Cross talk reduction for high speed electrical connectors
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-004/66
H01R-012/16
H01R-013/6471
H01R-013/514
출원번호
US-0393794
(2009-02-26)
등록번호
US-8764464
(2014-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Buck, Jonathan E.
Sercu, Stefaan Hendrik Jozef
De Geest, Jan
Minich, Steven E.
Gray, Mark R.
Kolivoski, Christopher J.
Johnescu, Douglas M.
Stoner, Stuart C.
Raistrick, Alan
출원인 / 주소
FCI Americas Technology LLC
대리인 / 주소
Baker & Hostetler LLP
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23인용 특허 :
358
초록▼
Example electrical connectors are provided including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to communicate between electrical devices. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a plurality of ground contacts. A ground coupling assembly is configured to electrically connect ground contacts
Example electrical connectors are provided including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to communicate between electrical devices. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a plurality of ground contacts. A ground coupling assembly is configured to electrically connect ground contacts of an electrical connector to adjust a performance characteristic of the electrical connector as desired.
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1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts include a plurality of signal contacts arranged in differential signal pairs, and a plurality of ground contacts, such that each of the signal contacts includes a lead po
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts include a plurality of signal contacts arranged in differential signal pairs, and a plurality of ground contacts, such that each of the signal contacts includes a lead portion, a mating portion at one end of the lead portion, and a mounting portion at another end of the lead portion and each of the ground contacts includes a lead portion, a mating portion at one end of the lead portion, and a mounting portion at another end of the lead portion, wherein adjacent differential signal pairs are separated by a ground contact along a lateral direction, an entirety of the lead portion of the ground contact that separates the adjacent differential signal pairs is aligned with the lead portion of each signal contact of the adjacent differential signal pairs along the lateral direction, and the lead portions of the signal contacts of the adjacent differential signal pairs are aligned with each other along the lateral direction; anda shieldless ground coupling assembly that places at least a plurality of the ground contacts in electrical communication with each other. 2. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector comprises one differential signal pair carried by a first connector module and a second differential pair carried by a second connector module, wherein the electrical connector is devoid of metallic shielding plates between the first connector module and the second connector module. 3. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly is not electrically connected to any of the signal contacts. 4. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein first and second ones of the signal contacts form a differential signal pair, and first and second ones of the ground contacts are disposed on opposing sides of the differential signal pair formed by the first and second ones of the signal contacts. 5. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly shifts a resonance frequency of the electrical connector to a higher value. 6. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector is devoid of metallic shielding plates. 7. The electrical connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly comprises a conductive ground shorting bar connected to the first and second ground contacts. 8. The electrical connector as recited in claim 7, wherein the ground shorting bar comprises a plate and legs connected to respective ones of the ground contacts. 9. The electrical connector as recited in claim 7, wherein the ground shorting bar comprises a plate directly connected to the ground contacts. 10. The electrical connector as recited in claim 7, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly further comprising a second ground shorting bar configured to contact a second plurality of ground contacts carried by a second electrical connector. 11. An electrical connector comprising: a first connector module comprising a first module housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of ground contacts and a plurality of signal contacts that define at least one differential signal pair;a second connector module comprising a second module housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of ground contacts and a plurality of signal contacts; anda non-shielding ground shorting bar that electrically connects at least one of the ground contacts of the first connector module to at least one of the ground contacts of the second connector module,wherein the electrical connector is devoid of metallic shielding plates disposed between the first and second connector modules. 12. The electrical connector as recited in claim 11 wherein the ground contacts of the first connector module are aligned with the ground contacts of the second connector module. 13. The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein the ground contacts of the first connector module are offset with respect to the ground contacts of the second connector module. 14. The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein the electrical contacts of the first and second connector modules are right-angle electrical contacts. 15. The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein the non-shielding ground shorting bar includes a plate that is electrically connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the first connector module, and further electrically connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the second connector module. 16. The electrical connector as recited in claim 15, wherein the non-shielding ground shorting bar further comprises a first plurality of legs extending from the plate and connected to the at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the first connector module, and a second plurality of legs extending from the plate and connected to the at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the second connector module. 17. The electrical connector as recited in claim 11, wherein 1) the first non-shielding ground shorting bar comprises a plate, a first plurality of legs extending from the plate and connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the first connector module, and a second plurality of legs, and 2) the second non-shielding ground shorting bar comprises a plate, a first plurality of legs extending from the plate and connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the second connector module, and a second plurality of legs, wherein the second plurality of legs of the first non-shielding ground shorting bar is electrically connected to the second plurality of legs of the second non-shielding ground shorting bar. 18. The electrical connector as recited in claim 17, wherein the first plurality of legs of the first non-shielding ground shorting bar is aligned with the first plurality of legs of the second non-shielding ground shorting bar. 19. A kit comprising: a first housing and a second housing, each housing supporting a plurality of signal contacts and ground contacts, each signal contact defining a signal mating portion and an opposed signal mounting portion, and each ground contact defining a signal mating portion and an opposed signal mounting portion; anda first non-shielding ground coupling assembly that is electrically connected to at least two of the ground contacts of the first housing, and a second non-shielding ground coupling assembly that is electrically connected to at least two of the ground contacts of the second housing, wherein the first non-shielding ground coupling assembly has a different configuration than the second non-shielding ground coupling assembly, and the different configuration causes the signal contacts retained in the first housing to achieve at least one differing desired performance characteristic with respect to the signal contacts retained in the second housing. 20. The kit as recited in claim 19, wherein the different configuration comprises a geometric configuration. 21. The kit as recited in claim 19, wherein the different configuration comprises a location of the ground contacts to which the ground coupling assembly is connected. 22. A first electrical connector configured to mate with a second electrical connector at a mating interface of the first electrical connector, the first electrical connector comprising: a first insulative housing that carries signal contacts arranged in differential signal pairs and ground contacts disposed between adjacent ones of the differential signal pairs, each of the signal contacts and the ground contacts defining a respective mating portion configured to mate with complementary electrical contacts of the second electrical connector, and a respective mounting portion configured to electrically connect to a substrate, the first insulating housing further carrying a non-shielding ground shorting bar electrically connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts at the mating portions of the plurality of ground contacts so as to shift a resonance frequency to a higher value as compared to a second electrical connector that is otherwise identical to the electrical connector except that the second electrical connector does not include the non-shielding ground shorting bar electrically connected to any of its ground contacts. 23. An electrical connector comprising: a housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts includes a plurality of signal contacts that define a plurality of differential signal pairs, and a plurality of ground contacts disposed between respective differential signal pairs, each of the signal contacts and ground contacts defining a respective mating end configured to mate with complementary contacts of a second electrical connector, and a respective mounting end configured to electrically connect to a substrate;a connector module including a connector module housing that supports one of the plurality of differential signal pairs; anda non-shielding ground shorting bar in electrical contact with at least a corresponding first and second ground contacts of the plurality of ground contacts so as to establish an electrical path from the first ground contact to the second ground contact when the ground contacts are not mounted to the substrate, wherein the electrical connector is devoid of metallic shielding plates along the electrical path. 24. The electrical connector as recite in claim 23, wherein the electrical path is also established when the ground contacts are mounted to the substrate. 25. The electrical connector as recited in claim 23, wherein the non-shielding ground shorting bar further comprises an electrically conductive plate, wherein the electrically conductive legs extend from the plate. 26. The electrical connector as recited in claim 25, wherein the electrically conductive plate is planar. 27. The electrical connector as recited in claim 25, wherein the electrically conductive legs are coplanar with the electrically conductive plate. 28. An electrical connector comprising: a first connector module comprising a first module housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of ground contacts and a plurality of signal contacts;a second connector module comprising a second module housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of ground contacts and a plurality of signal contacts;a first non-shielding ground shorting bar that is electrically connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the first connector module; anda second non-shielding ground shorting bar electrically connected to at least a plurality of the ground contacts of the second connector module, such that the first and second non-shielding ground shorting bars are electrically connected to each other. 29. The electrical connector as recited in claim 28, wherein the first non-shielding ground shorting bar is further electrically connected to at least one of the ground contacts of the second connector module. 30. An electrical connector comprising: a housing that retains a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts include a plurality of signal contacts arranged in pairs, and a plurality of ground contacts, such that adjacent pairs of signal contacts are separated by a ground contact; anda shieldless ground coupling assembly that places at least a plurality of the ground contacts in electrical communication with each other,wherein the electrical connector comprises one differential signal pair carried by a first connector module and a second differential signal pair carried by a second connector module, and the electrical connector is devoid of metallic shielding plates between the first connector module and the second connector module. 31. The electrical connector as recited in claim 30, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly is not electrically connected to any of the signal contacts. 32. The electrical connector as recited in claim 30, wherein first and second ones of the signal contacts form a differential signal pair, and first and second ones of the ground contacts are disposed on opposing sides of the differential signal pair formed by the first and second ones of the signal contacts. 33. The electrical connector as recited in claim 30, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly shifts a resonance frequency of the electrical connector to a higher value. 34. The electrical connector as recited in claim 30, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly comprises a conductive ground shorting bar connected to the first and second ground contacts. 35. The electrical connector as recited in claim 34, wherein the ground shorting bar comprises a plate and legs connected to respective ones of the ground contacts. 36. The electrical connector as recited in claim 34, wherein the ground shorting bar comprises a plate directly connected to the ground contacts. 37. The electrical connector as recited in claim 34, wherein the shieldless ground coupling assembly further comprising a second ground shorting bar configured to contact a second plurality of ground contacts carried by a second electrical connector. 38. A kit comprising: a first housing and a second housing, each housing supporting a plurality of signal contacts and ground contacts; anda non-shielding ground coupling assembly that is electrically connected to at least two ground contacts, wherein the non-shielding ground coupling assembly has a different configuration in the first housing than in the second housing, and the different configuration causes the signal contacts retained in the first housing to achieve at least one differing desired performance characteristic with respect to the signal contacts retained in the second housing,wherein at least one of the first and second housings defines a connector module that includes a connector module housing and respective ones of the plurality of signal contacts that are supported by the connector module housing and define a differential signal pair.
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