Kontaktanordnung

摘要

A contact assembly, in particular for a connector or the like, comprising a support of resilient conductive material, an insulation layer disposed on the support and at least one signal conductor disposed on the insulation layer, wherein each signal conductor includes signal contact pads. The support functions as ground conductor. In the insulation layer adjacent to the signal contact pad(s) an opening is provided to expose a part of the support as associated ground contact pad. The contact assemblies are manufactured by attaching a tape of conductive material to a tape of insulation material. A pattern of signal conductors is made from the tape of conductive material by means of a photolithographic process. Openings are formed in the tape of insulation material and said tape of insulation material with its side opposite to the signal conductors is attached on a support tape of resilient conductive material. Finally, contact assemblies with a plurality of signal conductors are punched out of the assembled tape.