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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Troy M. Watson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A compression attachment/contact system, for interconnecting microelectronic circuits and cable assemblies, provides capability of electrical shielding, characteristic-impedance control, and resistive loading and dampening. It utilizes cylindrical conducting elements that can be configured in high-density multi-connector arrays that are mounted in cylindrical through-openings provided of a housing panel. Each conducting element can be made resistive to affect a series resistor within the connection or be highly conductive for minimum electrical power loss. Each conducting element has an opposing attachment end and contact end. The attachment end can be made in different shapes to receive stripped interconnecting wire. The contact end electrically engages an external mating connector, where engagement is either applied under pressure or attached with solder or a weld. Each conducting element is surrounded by a tubular sleeve fitted into the cylindrical through-opening of the housing panel. The sleeve can be configured to have a specific parallel resistance to provide loading/signal-termination to ground, or, have a specific dielectric constant to affect the capacitance of the conducting element to ground. The housing panel can serve as a low-impedance reference plane such as for ground or electro-static shielding, or alternatively be magnetically permeable for electro-magnetic shielding.