Patent ID: 6273759
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector having an integrated bus, adapted to be mounted on a motherboard, and adapted to receive one of more modules, the connector comprising:a housing formed with a plurality of slots comprising at least a first slot and an Nth slot, each slot having lateral walls adapted to receive a module;a plurality of electrical contacts formed substantially within the housing and between adjacent slots, each electrical contact comprising at least one first metal contact surface extending through the housing into one of the adjacent slots and at least one second metal contact surface extending through the housing into the other of the adjacent slots, such that the plurality of electrical contacts form a portion of the integrated bus between the adjacent slots;wherein the plurality of electrical contacts comprises a first plurality of electrical signal contacts forming the integrated bus between the adjacent slots in conjunction with the one or more modules received in the connector, and a second plurality of electrical ground contacts selectively disposed between adjacent ones of the first plurality of electrical signal contacts; and,wherein the plurality of electrical contacts further comprises a first electrical contact connected to a high speed bus on the motherboard and having a metal contact surface extending through a wall of the first slot, and a last electrical contact connected to a termination resistor on the motherboard and having a metal contact surface extending through a wall of the Nth slot.