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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Neoconix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Woody Maynard, State College, PA (US);
Neoconix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a contact array of signal pins and an integrated ground plane. In one embodiment, the electrical connector includes an array of contact elements and the integrated ground plane includes openings for contact elements forming signal pins and includes closed portions positioned over contact elements to be connected to the ground potential. The array of contact elements is formed with a subset of the contact elements being trapped or compressed under the integrated ground plane. The trapped contact elements are electrically connected to the ground potential without each being connected to a ground connection external to the connector. The integrated ground plane can be provided integrally within the electrical connector or as a separate element attached to the connector. In another embodiment, an electrical connector includes an array of contact elements formed in a contact element layer incorporating an integrated ground plane.