Vehicle camera with smd pad for coaxial cable connection

A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:

• a front housing portion comprising a lens;
• a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, wherein said circuitry is associated with an imager of said camera;
• a rear housing portion having a connector portion configured for connection of a coaxial cable of a vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• a coaxial header element comprising a core pin connecting element and a shielding connecting element;
• wherein said circuit board comprises a first solder pad for soldering said core pin connecting element at said circuit board, and wherein said circuit board comprises a second solder pad that partially circumscribes said first solder pad for soldering said shielding connecting element at said circuit board;
• wherein said first solder pad and said second solder pad are configured to be heated to melt solder disposed thereat when said coaxial header element is disposed at said circuit board;
• wherein said second solder pad only partially circumscribes said first solder pad so as to have a gap between opposing ends of said second solder pad, and wherein said gap is configured to allow for escape of gases that evaporate out of the solder during the soldering process;
• wherein said core pin connecting element electrically connects between a core pin of the connected coaxial cable and circuitry of said circuit board, and wherein said shielding connecting element electrically connects between shielding of the connected coaxial cable and circuitry of said circuit board;
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• wherein said coaxial header electrically connects to terminals of said connector portion of said rear housing portion to electrically connect the core pin and the shielding of the connected coaxial cable to said core pin connecting element and said shielding connecting element, respectively, and to the respective circuitry of said circuit board.

A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:

• a front housing portion comprising a lens;
• a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, wherein said circuitry is associated with an imager of said camera;
• a rear housing portion having a connector portion configured for connection of a coaxial cable of a vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• wherein said circuit board comprises a first solder pad for soldering a core pin connecting element, and wherein said circuit board comprises a second solder pad that partially circumscribes said first solder pad for soldering a shielding connecting element;
• wherein said second solder pad only partially circumscribes said first solder pad so as to have a gap between opposing ends of said second solder pad, and wherein said gap is configured to allow for escape of gases that evaporate out of the solder during the soldering process;
• wherein the soldering process comprises heating said first solder pad and said second solder pad to melt solder disposed thereat;
• a shielding sublayer disposed between said second solder pad and said circuit board, and wherein said shielding sublayer provides enhanced shielding;
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• wherein said core pin connecting element electrically connects between a core pin of the connected coaxial cable and circuitry of said circuit board, and wherein said shielding connecting element electrically connects between shielding of the connected coaxial cable and circuitry of said circuit board.