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US 7,101,191 B2Granted
High speed electrical connector
AssigneeWinchester Electronics Corporation
InventorsJohn E. Benham, Kenny Padro, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a high-speed electrical interconnection system designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional interconnection systems. That is, the present invention provides an electrical connector capable of handling high-speed signals effectively.
Claims20
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board;
- a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board;
- a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein
- the spacer is disposed directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board,
- the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M;
- the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, each one of the M grooves mirroring a different one of the M signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board,
- the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N;
- the second face of the spacer having a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, each one of the N grooves mirroring a different one of the N signal conductors, and
- none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves.
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A method for assembling an electrical connector, comprising:
- obtaining a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M;
- obtaining a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N;
- obtaining a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, the second face of the spacer has a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, and none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves;
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- disposing the spacer directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that:
- the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board,
- each one of the M grooves receives a different one of the M signal conductors,
- each one of the N grooves receives a different one of the N signal conductors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.