Framatome Connectors International

Fci, Inc.

Framatome Connectors Inc.

Bernard Robert

Mostafa Zindine

Bernard Brice

Herve Le Gallic

Mickael Klein

El Mostafa Zindine

To resolve the problems of the manufacturing costs of an optoelectronic connector, an optoelectronic coupling integrated circuit chip () is mounted directly () into a package () of the connector. This package has an internal shielding metallization and metallizations () connected by microconnection techniques to pads () of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit has laser diodes () on its surface also connected () to the pads () of this integrated circuit. These laser diodes are spaced out with respect to one another by a distance corresponding to a distance () between the optical fiber terminations () in a standardized optical connector (). The number of elements of the connector is reduced whereas, at the same time, its efficiency in terms of electrical consumption and in terms of transmission quality of a signal is improved.

Modular optoelectronic connector

To resolve the problems of the manufacturing costs of an optoclectronic connector, and optoelectronic coupling integrated circuit chip ( ) is mounted directly ( ) into a package ( ) of the connector. This package has an internal shielding metallization and metallizations ( ) connected by microconnection techniques to pads ( ) of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit has laser diodes ( ) on its surface also connected ( ) to the pads ( ) of this integrated circuit. These laser diodes are spaced out with respect to one another by a distance corresponding to a distance ( ) between the optical fiber terminations ( ) in a standardized optical connector ( ). The number of elements of the connector is reduced whereas, at the same time, its efficiency in terms of electrical consumption and in terms of transmission quality of a signal is improved.

In order to switch, especially aerials, between two channels while at the same time ensuring pressure contact with a sufficiently wide contact area, a connector ( ) is made which includes a resilient switching blade ( ) provided with a side arm ( ). This side arm ( ) ensures linear contact with a pin ( ) of another connector, especially a coaxial connector ( ). This improvement means that such a connector is simple to use, to mount on a printed circuit.

Connector with switching device

The active connector for a chip card is made up of a component (1) for control of the reading-writing operations of the chip card (20) and a reading frame for the chip card comprising a support component (2) made of insulating material and receiving contact terminals of a first type (3) projecting from an upper plane (4) of the support made of insulating material in order to be in electrical contact with contact areas (5) of the chip card. The insulating support comprises a lower face (6) inscribing in a lower plane, from which, on the one hand, contact terminals of a second type (7) project so as to be in electrical contact with contact areas (8) of the component for control of the reading-writing operations of the chip card and, on the other hand, connection leg pieces (9) for connection onto a printed circuit, leg height (h) defining a space between the insulating support and printed circuit (15) such that the control component is housed between the lower plane of the insulating support and the printed circuit.

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Pontarlier, France

Bernard Robert