US6913490B2
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High speed electrical connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
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Filing: 2004-08-25
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Granted: 2005-07-05
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Expires: 2024-08-25
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprising a connector housing holding signal contacts and ground contacts in an array organized into rows. Each row includes pairs of the signal contacts and some of the ground contacts arranged in a pattern, wherein adjacent first and second rows have respective different first and second patterns.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Neil Whiteman, Jr.
- 👤 Wayne Samuel Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R13/6587; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R13/6473; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and signal contacts held in said housing and organized in rows, each said row including differential pairs of said signal contacts configured to carry differential signals, said differential pairs of said signal contacts in a first row being staggered with respect to said differential pairs of said signal contacts in a second row.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and signal contacts held in said housing and organized in rows, each said row including differential pairs of said signal contacts configured to carry differential signals, said differential pairs of said signal contacts in a first row being staggered with respect to said differential pairs of said signal contacts in a second row.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , further comprising ground contacts held in said housing in said rows, each said row including said ground contacts between said differential pairs of said signal contacts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein said differential pairs of said signal contacts are staggered from row to row to reduce electrical cross-talk.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein said differential pairs of said signal contacts in neighboring rows are isolated from one another at least partially due to the staggering of said differential pairs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , further comprising ground contacts including blades positioned along rows that separate said rows of said signal contacts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , further comprising ground contacts including ground contact tails intervening between adjacent differential pairs of said signal contacts in each said row.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein said differential pairs of said signal contacts are arranged in a first sequence in said first row and in a reversed sequence in said second row.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein each said differential pair of said signal contacts include first and second contacts separated by a first distance, said first row being staggered with respect to said second row by an amount equal to said first distance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and signal and ground contacts held in said housing, said signal contacts being grouped in signal contact pairs to carry differential signals, each said signal contact pair being positioned adjacent a corresponding said ground contact and arranged along a corresponding row, wherein a first row of said signal contact pairs and said ground contacts is staggered with respect to a second row of said signal contact pairs and said ground contacts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; and signal and ground contacts held in said housing, said signal contacts being grouped in signal contact pairs to carry differential signals, each said signal contact pair being positioned adjacent a corresponding said ground contact and arranged along a corresponding row, wherein a first row of said signal contact pairs and said ground contacts is staggered with respect to a second row of said signal contact pairs and said ground contacts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein said signal contact pairs are staggered to reduce electrical cross-talk.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein one of said ground contacts is positioned between first and second signal contact pairs in said first row.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein said ground contacts include blades positioned along rows that separate said rows of said signal contact pairs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein said ground contacts include ground contact tails intervening between adjacent signal contact pairs in each said row.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein said signal contact pairs and ground contacts are arranged in a first sequence in said first row and in a reversed sequence in said second row.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein said signal contact pairs include first and second contacts separated by a first distance, said first row being staggered with respect to said second row by an amount equal to said first distance.
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