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International Business Machines Corporation

David L Brunker

John E Lopata

Daniel L Dawiedczyk

Philip J Dambach

Frank A Harwath

Maxwill P Bassler

Edmund Peter Poh

Lie Chen

Marie Poff Cain

Kent E Regnier

Victor V Zaderej

Richard A Nelson

John C Laurx

Augusto P Panella

David E Dunham

Peerouz Amleshi

Arindum Dutta

Scott D Sommers

Pu Xie

Dennis K Scheer

Egide Murisa

Huadong Li

Alexandra Haser

Kirk B Peloza

Joseph W Nelligan, Jr

Dino L McLaughlin, Jr

Joseph D Comerci

Patrick R Casher

Arvind Patel

Michael O'Sullivan

Timothy R Gregori

Stephen A Sampson

Helen M Dechelette

Daniel A Dixon

Eric J Stenstrom

Donald J Brinkman

Richard A Johnson

Glenn A Landgraf

Yuen P Wong

Kevin O'Connor

Gary S Manchester

Robert M Petrie

Martin Uche Ogbuokiri

Jason E Squire

Phillip J Dambach

Toshihiro Niitsu

Michael A Bandura

Hazelton P Avery

Jerry D Kachlic

Mark M Data

Burke J Crane

Michael J Gardner

Paul Murphy

George M Simmel

Timothy R McClelland

Russell J Leonard

Frank Keyser

Yew Teck Yap

Henry Zielke

Eugene J Mysiak

Jeng-De Lin

Gordon W Funck

Kenneth T Stead

Hasmukh Shah

Howell B Schwartz

Bratislav Kostic

Toh S Kiat

Yap Y Teck

Hsin Lee

Basil D Washo

Eric P Bleuel

Teng-Kai Chen

Walter Graham McFarlane

Gary L Tomczak

Shiuan E Lee

Robert Carlson

David Christopher Musial

Michael Cheong

Ronald Kulakowski

Ed Kinsley

Maxwell P Bassler

Robert Smid

Connector () and printed circuit board combinations include opposing electrical ground structures that increase electrical coupling. The combinations also reduce unwanted crosstalk between signals in a printed circuit board.

Connector and printed circuit board with surface ground plane

A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.

Keyed input/output connector

The described connector assemblies are useful in wire-to-board systems. Some assemblies include a free-end connector that is attached to a twin-ax cable, and a fixed-end connector that is attached to a board. Embodiments include a free-end terminal set including a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and a ground plate. The ground plate has a horseshoe shape and provides a ground terminal on opposing sides of the first and second signal terminals. Additionally, embodiments include a locking system between the free-end connector and fixed-end connector, and lead designs for the fixed-end connector utilizing a similar horseshoe shape as that used for the ground plate of the free-end connector.

Connector assembly

An assembly including a plug connector () and a conductive cage (). The plug connector includes a housing (), a projection () extending therefrom, and a paddle card () mounted therein. The cage () includes a cage housing () forming an inner area and at least one cap () forming a keyway (). The housing () of the plug connector () is received in the inner area () of the cage () and the projection () of the plug connector () is received in the keyway () of the cage (). The cage () may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel (). The cage () provides EMI shielding for the plug connector ().

The inventors describe various exemplary connectors and connector assemblies that allow for design flexibility and cost savings. Some embodiments of an electrical connector assembly include a housing member having a plurality of outer surfaces. They also include multiple wafers supported by the housing member, each wafer including a plurality of electrically conductive terminals and an insulative support member supporting the electrical terminals, each terminal having a contact configured to electrically connect the terminal to another electrical component. Some embodiments also include a satellite connector disposed along one of the outer surfaces of the housing member, the satellite connector including an insulative satellite housing and a plurality of connections supported by the satellite housing, each connection having a termination section, the termination section being operatively connected to a cable.

Connector system with wafers

The described connector assemblies are useful in wire-to-board systems. The assemblies which include a free-end connector that is attached to a twin-ax cable, and a fixed-end connector that is attached to a board. Embodiments include a free-end terminal set including a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and a ground plate. The ground plate has a horseshoe shape and provides a ground terminal on opposing sides of the first and second signal terminals. Additionally, embodiments include a locking system between the free-end connector and fixed-end connector, and lead designs for the fixed-end connector utilizing a similar horseshoe shape as that used for the ground plate of the free-end connector.

Connector receptable

Connector receptacle

A socket includes a housing that supports terminal bricks that can contain one or more terminals. The terminal bricks are inserted into apertures in the housing. The location of the terminal bricks can be adjusted separate from a side of the housing, thus providing the potential to improve coplanarity of the terminals in the socket.

Socket with insert-molded terminal

A power module of an electrical connector is provided which has a dielectric housing and a pair of blade terminals. The housing has a forward face and a support arm projecting forwardly from the face. The support arm has opposing first and second sides. The housing has a cavity. The face has a pair of slots extending therethrough which are in communication with the cavity and which are provided adjacent the sides of the support arm. Each of the blade terminals has a body portion and a blade portion. The body portions are housed in the cavity and the blade portions extend through the slots and are positioned alongside the sides of the support arm. The electrical connector may also have a signal module interconnected to the power module. The electrical connector may also be configured to mate with another electrical connector as part of a connector assembly.

Power connector

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

David L Brunker