ELECTRICAL DEVICE EMPLOYING A FLAT FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT

摘要

An electrical connector assembly (10) includes a housing (26) fabricated of a first metal material and having at least one integral pin (36) projecting from a face (34) thereof. A flat flexible circuit (20) is mounted against the face of the housing and includes a ground plane (44) on a side thereof facing the housing. The circuit has a hole (40) for receiving the integral pin (36) of the housing. The ground plane (44) is of a second metal material different from that of the housing. An omni-directional conductive adhesive (46) is deposited on the ground plane (44) over the area of the hole to expand the conductive interface between the metal housing (26) and the metal ground plane (44). Preferably, the conductive adhesive (46) includes abrasive grain-like particles. <IMAGE>