Apple Inc.

Altera Corporation

Anilkumar Raman Pannikkat

Colin Whitby-Strevens

Min Chul Kim

Jon M Long

Richard J Middlehurst

Glenn Wheelock

Stewart Shannon Fields

Yuming Tao

Matthew K Herndon

Ron Larson

Connectors having a smaller profile. These connectors are useful as a reduced form factor DisplayPort connector. Keys on a receptacle are used to indicate when an insert is fully engaged. Edges of the receptacle and insert are chamfered in such a way as to prevent the pins of the connector from being damaged when an improper insertion is attempted. User experience is also enhanced by the use of one or more latches. As the connector is inserted, the latch provides resistance that builds until the connector is inserted a certain distance, after which the latch enters a cutout portion of the insert thus releasing the pressure and letting the user know the connection has been made. Fingers are employed to provide mechanical stability and electrical connection between receptacle and insert.

Mini displayport

A package-board co-design methodology preserves the signal integrity of high-speed signals passing from semiconductor packages to application PCBs. An optimal architecture of interconnects between package and PCB enhances the signal propagation, minimizes parasitic levels, and decreases electromagnetic interference from adjacent high frequency signals. The invention results in devices with superior signal quality and EMI shielding properties with enhanced capability for carrying data stream at multiple-gigabit per second bit-rates.

Ball grid array package-to-board interconnect co-design apparatus

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Anilkumar Raman Pannikkat