are respectively in contact with the N pass gates on different signal layers, so that the N pins are respectively coupled to different signal layers by the N pass gates.
A female connector, configured to be coupled to a male connector, wherein the male connector has N pins with different lengths, the N pins respectively correspond to N different transmission signals, and the female connector comprises:
- N signal layers, configured to transmit the N different transmission respectively, wherein each of the N signal layers comprises N pass gates, and one of the N pass gates of each of the N signal layers is configured to be coupled to a corresponding one of the N pins;
- wherein distances between the N signal layers and the male connector are different from each other;
- wherein when the male connector is engaged with the female connector, the N pins of the male connector are respectively in contact with the N pass gates on different signal layers, so that the N pins are respectively coupled to different signal layers by the N pass gates.
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