Configurable, high-bandwidth connector
AssigneeSamtec, Inc.
InventorsKeith R. Guetig, John R. Cummings, Stephen P. Koopman
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Abstract
A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least one carrier, at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier, and an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB. The at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.
Claims24
A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB), the connector comprising:
- at least one carrier;
- at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier;
- an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB;
- and
- an intermediate PCB arranged between the at least one carrier and the interposer;
- wherein
- the at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.
A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB), the connector comprising:
- at least one carrier;
- at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier;
- and
- an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB;
- wherein
- a center conductor of the at least one cable is directly connected to the interposer;
- and
- the at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.