Samtec Incorporated

Stephen P Koopman

John Allen Mongold

Joshua L Ferry

Keith R Guetig

John R Cummings

A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least one carrier, at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier, and an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB. The at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.

Configurable, high-bandwidth connector

An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate portion and two support members disposed on opposite sides of the intermediate portion. The support members are arranged to hang down below a tail portion of the contacts.

Connector having improved contacts with fusible members

A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin within a receptacle of the component body provides a first mode of compliance for electrical components, connector assemblies and printed circuit boards that are not coplanar. For a second mode of compliance to account for non-planarity, each pin includes an elongated, elastically deformable cantilever beam. Each pin is adapted and configured to accommodate the deformed cantilever beam of an adjacent pin without mechanical or electrical contact or interference.

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Floyds Knobs, IN, United States of America

Stephen P Koopman