Memory card connector with auxiliary printed circuit board

A memory card connector for mounting on a main printed circuit board having a header connector thereon, comprising:

• an insulating housing having a rear terminal-mounting section and at least one longitudinal side wall section extending forwardly from one end of the rear section and combining therewith to define a card-receiving space;
• an array of terminals mounted on the rear terminal-mounting section of the housing and having contact portions projecting into said space for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card and tail portions exposed on the housing;
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• an auxiliary printed circuit board mounted on the housing and having an array of circuit traces electrically engaged with the tail portions of the terminals, the auxiliary printed circuit board having a mating portion for insertion into the header connector on the main printed circuit board, the mating portion having contact pads electrically coupled to the circuit traces on the auxiliary printed circuit board, said auxiliary printed circuit board being oriented in a generally vertical plane at the rear of the housing with the matins portion projecting downwardly for insertion into the header connector on the main printed circuit board;
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• a terminal tail alignment plate having alignment holes through which the tail portions of the terminals project, the alignment plate being mounted between the auxiliary printed circuit board and the rear of the housing.

A memory card connector for mounting on a main printed circuit board having a header connector thereon, comprising:

• an insulating housing having a rear terminal-mounting section, at least one longitudinal side wall section extending forwardly from one end of the rear section and combining therewith to define a card-receiving space, and a pair of rear side wall sections extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the rear terminal-mounting section;
• an array of terminals mounted on the rear terminal-mounting section of the housing and having contact portions projecting into said space for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card and tail portions exposed on the housing;
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• an auxiliary printed circuit board mounted on the housing between said pair of rear side wall sections and having an array of circuit traces electrically engaged with the tail portions of the terminals, the auxiliary printed circuit board having a mating portion for insertion into the header connector on the main printed circuit board, the mating portion having contact pads electrically coupled to the circuit traces on the auxiliary printed circuit board.