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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2011
Jan DE Geest, Wetteren, BE;
Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Wuustwezel, BE;
Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);
Jonathan E. Buck, Hershey, PA (US);
Jan De Geest, Wetteren, BE;
Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Wuustwezel, BE;
Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);
Jonathan E. Buck, Hershey, PA (US);
FCI, Guyancourt, FR;
FCI Americas Technology LLC, Carson City, NV (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector and leadframe assemblies for use therein are provided. Each leadframe assembly can be constructed with at least one electric contact having a ground plate. A first type of leadframe assembly includes an uppermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. A second type of leadframe assembly includes a lowermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. The ground plates can reduce the level of crosstalk exhibited by the electrical connector.