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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Joseph Steinman, Flower Mound, TX (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for reducing cross-talk and a method for making same is disclosed herein. The connector is comprised of a plurality of conductors arranged in an array within a connector housing. In one embodiment, the conductors have a contact area that lies within a first plane. A first plurality of the conductors have a raised portion, and a second plurality of conductors have a lower portion. The raised portions of the first plurality of conductors are located in a second plane while the lower portions of the second plurality of conductors are located in a third plane. The first, second and third planes may be vertically spaced, or offset, from one another. Additionally, the raised portion and/or lower portion of any conductor may be laterally offset from one another.