| US 7,390,218 B2 | ||
| Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors | ||
| Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (US); Joseph B. Shuey, Camp Hill, Pa. (US); Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Brasschaat (Belgium); Timothy A. Lemke, Dillsburg, Pa. (US); and Clifford L. Winings, Chesterfield, Mo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/610,678. | ||
| Application 11/610678 is a continuation of application No. 11/326061, filed on Jan. 05, 2006, granted, now 7,331,800. | ||
| Application 11/326061 is a continuation of application No. 10/634547, filed on Aug. 05, 2003, granted, now 6,994,569. | ||
| Application 10/634547 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/294966, filed on Nov. 14, 2002, granted, now 6,976,886. | ||
| Application 10/294966 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/990794, filed on Nov. 14, 2001, granted, now 6,692,272. | ||
| Application 09/990794 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/155786, filed on May 24, 2002, granted, now 6,652,318. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0099464 A1, May 03, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—608 | 12 Claims |
| 1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a plurality of differential signal contact pairs arranged along a first centerline, a second centerline, and a third centerline,
the first centerline arranged adjacent and parallel to the second centerline and the third centerline arranged adjacent and
parallel to the second centerline,
wherein (i) each of the plurality of differential signal pairs comprises two electrical contacts; (ii) the two electrical
contacts each define a broadside and an edge and are arranged broadside-to-broadside along at least a majority of the length
of the signal pair; (iii) each of the differential signal pairs arranged along the second centerline are offset from differential
signal pairs arranged along the first centerline and the differential signal pairs arranged along the third centerline; (iv)
the electrical connector is devoid of shields between the first centerline, the second centerline, and the third centerline;
(v) a ground contact is positioned at one end of the first centerline and on an opposite end of the second centerline; and
(vi) adjacent rows of the signal pairs are staggered in a row direction that is perpendicular to a line direction along which
the centerlines extend such that no signal pair of one row aligns with any signal pair of an adjacent row in the line direction.
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