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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 08, 2017
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Arkadiusz Eric Lutkiewicz, Ottawa, CA;
Victor Aldea, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A circuit assembly is disclosed. The circuit assembly includes an edge connector comprising a plurality of connector pins for electrical connection, a rigid circuit board comprising a connector footprint region, wherein the connector footprint region is mechanically coupled to the plurality of connector pins, and a flexible cable comprising a first edge connection component, wherein the flexible cable is inserted in-between the connector footprint region and at least a portion of the plurality of connector pins, wherein the first edge connection component is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of connector pins.