Abstract:
A mid-plane is disclosed. The mid-plane includes a first printed circuit board having a plurality of plated vias adapted to receive tails attached to a first connector and having a plurality of unplated clearance holes adapted to receive tails attached to a second connector. The second printed circuit board has a plurality of plated vias adapted to receive tails attached to the second connector and has a plurality of unplated clearance adapted to receive tails attached to the first connector.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a double-sided pluggable backplane, having one side on which one or more than one front backplane connector is disposed according to width of plot positions and the other side on which one or more than one rear backplane connector is disposed according to width of plot positions, the front backplane connector and the adjacent rear backplane connector being located at the same horizontal level on the double-sided pluggable backplane and staggered right-and-left in turn, meanwhile the front backplane connector and the rear backplane connector having uniform specifications and the same contact pin definitions. The double-sided pluggable backplane according to the present invention can realize interchangeability of front boards and rear boards and have no special requirements for design and manufacture of printed circuit boards and machining of the backplane, which decreases cost of production and difficulty on processing. At the same time, interchangeability of front boards and rear boards reduces design cost of boards.
Abstract:
A data transmission interconnect assembly (e.g., a router) capable of transmission speeds in excess of 40Gbps in which a line-card is detachably coupled to a backplane using flexible flat cables that are bent to provide a continuous, smooth curve between the connected boards, and connected by a connection apparatus that employs cable-to-cable interface members that are transparent to the transmitted signal waves. Microspring contact structures are formed on the cables, or on a contact structure pressed against the cables, to provide interface arrangements that are smaller than a wavelength of the transmitted signal. A connector apparatus uses a cam mechanism to align the cables, and then to press a contact structure, having micro spring interface members formed thereon, against the cables. An alterative contact structure uses anisotropic conductive film.
Abstract:
A connector (400) for coupling high frequency signals between devices includes a substrate having an array of vias (410) for coupling a reference voltage to reference voltages traces (460) that extend along the substrate surface between the devices. Signal traces (430) including device pads (434) for coupling signals to and from the devices alternate with the reference voltage traces (460). The widths of the reference voltage traces (460) are varied to maintain a substantially constant separation between the reference voltage trace (460) and an adjacent signal trace (430).
Abstract:
A multi-pin connector (3) arranged to connect a signal line on a backboard (1) side and a signal line on a daughter board (2) side has open pins (4 to 9) where the signal lines are not connected. In order to prevent transmission losses of the signal lines caused by these open pins (4 to 9), terminating resistances (10) are connected to both ends of the open pins (4 to 9), and the sides of the terminating resistances (10) opposite to the open pins (4 to 9) are connected to the ground or a power supply.
Abstract:
An electrical connector for transferring a plurality of differential signals between electrical components (14, 16). The connector is made of modules (18) that have a plurality of pairs (104) of signal conductors (102) with a first signal path and a second signal path. Each signal path has a pair of contact sections (116) extending between the contact portions. For each pair of signal conductors, a first distance between the interim sections is less than a second distance between the pair of signal conductors and any other pair of signal conductors of the plurality. Embodiments are shown that increase routability.
Abstract:
A connector (400) for coupling high frequency signals between devices includes a substrate having an array of vias (410) for coupling a reference voltage to reference voltages traces (460) that extend along the substrate surface between the devices. Signal traces (430) including device pads (434) for coupling signals to and from the devices alternate with the reference voltage traces (460). The widths of the reference voltage traces (460) are varied to maintain a substantially constant separation between the reference voltage trace (460) and an adjacent signal trace (430).
Abstract:
A high frequency bus system (450) which insures uniform arrival times of high fidelity signals to the devices (510), despite the use of the bus (450) on modules (420) and connectors. The high frequency bus system (450) includes a first bus segment having one or more devices (510) connected between a first and second end. The high frequency bus system (450) also includes a second bus segment which has no devices connected to it. The first end of the first segment and the second end of the second segment are coupled in series to form a chain of segments and when two signals are introduced to the first end of the second bus segment at substantially the same time, they arrive at each device (510) connected to the first bus segment at substantially the same time. Conversely when two signals originate at a device (510) substantially at the same time, they arrive at the first end of the second bus segment at substantially the same time. Uniform arrival times hold despite the use of connectors to couple the segments together, despite the segments being located on modules, without the need for stubs, despite the presence of routing turns in the segments and despite the type of information, such as address, data, or control, carried by the signals.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for removing heat generated by the operation of electronic devices to allow for a more densely packed arrangement of the electronic devices on a parent board. The apparatus comprises a metallic housing that encloses a flexible backplane with a pair of rigid supports mounted on its bottom surface and at least one electrical device connected to the top surface of the backplane that is supported by the rigid supports. The flexible backplane is folded and positioned within the housing such that the rigid supports face inwardly with respect to the housing and the electronic devices face outwardly with respect to the housing. A biasing member is positioned between the rigid supports for biasing the electronic devices against the housing. The flexible backplane is a flexible circuit board that supports a PC card array and the loading device is a cylindrical elastomeric compressor. The metallic housing is an aluminum U-shaped structure, having a pair of parallel walls extending transversely from a shorter wall. An optional cover can be attached to the open end of the U- shaped housing to protect the inner structure. The outer surfaces of the parallel walls of a U- shaped housing are ribbed to provide a plurality of cooling fins for additional transfer of heat from the electronic devices to ambient air. The inner surfaces of the parallel walls comprise vertically extending grooves to guide the PC cards into position within the housing. Elastomeric conductive films are adhered to the inner surface of the housing within the grooves to better facilitate heat transfer to the cooling fins.