HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATION JACK
First Claim
1. A high speed communication jack including:
- a housing including a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug;
a shielding case surrounding the housing;
a flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a substrate,a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing,a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, anda shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate.
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Abstract
A high speed communication jack including a housing including a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug and a shielding case surrounding the housing. A flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a substrate, a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing, a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, and a shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A high speed communication jack including:
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a housing including a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug; a shielding case surrounding the housing; a flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a substrate, a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing, a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, and a shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A high speed communication jack comprising a standard RJ45 housing having a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug, the jack comprising:
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a shielding case surrounding the housing a flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a substrate, a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing, a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, and a shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate.
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16. A method of manufacturing a high speed communication jack using a standard RJ45 housing having a front surface, back surface, top surface, bottom surface, right surface and left surface, the housing including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug, the method including the steps of:
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forming a flexible circuit board having a substrate, a plurality of vias extending through the substrate with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing, a plurality of traces on a first side of the substrate, with each trace extending from a corresponding one of the plurality of vias, a shielding plane on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate, and at least two shielding tabs on opposite ends of the flexible circuit board and connected to the electrical circuit board by a shielding trace, inserting each via in the flexible circuit board into a corresponding pin in the housing; bending the flexible circuit board such that a portion of the flexible circuit board having the vias is on the bottom surface of the housing and is orthogonal to the portion of the flexible circuit board having the shielding plane that is on the back portion of the housing; bending each shielding tab such that they one shielding tab is in contact with the left side surface and one shielding tab is in contact with the right side surface of the housing; and forming a shielding case over the flexible circuit board and the housing such that the shielding case is in contact with each of the shielding tabs.
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17. A high speed communication jack including:
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a housing including a port for accepting a plug, the port including a plurality of pins each connected to a corresponding signal line in the plug; a shielding case surrounding the housing a multilayer flexible circuit board between the shielding case and the housing having a first layer having a plurality of traces, a second layer of a dielectric material on a side of the first layer opposite the traces, a third layer on a side of the second layer opposite the first layer and having a return plane made from a conductive material; a fourth layer on a side of the third layer opposite the second layer and made of a dielectric material; a fifth layer on a side of the fourth layer opposite the third layer and made of a conductive material; a plurality of vias extending through the first, second, third, fourth and fifth layers, with each via being configured to accommodate a pin on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification