Thin-film circuit connector assembly

A connector assembly, comprising:

• a receptacle module, comprising:
• a thin-film circuit comprising a flexible body having a signal path and at least one ground path disposed thereon;
• a coaxial adaptor assembly comprising a conductor receptacle disposed within a coaxial adaptor, wherein the signal path of the thin-film circuit is conductively coupled to the conductor receptacle, and wherein the at least one ground path is conductively coupled to the coaxial adaptor;
• a housing having a front aperture in which the coaxial adaptor and the conductor receptacle are positioned, the housing comprising a mating end and a termination end;
• and
• a latch pivotably coupled to the housing at the termination end, the latch being adjustable between an open position in which the thin-film circuit is releasable from the housing, and a closed position in which the latch applies a compression force against the thin-film circuit to secure the thin-film circuit to the housing.

A connector assembly, comprising:

• a plug module, comprising:
• a first thin-film circuit comprising a first flexible body having a first signal path and at least one first ground path disposed thereon;
• a first coaxial adaptor assembly comprising a first conductor and a first coaxial adaptor, wherein the first signal path is conductively coupled to the first conductor;
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• a first housing having a first front aperture in which the first conductor is positioned;
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• a receptacle module detachably attachable to the plug module, the receptacle module comprising:
• a second thin-film circuit comprising a second flexible body having a second signal path and at least one second ground path disposed thereon;
• a second coaxial adaptor assembly comprising a conductor receptacle and a second coaxial adaptor, wherein the second signal path is conductively coupled to the conductor receptacle;
• and
• a second housing having a second front aperture in which the second coaxial adaptor is positioned, the second coaxial adaptor configured to mate with the first coaxial adaptor to establish electrical communication between the first conductor and the conductor receptacle,
• wherein at least one of the plug module and the receptacle module comprises a latch pivotably coupled to a respective housing, the latch being adjustable between an open position in which a respective thin-film circuit is releasable from the respective housing, and a closed position in which the latch applies a compression force against the respective thin-film circuit to secure the respective thin-film circuit to the respective housing.