Shielded flat flexible cable connector with grounding

摘要

Methods and apparatuses may provide for a grounding between a shield on a flat flexible cable and a printed circuit board. According to one embodiment, the pins of a connector include ground pins that contact both ground traces on the flat flexible cable and a shield on the flat flexible cable, further connecting the cable to a ground plane.

主权项

1. A connector to provide shielding to a flat, flexible cable, the connector comprising:
a plurality of electrically conductive signal pins; a plurality of electrically conductive ground pins, each ground pin having a first ground contact to provide a first ground connection to a circuit board, and second, third, and fourth ground contacts located on spaced apart arms to provide respective second, third, and fourth ground connections to a cable, wherein two of the ground contacts are on one of the spaced apart arms; and a housing to contain the signal pins and the ground pins.