Differential signal electrical connectors
AssigneeTeradyne, Inc.
InventorsThomas S. Cohen, Mark W. Gailus, Philip T. Stokoe
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Abstract
An electrical connector for transferring a plurality of differential signals between electrical components. The connector is made of modules that have a plurality of pairs of signal conductors with a first signal path and a second signal path. Each signal path has a pair of contact portions, and an interim section extending between the contact portions. For each pair of signal conductors, a first distance between the interim sections is less than a second distance between the pair of signal conductors and any other pair of signal conductors of the plurality. Embodiments are shown that increase routability.
Claims20
An electrical connector module providing pairs of differential signals between electrical components, the connector module comprising:
- a housing with a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface and a third surface perpendicular to the first and second surfaces;
- a plurality of pairs of differential signal conductors, with each of the differential signal conductors having a first contact portion, a second contact portion and an interim section between the first and second contact portions;
- the first contact portions of the differential signal conductors extending through the third surface of the housing;
- the interim sections of the differential signal, conductors being disposed in the housing of the connector module;
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- the differential signal conductors being configured so that for each pair of differential signal conductors, the interim sections are overlayed along a plane transversing the first and second surfaces of the housing.
An electrical connector module providing pairs of differential signals between electrical components, the connector module comprising:
- a housing with a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface and a third surface perpendicular to the first and second surfaces;
- a plurality of pairs of differential signal conductors, with each of the differential signal conductors having a first contact portion, a second contact portion and an interim section between the first and second contact portions;
- the first contact portions of the differential signal conductors extending through the third surface of the housing;
- the interim sections of the differential signal conductors being disposed in the housing of the connector module;
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- the differential signal conductors being configured so that for each pair of differential signal conductors, the interim sections are overlayed along a plane parallel to the first and second surfaces of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.