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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2014
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Keith Miller, Manheim, PA (US);
Hung Thai Nguyen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A configurable connector system may include a connector assembly including a housing, and at least one wafer retained within the housing. The wafer(s) may include at least one active device in communication with at least one programmable memory component. The active device(s) may be configured to operate based on programming instructions or settings stored within the programmable memory component. The housing of the connector assembly may include an open programmer-receiving channel configured to receive at least a portion of an external programmer that is configured to send the programming instructions or settings to the at least one programmable memory component.