Molex Corporation

Mark Alan Bugg

Michael Rost

Darian Ross Schulz

Munawar Ahmad

A paddle card construction disclosed for use in connecting electronic devices together. The paddle card takes the form of a circuit board that has a plurality of conductive contact pads arranged thereon in pairs. The contact pads of each pair are spaced apart from each other to provide a pair of points to which cable wire free ends may be terminated, such as by soldering. The spacing of the pads apart from each other in effect reduces to amount of capacitance in the cable wire termination area on the circuit board, thereby reducing the impedance and insertion loss in that area at high frequencies. The contact pads of each pair may be further interconnected together by a thin, conductive trace that extends lengthwise between the contact pads.

Paddle card with improved performance

A paddle card assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting electronic devices together. The paddle card takes the form of a circuit board that has two distinct portions, a base portion to which wires of a cable are terminated, and an extension portion that extends rearwardly toward the cable wire in order to extend between sets of wires. The extension portion has one or more ground plane layers formed therewith and supported thereby and as such, the extension portion places a ground plane in the termination area of the connector, rear of the trailing edge of the paddle card to provide shielding between pairs of wires on opposite sides of the paddle card where the cable shields are cut back. The extension portion may have either a reduced thickness, or wire-receiving channels formed therein which accommodate portions of the wires of the cable.

Paddle card assembly for high speed applications

A cable-circuit board assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting electronic devices together. The circuit board is joined to a ground extension member that extends rearwardly of the circuit board and between sets of wires that are terminated to respective surfaces of the circuit board. The extension portion places a ground plane in the termination area of the connector, rear of the trailing edge of the circuit board to provide shielding between pairs of wires on opposite sides of the paddle card where the cable shields are cut back.

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Maumelle, AR, United States of America

Mark Alan Bugg