Electrical connector, cable and apparatus utilizing same
AssigneeATI Technologies ULC
InventorJames D. Hunkins
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Abstract
An electrical connector, such as a circuit board connector, includes a housing having therein a divided multi-connector element. The electrical connector is adapted to electrically connect with a substrate, such as a circuit board. The divided multi-connector element includes a divided electrical contact configuration that includes a first group or subassembly of electrical contacts physically separate from an adjacent and second group or subassembly of contacts. The first group of electrical contacts and second group of electrical contacts each include a row of lower contacts and upper contacts. The second group of electrical contacts has an identical but mirrored configuration as the first group of electrical contacts.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing;
- a divided multi-connector element in the housing comprising:
- a divided electrical contact configuration comprised of a first group of electrical contacts divided from an adjacent and second group of contacts, the first group of electrical contacts comprising:
- a row of lower contacts and upper contacts;
- and
- the second group of electrical contacts having an identical and mirrored configuration as the first group of electrical contacts comprising:
- an identical and mirrored corresponding row of lower contacts and upper contacts.
An electronic device comprising:
- an electronic circuit substrate;
- an electrical connector operatively coupled to the electronic circuit substrate, comprising:
- a housing;
- a divided multi-connector element in the housing comprising:
- a divided electrical contact configuration comprised of a first group of electrical contacts divided from an adjacent and second group of contacts, the first group of electrical contacts comprising:
- a first row of lower contacts and upper contacts;
- and
- the second group of electrical contacts having an identical and mirrored configuration as the first group of electrical contacts comprising:
- an identical and mirrored corresponding second row of lower contacts and upper contacts;
- electronic circuitry located on the electronic circuit substrate and operatively coupled to the first group of electrical contacts divided from an adjacent and second group of contacts such that the first row of lower contacts is coupled to provide differential clock signals in a center portion thereof and a plurality of differential data pair signals on either side of the center portion thereof and wherein the first row of upper contacts provide control signals associated with the differential data pair signals.
An electronic device comprising:
- an electronic circuit substrate;
- an electrical connector operatively coupled to the electronic circuit substrate, comprising:
- a housing comprising therein:
- a first row of lower contacts and upper contacts;
- electronic circuitry located on the electronic circuit substrate and operatively coupled to the contacts such that the first row of lower contacts is coupled to provide differential clock signals in a center portion thereof and a plurality of differential data pair signals one either side of the center portion thereof and wherein the first row of upper contacts provide control signals associated with the differential data pair signals.
An electrical connector comprising a housing sized to provide a footprint of approximately 12 mm×32 mm and a profile of approximately 32 mm×6 mm and comprising 68 pins configured in a row of lower contacts and upper contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.