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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 08, 2023
Molex, Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
Andrew Kolak, Villa Park, IL (US);
Dominic Steier, Naperville, IL (US);
Li Zhuang, Long Grove, IL (US);
Scott Sommers, Naperville, IL (US);
Hazelton P. Avery, Batavia, IL (US);
Pu Xie, Naperville, IL (US);
Chia Hung Mou, Taipei, TW;
Jerry Shubert, Batavia, IL (US);
Daniel Wenzel, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Examples of connectors, connector assemblies, and wafer assemblies for improved shielding and thermal performance are described. In one example, a wafer assembly includes a ground path assembly and a row of conductors. The ground path assembly includes a first ground shield and a second ground shield. The row of conductors includes a plurality of communication signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors arranged in the row of conductors. The first ground shield extends along a first pair of communication signal conductors among the plurality of communication signal conductors and the second ground shield extends along a second pair of the communication signal conductors among the plurality of communication signal conductors.