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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
John Richard Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew Stephen Doyle, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas Donald Kidd, Stewartville, MN (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin Albert Splittstoesser, Stewartville, MN (US);
Timothy Jerome Tofil, Rochester, MN (US);
John Richard Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew Stephen Doyle, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas Donald Kidd, Stewartville, MN (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin Albert Splittstoesser, Stewartville, MN (US);
Timothy Jerome Tofil, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and connector housing are provided for implementing an impedance gradient connector for board-to-board applications. The impedance gradient connector housing includes a plurality of impedance zones with a first impedance zone including a first mating face with a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and with a second impedance zone including a second mating face with a second PCB. Each of the respective predefined impedance zones including the first mating face and the second mating face include a selected impedance to minimize impedance mismatch with associated PCBs.