Patent ID: 11955742
Assignee: AMPHENOL FCI CONNECTORS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall in a first direction;
a first set of terminals disposed adjacent to the first sidewall and comprising first signal pairs and first ground terminals, each first ground terminal disposed between adjacent pairs of the first signal pairs, and each of the first set of terminals comprises a mating end, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion coupling the mating end to the contact tail;
a second set of terminals disposed adjacent to the second side wall and comprising second signal pairs and second ground terminals, each second ground terminal disposed between adjacent pairs of the second signal pairs, and each of the second set of terminals comprises a mating end, a contact tail, and an intermediate portion coupling the mating end to the contact tail; and
a component electrically coupled to the first ground terminals to dampen resonance in the electrical connector, wherein the component comprises first portions protruding toward respective ones of the first ground terminals and first notches disposed between adjacent ones of the first portions.