Modular plug connector with multilayer PCB for very high speed applications
First Claim
1. A modular connector plug apparatus for forming a connector interface with a connector jack in a high speed data transmission network, comprising a housing and a contact subassembly configured for positioning within the interior of said housing and further comprising a first printed circuit hoard (PCB) having a first end and a second end, the second end comprising conductive mounting pads for each of a plurality of cable pairs,the apparatus further characterized in that:
- the housing comprises an insulative front portion and a conductive shield portion attachable to define the interior, andthe contact subassembly comprisesa plurality of elongate plug contacts each comprising a first end mounted on the first end of the first PCB, a second end distal from the first end, and a bridge portion there between, the bridge portions of the plurality of plug contacts collectively defining an interface for corresponding contacts of a connector jack, andthe respective second ends of the plurality of plug contacts mounted on a second PCB,wherein the second PCB comprises desired electrical characteristics which provide the apparatus with certain capacitance compensation properties, and wherein the capacitance compensation is offset from a signal path defined between the jack-plug connector interface and the cable pairs.
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Abstract
A modular RJ45-type plug apparatus is provided for forming a connector interface with a connector jack in a high speed data transmission network. A housing comprises an insulative front portion and a conductive shield portion attachable to define an interior, within which is positioned a contact subassembly including a first PCB having cable mounting pads on one end and through holes for elongate plug contacts on the other end. The contacts are connected on one end to the first PCB and on a second end to a second PCB, with bridge portions therebetween collectively defining a jack contact interface. The second PCB comprises desired electrical characteristics which provide the apparatus with certain capacitance compensation properties, wherein the capacitance compensation is offset from a signal path defined between the jack-plug connector interface and the cable pairs.
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1. A modular connector plug apparatus for forming a connector interface with a connector jack in a high speed data transmission network, comprising a housing and a contact subassembly configured for positioning within the interior of said housing and further comprising a first printed circuit hoard (PCB) having a first end and a second end, the second end comprising conductive mounting pads for each of a plurality of cable pairs,
the apparatus further characterized in that: -
the housing comprises an insulative front portion and a conductive shield portion attachable to define the interior, and the contact subassembly comprises a plurality of elongate plug contacts each comprising a first end mounted on the first end of the first PCB, a second end distal from the first end, and a bridge portion there between, the bridge portions of the plurality of plug contacts collectively defining an interface for corresponding contacts of a connector jack, and the respective second ends of the plurality of plug contacts mounted on a second PCB, wherein the second PCB comprises desired electrical characteristics which provide the apparatus with certain capacitance compensation properties, and wherein the capacitance compensation is offset from a signal path defined between the jack-plug connector interface and the cable pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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