Electrical connectors with crosstalk compensation
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an array of mating conductors configured to engage select plug contacts of a modular plug, the mating conductors comprising differential pairs;
a plurality of terminal contacts configured to electrically connect to select cable wires; and
a printed circuit interconnecting the mating conductors to the terminal contacts, the printed circuit having opposite end portions and further comprising;
first and second shielding rows of conductor vias located between the end portions and electrically connected to the mating conductors, the conductor vias of each of the first and second shielding rows being substantially aligned along first and second row axes, respectively, the first and second row axes being substantially parallel to each other;
outer terminal vias electrically connected to the terminal contacts, each end portion having terminal vias therein that are distributed in a direction along the first and second row axes; and
a pair of shielded vias electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, the pair of shielded vias being located between the first and second shielding rows and located along a central-pair axis extending therebetween that extends substantially parallel to the first and second row axes, wherein the conductor vias of the first and second shielding rows are located to electrically isolate the shielded vias from the terminal vias.
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Abstract
An electrical connector including mating conductors configured to engage select plug contacts of a modular plug. The connector includes a printed circuit that interconnects the mating conductors to terminal contacts. The printed circuit includes first and second shielding rows of conductor vias that are located between end portions of the printed circuit and are electrically connected to the mating conductors. The first and second shielding rows extend along first and second row axes, respectively, which extend substantially parallel to each other. The printed circuit also includes outer terminal vias electrically connected to the terminal contacts. Each end portion has terminal vias therein that are distributed in a direction along the first and second row axes. The printed circuit also includes a pair of shielded vias located between the first and second shielding rows and along a central-pair axis that extends substantially parallel to the first and second row axes.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an array of mating conductors configured to engage select plug contacts of a modular plug, the mating conductors comprising differential pairs; a plurality of terminal contacts configured to electrically connect to select cable wires; and a printed circuit interconnecting the mating conductors to the terminal contacts, the printed circuit having opposite end portions and further comprising; first and second shielding rows of conductor vias located between the end portions and electrically connected to the mating conductors, the conductor vias of each of the first and second shielding rows being substantially aligned along first and second row axes, respectively, the first and second row axes being substantially parallel to each other; outer terminal vias electrically connected to the terminal contacts, each end portion having terminal vias therein that are distributed in a direction along the first and second row axes; and a pair of shielded vias electrically connected to corresponding mating conductors, the pair of shielded vias being located between the first and second shielding rows and located along a central-pair axis extending therebetween that extends substantially parallel to the first and second row axes, wherein the conductor vias of the first and second shielding rows are located to electrically isolate the shielded vias from the terminal vias. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical connector configured to electrically interconnect a modular plug and cable wires, the connector comprising:
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a connector body having an interior chamber configured to receive the modular plug; a printed circuit comprising a substrate having conductor vias; and an array of mating conductors in the interior chamber configured to engage select plug contacts of the modular plug along mating surfaces, the mating conductors extending between the mating surfaces and corresponding conductor vias of the printed circuit, the mating conductors having a cross-section including a width and a thickness, the mating conductors comprising adjacent mating conductors having respective coupling regions that capacitively couple to each other, each coupling region having a side that extends along the thickness and faces the side of the coupling region of the adjacent mating conductor, wherein the thickness along each coupling region is greater than the width. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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