Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Foxconn (kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.

Shun-Jung Chuang

Wei-Ta Tseng

Ming-Ching Chen

Chin-Yu Chen

Hao-Chang Zhang

Cheng-Wen Chen

Chiang-Nan Hung

Ke-Hao Chen

Stephen Sedio

Hsin-Hsien Yu

Yan-Nan Zhang

Chin-Sheng Chen

Chia-Ching Huang

A card connector includes: an insulative body; plural contacts secured to the insulative body; and an operating mechanism including a latch moveable relative to the insulative body and an actuator coupled to the latch, wherein: the actuator includes a pair of terminals, a slider coupled to one of the pair of terminals, and a shape memory alloy wire coupled between the other terminal and the slider; and the slider is operable by the shape memory alloy wire to move the latch from a card-locking position to a card-unlocking position.

Card connector having a shape memory alloy wire coupled to a slider for operating a card-locking latch

A multi-layer circuit member includes: a first layer formed of a conductive material, the first layer including plural signal pads and a first reference plane spaced apart from the signal pads, the first reference plane including an outer region surrounding the signal pads and an inner region separating the plurality of signal pads; a second layer formed of a conductive material, the second layer including plural signal conductors and a second reference plane spaced apart from the signal conductors, the second reference plane including an outer region surrounding the signal conductors and an inner region separating the signal conductors; a ground layer disposed at a side of the second layer opposite from the first layer; plural dielectric layers separating the first layer, the second layer, and the ground layer.

Multi-layer circuit member with reference planes and ground layer surrounding and separating conductive signal pads

The receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the housing, and a metallic shielding shell covering the housing. The housing includes a base and an island extending upwardly from the base, and a peripheral wall surrounding the island and forming a tubular receiving cavity. The contacts includes two rows of contacts retained to the island. The shielding shell is retained to the peripheral wall. A pair of metallic shielding plates are retained in the island and between two rows of contacts. The plug connector includes an insulartive housing, a plurality of contacts retained to the housing, and a metallic shielding shell attached upon the housing. The housing includes a base and a circumferential wall forming a mating cavity. A metallic shielding plate is disposed in the mating cavity.

Board to board connector assembly with sandwiching type shielding plate set

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; a single row of contacts secured to the insulative housing and each having a soldering tail; and a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing and having an annular part and a pair of soldering portions; wherein the shielding shell annular part is seamless; and the soldering tails of the single row of contacts are arranged alternately in two rows within an outer profile of the shielding shell annular part.

Electrical connector having seamless shielding shell and single row of contacts

An electronic device includes a framework extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a number of receiving grooves, a number of modules detachably mounted to the receiving grooves of the framework, and a number of elastic members. Each receiving groove has a notch beside a side edge of the framework. Each elastic member includes a fixed portion attached to the module and a free-end portion mated with the notch of the framework. A gap communicating with the notch is defined between the module and the framework for accessing the free-end portion of the elastic member to elastically deform the free-end portion to separate from the notch.

Electronic device having an elastic member

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a number of receiving grooves, a number of terminals secured to the insulative housing, and a number of conductive balls received in the receiving grooves. Each receiving groove defines a through hole. Each conductive ball is urged by a corresponding terminal to partially protrude from an associated through hole.

Electrical connector having conductive balls

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts received in the insulative housing. The contact includes a first body and a second body extending from the first body. A first protrusion portion is formed by drawing the first body and a second protrusion portion is formed by stamping the second body. The first projecting portion and the second projecting are insert molded in the contact, therefore the contact has a larger intensity.

Electrical connector and manufacturing method of the same

An electronic device includes: a framework; a number of modules assembled detachably to the framework; and a number of latching portions assembling the modules on the framework. Each latching portion includes a ball spring beam having a first positioning portion and a first contacting beam, a reinforcement beam having a second positioning portion attached to the first positioning portion and a second contacting beam spaced from the first contacting beam, and a screw affixing the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion to the framework. The first contacting beam has a tuber mated with the module.

Electronic device having latching portions

A card connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, plural terminals secured to the insulative housing, and a shell covering the insulative housing to form a receiving cavity; and a card tray removably received in the receiving cavity, the card tray including an insulative frame and a metallic plate, the metallic plate has a recessed portion for engaging the electrical connector and an opening bordering the recessed portion.

Card tray of electrical connector assembly having a stamped and formed metallic plate

An electronic device includes a framework having a number of ribs to define a number of receiving grooves therebetween, a number of modules detachably received in the receiving grooves, and a pair of elastic members mounted to a respective module. Each receiving groove has a pair of apertures in the ribs. Each of the modules has a pair of through holes. Each of the elastic members includes a protrusion extending through the through hole toward a corresponding rib and a leg resiliently urging the protrusion to fit into a corresponding aperture.

An electronic device includes a framework defining a number of receiving grooves and a number of modules detachably retained in the receiving grooves. Each receiving groove has a respective notch at a bottom thereof. Each of the modules includes an insulative housing defining a receiving room, a cover having an opening, and an elastic member received in the receiving room. The elastic member has a tuber extending through the opening to engage the notch and a pair of ear portions welded on an inner surface of the cover.

Electronic device with an elastic member

An electrical connector () includes a shielding plate (), a base portion () insert molded with the shielding plate and defining two rows of passageways (), two rows of terminals () affixed to the base portion, and an insulative housing () over molded with the base portion. The two rows of passageways extend through the base portion along a front-to-back direction and exposed completely upwardly and downwardly. Each terminal includes a contacting beam () having a contacting portion (). The shielding plate is located between the two rows of terminals.

Electrical connector having insulative housing and method of making the same

An electrical connector () includes a pair of modules () each including a row of terminals () and a first housing () insert molded with the terminals, a metal plate () sandwiched between the pair of modules, a pair of latches affixed to the metal plate, and a second housing over molded with the pair of modules, the metal plate, and the pair of latches to form a subassembly. Each terminal includes a securing portion () secured to the first housing, a soldering portion () extending rearwardly from the first housing, and a contacting beam () cantilevered forwardly from the first housing.

Electrical connector having improved housing and method of making the same

An electrical connector () includes a metal plate () having a pair of affixed portions () at opposite sides thereof, a first housing () insert molded with the metal plate and defining two rows of passageways (), two rows of terminals () accommodated in the two rows of passageways, a pair of latches () respectively connected to the affixed portions of the metal plate and soldered on the circuit board, and a second housing () over molded with the first housing and the pair of latches to form a subassembly.

Electrical connector having latches and method of making the same

A card connector () includes an insulative housing (), a number of terminals () affixed in the insulative housing, a shielding shell () attached to the insulative housing to form a cavity (), a tray () insertable in the cavity; and an EPM () affixed in the insulative housing. The tray is attracted by the EPM under a first current in one direction during tray-insertion and released by the EPM under a second current in opposite direction during tray-ejection.

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Shun-Jung Chuang