Patent ID: 8123563
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector that electrically connects a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: a backplane connector capable of connecting to the first printed circuit board; a daughtercard connector comprising at least one wafer having a plurality of signal conductors, each signal conductor having a first contact end capable of connecting to the second printed circuit board, a second contact end mateable to the backplane connector, and an intermediate portion between the first and second contact ends; an insulative housing disposed at least a portion of each of the plurality of signal conductors, a passive circuit element attached to the intermediate portion of at least one of the plurality of signal conductors, wherein the plurality of signal conductors are arranged as differential signal pairs, with a first distance between signal conductors of a differential pair being smaller than a second distance between signal conductors of adjacent differential pairs, wherein the insulative housing of each wafer includes at least one opening, and wherein each opening is sized to receive a passive circuit element.