CONNECTOR AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD USING THE SAME

摘要

A connector has a plurality of high-speed differential signal lanes each of which includes two first contacts for high-speed differential signal transmission and two ground contacts. A second contact which does not belong to the high-speed differential signal lanes is arranged between the high-speed differential signal lanes. On a first connection side for connection with a connecting object, contacting portions of the contacts are arranged in a single row at a distance from one another. On a second connection side for connection with a mounting object, terminal portions of the first contacts and terminal portions of the ground contacts are arranged in a first row at a distance wider than that between the contacting portions while a terminal portion of the second contact is arranged in a second row.

主权项

1. A connector to be mounted to a mounting object and connected to a connecting object, the connector comprising:
a plurality of high-speed differential signal lanes each of which is composed of two first contacts adapted to high-speed differential signal transmission and arranged adjacent to each other and two ground contacts sandwiching the two first contacts and arranged on opposite sides of the two first contacts, one on each side; and at least one second contact which is disposed between adjacent ones of the high-speed differential signal lanes and which does not belong to the high-speed differential signal lanes; each of the first contacts, the ground contacts, and the second contact having a contacting portion to be connected to the connecting object and a terminal portion to be connected to a mounting object; the connector having a first connection side for connection with the connecting object, where the contacting portions of the first contacts, the contacting portions of the ground contacts, and the contacting portion of the second contact are arranged in a single row at a distance from one another; the connector having a second connection side for connection with the mounting object, where the terminal portions of the first contacts and the terminal portions of the ground contacts are arranged in a first row at a distance wider than that between the contacting portions while the terminal portion of the second contact is arranged in a second row different from the first row.