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US 6,053,770 AGranted
Cable assembly adapted with a circuit board
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorHans Arie Blom
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Abstract
An electrical cable assembly (1) is adapted with a circuit board (9) for connection of a pin connector (2) to a cable (2), and wherein, signal pins (5) of the connector (2) connect to contact pads (10) on a first side (11) of the circuit board (9), insulated conductors (7) of the cable (2) connect to contact pads (10') on a second side (12) of the circuit board (9), and ground pins (6) of the connector (2) and conducting shields (18) on the insulated conductors (7) connect to a ground plane (14) on the circuit board (9).
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An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- an electrical cable connected to an electrical connector,
- a circuit board having a first side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having a second side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having a thickness of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the thickness of the circuit board having conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board,
- the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board being connected to the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board,
- the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board being connected to the second conducting pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having a ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the electrical connector having a housing of the electrical connector,
- the electrical connector having signal pins of the electrical connector,
- the electrical connector having ground pins of the electrical connector,
- the ground pins of the electrical connector being connected to the ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the signal pins of the electrical connector being connected to the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the electrical cable having insulated signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable, and
- the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable being connected to the second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- whereby, the signal pins of the electrical connector are connected to the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable by having the signal pins of the electrical connector being connected to the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board, and by having the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board being connected to the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board, and by having the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board being connected to the second conducting pads that are on the second side of the circuit board, and by having the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable being connected to the second conducting pads that are on the second side of the circuit board.
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An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- an electrical cable connected to an electrical connector,
- a circuit board having a first side of the circuit board and first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having a second side of the circuit board and second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having a thickness of the circuit board and circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board,
- the circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board being connected to the first contact pads that are on a first side of the circuit board, and being connected to the second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the electrical connector having a housing of the electrical connector and having signal pins of the electrical connector and having ground pins of the electrical connector,
- the signal pins of the electrical connector being connected to the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the electrical cable having insulated signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable being connected to the second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- whereby, the signal pins of the electrical connector are connected to the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable by having the signal pins of the electrical connector being connected to the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board, and by having the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board being connected to the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board, and by having the conducting circuit paths that are on the thickness of the circuit board being connected to the second conducting pads that are on the second side of the circuit board, and by having the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable being connected to the second conducting pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having thereon a ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the ground plane that is on the circuit board having first unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the first unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board extend between the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board extend beside and parallel to the first unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board to control impedance,
- the ground plane that is on the circuit board having second unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the ground pins of the electrical connector being connected to the second unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board,
- the second unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board extend between the second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board, and
- the second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board extend beside and parallel to the second unitary ground pads that are unitary with the ground plane that is on the circuit board to control impedance.
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An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- an electrical cable connected to an electrical connector,
- a circuit board having on a first side thereof first contact pads that are on the first side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having on a second side thereof second contact pads that are on the second side of the circuit board,
- the electrical cable having insulated signal transmitting conductors connected to the second contact pads,
- the electrical connector having a housing of the electrical connector and ground pins of the electrical connector and signal pins of the electrical connector, the signal pins being connected to the first contact pads on the first side of the circuit board,
- the circuit board having on a thickness thereof circuit paths that connect to the first contact pads and to the second contact pads, whereby, the signal pins of the electrical connector are connected to the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable by the signal pins being connected to the first contact pads on the first side of the circuit board, and by the first contact pads being connected to the circuit paths on the thickness of the circuit board, and by the circuit paths being connected to the second contact pads on the second side of the circuit board, and by the signal transmitting conductors of the electrical cable being connected to the second contact pads,
- the circuit board having thereon a ground plane, and the ground pins of the electrical connector being connected to the ground plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.