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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1998
Leonard O. Turner, Vancouver, WA (US);
Intle Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for transferring signals through a stacking connector. A disclosed apparatus includes a first engaging contact member mounted on a first circuit board and a second engaging contact member which removably engages the first engaging contact member mounted on a second circuit board. The first engaging contact member is electrically coupled to a first signal line on the first circuit board and the second engaging contact member is electrically coupled to a second signal line on the second circuit board. A conductive barrier partially surrounds the second engaging contact member. The barrier has at least one connector connecting the barrier to a bias voltage line.