Electrical cable assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electrical cables arranged in an array extending in a first direction, wherein each of the plurality of electrical cables comprises;
an electrical insulator;
a first electrical signal conductor and a second electrical signal conductor, respective portions of each disposed within the insulator, and each of the first and second electrical signal conductors defining a mounting portion that extends from the insulator and defines a diameter along the first direction;
first and second drain wires having respective portions disposed within the insulator and spaced apart from each other along the first direction such that each of the first and second electrical signal conductors is elongate along its respective length and disposed between the first and second drain wires with respect to the first direction, and each of the first and second drain wires define a mounting portion that extends from the electrical insulator and is configured to attach to a substrate; and
first and second electrically conductive auxiliary wires each defining an outer perimeter that is attached to the mounting portion of the first and second drain wires, respectively, such that a straight line along the first direction passes through all of the first and second electrical signal conductors, first and second drain wires, and first and second auxiliary wires wherein a maximum width along the first direction formed by the first or second auxiliary wire attached to a respective first or second drain wire is greater than the diameter.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an electrical cable can be configured to electrically connect to contact pads that are carried by a substrate. The electrical cable can include at least one, such as a pair, of electrical signal conductors and at least one, for instance a pair, of electrically conductive drain wires. A drain wire in the electrical cable can define a first surface that is configured to face the signal conductors and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The drain wire can define a width that is greater than 0.12 mm as measured from the first surface to the second surface along a straight line. At least one auxiliary wire can be attached to at least one drain wire. The auxiliary wire can be configured to attach to the substrate.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
a plurality of electrical cables arranged in an array extending in a first direction, wherein each of the plurality of electrical cables comprises; an electrical insulator; a first electrical signal conductor and a second electrical signal conductor, respective portions of each disposed within the insulator, and each of the first and second electrical signal conductors defining a mounting portion that extends from the insulator and defines a diameter along the first direction; first and second drain wires having respective portions disposed within the insulator and spaced apart from each other along the first direction such that each of the first and second electrical signal conductors is elongate along its respective length and disposed between the first and second drain wires with respect to the first direction, and each of the first and second drain wires define a mounting portion that extends from the electrical insulator and is configured to attach to a substrate; and first and second electrically conductive auxiliary wires each defining an outer perimeter that is attached to the mounting portion of the first and second drain wires, respectively, such that a straight line along the first direction passes through all of the first and second electrical signal conductors, first and second drain wires, and first and second auxiliary wires wherein a maximum width along the first direction formed by the first or second auxiliary wire attached to a respective first or second drain wire is greater than the diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of fabricating an electrical cable assembly, the cable assembly comprising an array extending in a first direction of a plurality of electrical cables, each electrical cable comprising at least one electrically conductive signal conductor and at least one electrically conductive drain wire, wherein:
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a first side of the at least one drain wire faces the at least one electrically conductive signal conductor in an electrical insulator, and a second side of the at least one drain wire is opposite the first side; and the at least one electrical conductive signal conductor defines a diameter along the first direction; the method comprising; causing a mounting portion of the at least one drain wire to extend from the insulator, such that the mounting portion is configured to attach to a substrate; and attaching an electrically conductive auxiliary wire to the second side of the mounting portion of the at least one drain wire so as to define a width along the first direction that is measured from the first side to a side of the auxiliary wire along a straight line, the width; greater than 0.2 millimeters (mm), less than 1.5 mm, greater than a maximum width of the at least one drain wire, and greater than the diameter defined by the at least one conductor, wherein the straight line passes through the at least drain wire, the at least one electrically conductive signal conductor, and the auxiliary wire in the electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
a plurality of electrical cables arranged in an array extending in a first direction, wherein each of the plurality of electrical cables comprises; an electrical insulator; a first electrical signal conductor and a second electrical signal conductor, respective portions of each disposed within the insulator and each defining a diameter along the first direction; first and second drain wires having respective portions disposed within the insulator and spaced apart from each other along the first direction such that each of the first and second electrical signal conductors is disposed between the first and second drain wires with respect to the first direction; and first and second electrically conductive auxiliary wires contacting the first and second drain wires, respectively, such that conducting structures between the first and second signal conductors of adjacent cables formed by the first or second auxiliary wire and a respective first or second drain wire has a width, along the first direction, greater than a maximum width of the drain wire and greater than the diameter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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