Zheng Gao - San Jose CA, US George Tziviskos - Cupertino CA, US Min C. Kim - Cupertino CA, US Vincent D. Duperron - Cupertino CA, US George V. Anastas - Cupertino CA, US Greg A. Springer - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
H01R 13/648
US Classification:
439 92, 43960701
Abstract:
Electrical connections that provide a highly manufacturable, well-shielded path from a cable to a printed circuit board. One example provides a path that includes a card and a connector. Conductors in a cable may be attached to a card. The card may be shielded with a ground plane on one or more sides and edges. The card may insert into a connector that may be attached to a printed circuit board. The connector may include a shield that may have a top portion that forms electrical contact with a ground plane on a top of a card inserted in the connector. The connector may have an opening for accepting the card that is defined by the top portion of the shield and a plurality of rows of contacts. The rows of contacts may include an outer row of ground contacts, and an inner row of signal contacts.
George Tziviskos - Cupertino CA, US Min Chul Kim - Santa Clara CA, US Vincent D. Duperron - Cupertino CA, US George V. Anastas - San Carlos CA, US Gregory A. Springer - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
Apple, Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
H01R 12/72
US Classification:
439629
Abstract:
Electrical connections that provide a highly manufacturable, well-shielded path from a cable to a printed circuit board. One example provides a path that includes a card and a connector. Conductors in a cable may be attached to a card. The card may be shielded with a ground plane on one or more sides and edges. The card may insert into a connector that may be attached to a printed circuit board. The connector may include a shield that may have a top portion that forms electrical contact with a ground plane on a top of a card inserted in the connector. The connector may have an opening for accepting the card that is defined by the top portion of the shield and a plurality of rows of contacts. The rows of contacts may include an outer row of ground contacts, and an inner row of signal contacts.