CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

摘要

A contact assembly (102) includes a conductive substrate (202), a composite layer (204), and a conductive layer (206). The conductive substrate (202) is configured to form a conductive path of the electrical connector (100). The composite layer (204) is engaged to the conductive substrate (202) and includes a dielectric material (514) with a conductive filler material (508) dispersed within the dielectric material at a concentration that is lower than a percolation threshold concentration (708) of the composite layer. The conductive layer (206) is engaged to the composite layer (204). The conductive substrate (202), the composite layer (204), and the conductive layer (206) form a capacitive element through which a signal propagation path (402) between the conductive substrate (202) and a mating contact (400) that mates with the conductive layer (206) passes.