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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Michael J Miskin, Little Rock, AR (US);
Ed Seamands, North Little Rock, AR (US);
Munawar Ahmad, Conway, AR (US);
Paul Murphy, Naperville, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A terminating connector for a data transmission cable, wherein the cable is of a known characteristic impedance and is of the type having a signal carrying conductor and a shield. The connector is typically arranged to mate with a complementary connector of a backplane. An overmolded subassembly of the connector includes a first terminal electrically coupled at one end thereof to the shield, and a second terminal electrically coupled at one end thereof to the signal carrying conductor. A dielectric insert is disposed between the first and second terminals. The insert is dimensioned and has a dielectric constant such that the characteristic impedance of the subassembly substantially matches the characteristic impedance of the cable. The subassembly may be secured to a surrounding housing.