Patent ID: 11876315
Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A pluggable network interface device, comprising:
a split-shell housing running a first length from a first end to a second end, wherein the second end comprises an open electrical interconnection end for the pluggable network interface device, the split-shell housing comprising:
a first shell portion extending the first length and comprising a first cavity running along a portion of the first length; and
a second shell portion extending the first length and comprising a second cavity running along a portion of the first length, wherein the first shell portion is joined to the second shell portion, and wherein the first cavity and the second cavity together form a receiving cavity for the split-shell housing;

a circuit substrate disposed at least partially within the receiving cavity, wherein the circuit substrate extends outside of the receiving cavity a second length from the second end of the split-shell housing to an end of the circuit substrate;
a shroud attached to a first surface of the circuit substrate and extending from a point adjacent a first width side of the circuit substrate to an opposing point adjacent a second width side of the circuit substrate;
an opposing shroud attached to a second surface of the circuit substrate and extending from the point adjacent the first width side of the circuit substrate to the opposing point adjacent the second width side of the circuit substrate; and
a shield portion extending a shield length from the second end of the split-shell housing along a portion of the second length, wherein the shield length is less than the second length, wherein the shield portion comprises a protrusion that extends in a direction toward a center of the circuit substrate, and wherein a portion of a side of the circuit substrate extending along the second length past the shield length is exposed and uncovered by the shield portion.