Resonance modifying connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsKent E. Regnier, Patrick R. Casher, Jerry A. Long
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Abstract
A connector assembly is provided that is suitable for modifying the resonant frequency of ground terminals used in conjunction with high data rate signal terminals. Ground terminals may be interconnected with a conductive bridge so as to provide ground terminals with a predetermined maximum effective electrical length. Reducing the effective electrical length of the ground terminal can move the resonance frequencies of the connector outside the operational range of frequencies at which signals will be transmitted.
Claims14
A method of providing an electrical connector with a ground terminal having an electrical length less than a predetermined value, comprising:
- providing a housing;
- positioning a first wafer, a second wafer and a third wafer in the housing, the first wafer including a first ground terminal defining a first electrical path, the second wafer including a signal terminal and the third wafer including a second ground terminal defining a second electrical path;
- and
- providing a bridge between the first and second ground terminals, the bridge shorting the first ground terminal to the second ground terminal so as to reduce an electrical length between impedance discontinuities along the first and second ground members to less than a desired effective electrical length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.