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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2023
Kyocera Avx Components Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Xin Jin, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for a single pair Ethernet (SPE) wire-to-board connector. The SPE connector may include a female connector portion and a male connector portion. The female connector portion may include a first electrical contact having a first contact tine and a first receiving portion, a second electrical contact having a second contact tine and a second receiving portion. The male connector portion includes a third electrical contact comprising a first insulation displacement contact (IDC) portion and a third contact tine, a fourth electrical contact comprising a second DC portion and a fourth male portion, and a second inner housing having a first wire retention groove, a second wire retention groove, and an opening structured to allow an SPE cable to extend therethrough.