Intel Corporation

Daniel T Tong

Yun Ling

Thomas G Ruttan

Embodiments of the invention use a small piece of flex or rigid PCB as the cable plug. The wires of the cable are soldered onto the pads on the PCB with the pads so arranged that all the ground pads are tied together without needing a separate grounding bar. The signal and GND pads are so aligned such that minimum strip length is required for soldering and the symmetry of the differential signals is maintained.

Innovative cable termination scheme

An apparatus comprising a direct board-to-board coaxial connection fabricated from metal parts that have been stamped and formed is disclosed. The connection allows direct board-to-board coaxial connections with a low cost and ease of manufacturing.

Low cost high speed board-to-board coaxial connector design with co-planar waveguide for PCB launch

A connector capable of handling high current, for example, from a voltage regulator module. The connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts in the housing. The plurality of contacts include power contacts, ground contacts, and signal contacts. The power and ground contacts are arranged in an alternating pattern in the housing. The signal contacts are located at each end of the alternating pattern of power contacts and ground contacts and may be significantly smaller than the power contacts and ground contacts. Each power contact and ground contact include two wide blade-like mating surfaces facing each other but offset and two or more solder tails allowing electrical connection to an electronic circuit. The two mating surfaces and the solder tails comprise a single piece.

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Daniel T Tong