ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM HAVING RESONANCE CONTROL

摘要

Electrical connector includes a connector body having a front side configured to engage a mating connector and a mounting side configured to engage an electrical component. The electrical connector also includes a conductor array including a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors that extend through the connector body. The plurality of signal conductors includes adjacent signal conductors and the plurality of ground conductors include first and second ground conductors that are positioned between the adjacent signal conductors. The first and second ground conductors are separated from each other by a physical gap. The electrical connector also includes first and second resonance-control elements attached to the first and second ground conductors, respectively, within the gap between grounds. The first and second resonance-control elements are spaced from each other and include at least one of an electrically-lossy or magnetically-lossy material.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a connector body having a front side configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation and a mounting side configured to engage an electrical component; a conductor array including a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors that extend through the connector body to interconnect the mating connector and the electrical component, wherein the plurality of signal conductors include adjacent signal conductors and the plurality of ground conductors include first and second ground conductors that are positioned between the adjacent signal conductors, the first and second ground conductors being separated from each other by a physical gap; and a resonance-control element positioned between the first and second ground conductors within the physical gap, the resonance-control element directly interfacing with the first ground conductor and being spaced from the second ground conductor, the resonance-control element having an outer surface that faces the second ground conductor and is exposed to air in front of the front side, the resonance-control element positioned to be received by the mating connector during the mating operation, the resonance-control element including at least one of an electrically-lossy or magnetically-lossy material.