Midboard cable termination assembly

A system, comprising:

• a printed circuit board having a surface comprising a plurality of conductive pads on the surface;
• a mid-board cable termination assembly, comprising:
• a frame having a surface mounted against the surface of the printed circuit board at a location in an interior portion spaced from an edge of the printed circuit board;
• a first material molded around a plurality of terminals within the frame, the first material holding the plurality of terminals within the frame;
• a lid;
• a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables comprising a conductor;
• a plurality of compressive electrical contacts, each of the plurality of compressive electrical contacts comprising a first portion aligned with a respective pad of the plurality of conductive pads and a second portion electrically coupled to a respective conductor of a respective cable of the plurality of cables,
• wherein:
• the second portion is coupled to an exposed pad on a first side of a member that comprises conductive interconnects,
• the respective conductor is terminated to a conductive interconnect on a second side of the member that is opposite the first side of the member such that first ends of the plurality of cables are terminated,
• the lid comprises at least one curved projection configured to align with an edge of the first material and comprises a material that is compliant to accommodate the terminated first ends of the plurality of cables, and
• the conductive interconnect is proximate another conductive interconnect terminating a respective second conductor of the respective cable;
• and
• a releasable attachment mechanism configured to releasably hold the lid in a closed position,
• wherein the frame and the lid are mechanically coupled to the printed circuit board such that, when the lid is held in the closed position, the lid exerts a force on the plurality of compressive electrical contacts, urging the first portions of the plurality of compressive electrical contacts into contact with respective pads of the plurality of conductive pads;
• a first component coupled to the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the mid-board cable termination assembly via the printed circuit board;
• and
• a connector mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board at the edge of the printed circuit board and connected to the plurality of cables such that the connector is electrically connected to the mid-board cable termination assembly.

A method of operating a mid-board cable termination assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting terminated first ends of a plurality of cables into a frame of the mid-board cable termination assembly such that the terminated first ends contact a plurality of terminals within the frame, wherein:
• a first material is molded around the plurality of terminals,
• the first material is disposed within the frame and holds the plurality of terminals within the frame,
• the frame is coupled to a surface of a first printed circuit board at a location in an interior portion spaced from an edge of the first printed circuit board,
• each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a plurality of conductors disposed at least in part within a layer surrounding the plurality of conductors,
• the terminated first ends of each cable of the plurality of cables each comprises a portion of each of the plurality of conductors, and
• the portion of each of the plurality of conductors is configured to contact a respective pad in parallel,
• latching a member in a position that generates a force on a plurality of compressive electrical contacts against pads on the surface of the first printed circuit board, wherein each of the plurality of compressive electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a respective conductor of a cable of the plurality of cables, and wherein the member comprises a lid with at least one curved projection configured to align with an edge of the first material and wherein the lid comprises a material that is compliant to accommodate the terminated first ends of the plurality of cables, and
• mating an assembly comprising a second printed circuit board with a connector mounted to the first printed circuit board at the edge of the first printed circuit board and terminating second ends of the plurality of cables such that a first component mounted to the first printed circuit board is electrically connected to the second printed circuit board through the connector, the plurality of cables, the mid-board cable termination assembly and the first printed circuit board.