Electrical connector having surge suppressing device

摘要

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) receiving a plurality of terminals (24, 25) therein, a shield (3) enclosing the insulative housing for engaging with a grounded chassis (5), and a surge suppressing device (28) received in the insulative housing. The surge suppressing device includes a dielectric substrate (21) with interconnected surge suppressing circuitry and conductive signal traces (215) provided on respective opposite major sides thereof, and a grounding clip (23) mounted on the dielectric substrate and contacting with an inner surface of the shield. The terminals are electrically connected with the conductive signal traces.