ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING NON-OHMIC PLATES
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a housinga plurality of contacts within the housing configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector, the contacts forming at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair anda circuit board housed within the housing, the circuit board comprising;
a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and including a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair, wherein at least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace; and
a non-ohmic plate positioned adjacent to the traces, wherein the plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing a plurality of contacts within the housing configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector, the contacts forming at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair and a circuit board housed within the housing, the circuit board comprising; a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and including a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair, wherein at least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace; and a non-ohmic plate positioned adjacent to the traces, wherein the plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. An electrical connector in accordance with claim wherein the first and second traces each have an outer edge surface extending lengthwise along the substrate body and the non-ohmic plate has two opposing outer edge surfaces extending lengthwise within the substrate body wherein at least one of the outer edge surfaces of the first and second traces is substantially aligned with at least one of the outer edge surfaces of the non-ohmic plate.
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11. A circuit board configured to be electrically connected to a plurality of contacts forming a plurality of differential pairs, the circuit board comprising:
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a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and including a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of a first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of a second differential pair, wherein at least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace; and a non-ohmic plate positioned adjacent to the traces, wherein the non-ohmic plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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