# US 2021/0345486 A1 · Method and apparatus for terminating an electrical cable to an integrated circuit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0345486 A1 - Document ID: US20210345486A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/378,949 - Filed: 2021-07-19 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-14 - Assignees: Samtec, Inc. - Applicants: Samtec, Inc. - Inventors: James Dunlop - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210345486A1 ## CPC - H05K 1/111: {Pads for surface mounting, e.g. lay-out} - H01R 12/53: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables - H05K 1/0296: {Conductive pattern lay-out details not covered by sub groups H05K1/02 - H05K1/0295 (H05K1/11 takes precedence; lay-out adapted to mounted component configuration H05K1/18)} - H05K 3/403: {Edge contacts; Windows or holes in the substrate having plural connections on the walls thereof (H05K3/4092 takes precedence)} - H05K 2201/0919: Exposing inner circuit layers or metal planes at the side edge of the printed circuit board [PCB] or at the walls of large holes - H05K 2201/09236: Parallel layout - H05K 2201/094: Array of pads or lands differing from one another, e.g. in size, pitch or thickness; Using different connections on the pads - H05K 2201/09809: Coaxial layout - H05K 2201/09845: Stepped hole, via, edge, bump or conductor - H05K 2201/10356: Cables - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical component is configured to allow electrical cables to be mounted directly to a package substrate, such that electrical traces of the package substrate directly place the electrical cables in electrical communication with an integrated circuit that is mounted to the package substrate without passing through any separable interfaces of an electrical connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical connector comprising: a glass substrate having opposed first and second outer surfaces separated by a first direction; and a plurality of electrical traces that are supported by the glass substrate and extend along a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, further comprising mounted electrical cables that are in electrical communication with respective ones of the electrical traces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical connector as recited in claim 2, further comprising an electrical insulator disposed at an interface between the cables and the glass substrate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical traces comprise a plurality of electrical signal traces and a plurality of electrical ground traces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical ground traces are disposed adjacent the electrical signal traces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein at least some of the electrical traces are embedded in the glass substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein at least some of the electrical traces extend along the first surface of the glass substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in electrical communication with an electrical component. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electrical connector as recited in claim 8, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in direct contact with the electrical component. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electrical connector as recited in claim 8, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in electrical communication with a second electrical component, thereby placing the electrical components in electrical communication with each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in electrical communication with an electrical component that is mounted on the glass substrate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in direct contact with the electrical component. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein the electrical traces are configured to be placed in electrical communication with a second electrical component, thereby placing the electrical components in electrical communication with each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector further comprises an electrically insulative material that extends along the glass substrate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electrical connector as recited in claim 14, wherein the glass substrate is insert molded in the electrically insulative material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 16) The electrical connector as recited in claim 16, wherein the electrically insulative material comprises a resin. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, further comprising electrical contact pads that are supported by the glass substrate, are in electrical communication with the electrical traces, respectively, and configured to be placed in electrical contact with a complementary electrical component. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the electrical traces extend along the direction that is perpendicular to the first direction in their respective entireties. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the substrate has a first layer that defines the first outer surface and a second layer that defines the second outer surface, wherein an electrical signal conductor of an electrical cable is configured to be mounted to the first layer, and an electrical ground of the electrical cable that is electrically insulated from the electrical signal conductor is configured to be mounted to the second layer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is lead-free.