Contact assembly for an electrical connector and method of manufacturing the contact assembly

摘要

A contact assembly includes a conductive substrate, a composite layer, and a conductive layer. The conductive substrate is configured to form a conductive path of the electrical connector. The composite layer is engaged to the conductive substrate and includes a dielectric material with a conductive filler material dispersed within the dielectric material at a concentration that is lower than a percolation threshold concentration of the composite layer. The conductive layer is engaged to the composite layer. The conductive substrate, the composite layer, and the conductive layer form a capacitive element through which a signal propagation path between the conductive substrate and a mating contact that mates with the conductive layer passes.

主权项

1. A contact assembly for an electrical connector, the contact assembly comprising:
a conductive substrate configured to form a conductive path of the electrical connector; a composite layer engaged to the conductive substrate, the composite layer including a dielectric material with a conductive filler material dispersed within the dielectric material at a concentration that is lower than a percolation threshold concentration of the composite layer; and a conductive layer engaged to the composite layer, wherein the conductive substrate, the composite layer, and the conductive layer form a capacitive element through which a signal propagation path between the conductive substrate and a mating contact that mates with the conductive layer passes.