Connector With Electrostatic Discharge Protection

An electronic device having electrostatic discharge protection comprising:

• a circuit board having a top surface;
• and
• an electrical connector mounted to the top surface of the circuit board, the electrical connector comprising a body that defines a socket having electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with electrical contacts along a bottom surface of the component module when the component module is inserted in the socket, and an electrostatic discharge dissipative element configured to make contact with the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module before the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module make electrical contact with the electrical contacts of the socket.

A method of manufacturing an electrical connector having electrostatic discharge protection comprising:

• providing a body that defines a socket having electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with electrical contacts along a bottom surface of a component module when the component module is inserted in the socket;
• and
• mounting an electrostatic discharge dissipative element to the body in a manner such that when the component module is inserted in the socket, the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module make contact with the electrostatic discharge dissipative before the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module make electrical contact with the electrical contacts of the socket.