HIGH FREQUENCY RJ45 PLUG WITH NON-CONTINUOUS PLANES FOR CROSS TALK CONTROL

摘要

A communication connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts received by the housing. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided and includes at least first and second pairs of electrical conductive traces. The first pair of traces is connected to a first pair of contacts. The second pair of traces is connected to a second pair of contacts. The PCB further includes at least a first ground plane. The first ground plane has first and second sections. The first and second sections are electrically isolated from one another. At least a portion of the first and second sections being adjacent to at least a portion of the first and second pairs of traces, respectively, whereby signal transmission is enhanced. A layer of dielectric material which has a relatively low dielectric constant is located between the first and second traces and the first ground plane.