Electrical connectors and circuit boards having non-ohmic plates
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- 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.
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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, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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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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