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US6607402B2
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Printed circuit board for differential signal electrical connectors
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 2002-04-08
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Granted: 2003-08-19
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Expires: 2022-04-08
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector for transferring a plurality of differential signals between electrical components. The connector is made of modules that have a plurality of pairs of signal conductors with a first signal path and a second signal path. Each signal path has a pair of contact portions, and an interim section extending between the contact portions. For each pair of signal conductors, a first distance between the interim sections is less than a second distance between the pair of signal conductors and any other pair of signal conductors of the plurality. Embodiments are shown that increase routability.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas S. Cohen
- 👤 Gautam L. Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R12/52; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R13/646; H01R13/6473; H01R13/6474; H01R13/6476; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/6587; H01R43/00; H01R43/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A printed circuit board for receiving differential pair contact tail portions of a connector, the printed circuit board comprising: at least one ground plane having pairs of apertures configured to receive the differential contact tail portions of the connector; and for each pair of apertures corresponding to a differential pair, an area surrounding he pair of apertures is free of the ground plane layer and each aperture of the pair is electrically isolated from the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A printed circuit board for receiving differential pair contact tail portions of a connector, the printed circuit board comprising: at least one ground plane having pairs of apertures configured to receive the differential contact tail portions of the connector; and for each pair of apertures corresponding to a differential pair, an area surrounding he pair of apertures is free of the ground plane layer and each aperture of the pair is electrically isolated from the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the area surrounding the pair of apertures free of the ground plane layer is substantially oval in shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the area surrounding the pair of apertures free of the ground plane layer is substantially rectangular in shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein for the pairs of apertures, an area between adjacent pairs of apertures includes the ground plane layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is a backplane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the pairs of apertures are aligned along a routing channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printed board for receiving differential pair contact portions of a connector, the printed circuit board comprising: a surface exposing pairs of apertures configured to receive the differential pair contact tail portions of the connector; ground plane layers; for each pair of apertures corresponding to a differential pair, an area surrounding the pair of apertures is free of the ground plane layers and each aperture of the pair is electronically isolated from the other; and for the pairs of apertures, and area between adjacent pairs of apertures includes the ground plane layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A printed board for receiving differential pair contact portions of a connector, the printed circuit board comprising: a surface exposing pairs of apertures configured to receive the differential pair contact tail portions of the connector; ground plane layers; for each pair of apertures corresponding to a differential pair, an area surrounding the pair of apertures is free of the ground plane layers and each aperture of the pair is electronically isolated from the other; and for the pairs of apertures, and area between adjacent pairs of apertures includes the ground plane layers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7 , wherein the area surrounding the pair of apertures free of the ground plane layers is substantially oval in shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7 , wherein the area surrounding the pair of apertures free of the ground plane layers is substantially rectangular in shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7 , wherein the printed circuit board is a backplane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printed circuit board of claim 7 , wherein the pairs of apertures are aligned along a routing channel.
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