Contact assembly and method for reducing cross-talk
First Claim
1. A contact assembly, comprising:
- a first pair of contact elements connected to a first pair of signal lines in a first connector;
a second pair of contact elements connected to a second pair of signal lines in a second connector, a second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a first contact element of the second pair of contact elements are positioned adjacent one another; and
a first electrical arrangement connecting a first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, a capacitance of the first electrical arrangement corresponds to a capacitance between the second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the first electrical arrangement includes a first portion extending from the first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a second portion extending from the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the first portion overlaps the second portion in a direction extending parallel to an insertion direction of the contact elements.
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Abstract
A contact assembly comprises a first pair of contact elements connected to a first pair of signal lines in a first connector, a second pair of contact elements connected to a second pair of signal lines in a second connector, and a first electrical arrangement connecting a first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements. A second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a first contact element of the second pair of contact elements are positioned adjacent one another. A capacitance of the first electrical arrangement corresponds to a capacitance between the second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements.
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15 Claims
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1. A contact assembly, comprising:
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a first pair of contact elements connected to a first pair of signal lines in a first connector; a second pair of contact elements connected to a second pair of signal lines in a second connector, a second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a first contact element of the second pair of contact elements are positioned adjacent one another; and a first electrical arrangement connecting a first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, a capacitance of the first electrical arrangement corresponds to a capacitance between the second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the first electrical arrangement includes a first portion extending from the first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a second portion extending from the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the first portion overlaps the second portion in a direction extending parallel to an insertion direction of the contact elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for reducing cross-talk in a contact assembly, comprising:
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providing the contact assembly including a first pair of contact elements connected to a first pair of signal lines in a first connector, a second pair of contact elements connected to a second pair of signal lines in a second connector, a second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a first contact element of the second pair of contact elements are positioned adjacent one another, and an electrical arrangement connecting a first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the electrical arrangement includes a first portion extending from the first contact element of the first pair of contact elements and a second portion extending from the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements, the first portion overlaps the second portion in a direction extending parallel to an insertion direction of the contact elements; and compensating for a capacitance between the second contact element of the first pair of contact elements and the first contact element of the second pair of contact elements with a capacitance of the electrical arrangement.
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