Patent ID: 6824391
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a housing and circuit boards carried by the housing, the circuit boards extending parallel to each other in spaced-apart relationship, the circuit boards extending from a mating interface at one end of the connector to a mounting interface at another end of the connector, wherein the circuit boards include a first type and a second type, the first type having circuitry arranged in a first pattern, and the second type having circuitry arranged in a second pattern which is different than the first pattern, wherein multiple circuit boards of the first and second types are arranged in an alternating sequence in the connector, wherein the circuitry includes signal tracks for carrying electrical signals through the connector, wherein said signal tracks are arranged as pairs that are dedicated to carrying pairs of related said electrical signals through the connector, wherein each said pair includes one said signal track on the first type of circuit board that is opposed to another said signal track on the second type of circuit board, and wherein the pairs of opposed signal tracks are alternately staggered on opposite sides of each said circuit board.