Connector having both press-fit pins and high-speed conductive resilient surface contact elements
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Jun 25, 2009
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Dec 24, 2007
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Dec 24, 2007
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A connector has a two-dimensional array of Press-Fit Pins (PFPs) and Conductive Resilient Surface Contact Elements (CRSCEs). Within the connector is a set of signal conductors. Each conductor is connected to a corresponding one of the PFPs or the CRSCEs. When the connector is attached to a printed circuit board (PCB), the PFPs extend into and engage corresponding plated through-holes in the PCB. As the PFPs are inserted into the through-holes, the CRSCEs contact the surface of the PCB and are compressed between the connector and the PCB so that each CRSCE makes an electrical connection between a pad on the PCB and a corresponding conductor in the connector. The retention force of the PFPs holds the CRSCEs in their compressed condition. The connector need not be soldered to the PCB, and solder bridging problems and breaking problems associated with solder tails and solder balls are avoided.
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