Patent ID: 7972143
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A printed circuit assembly comprising: a base printed circuit having a printed circuit receiving area and a plurality of electrical contacts provided on the printed circuit receiving area; and a secondary printed circuit having a secondary substrate including a mating edge and a plurality of secondary contacts provided along the mating edge, the secondary printed circuit being mounted on the base printed circuit such that the mating edge of the secondary printed circuit is directly engaged with the base printed circuit at the printed circuit receiving area, each of the secondary contacts being electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrical contacts of the base printed circuit, at least one electrical contact of the base printed circuit being electrically connected to the corresponding secondary contact via an electrical bonding material; wherein the secondary printed circuit comprises a cable-receiving edge configured to receive a plurality of coaxial cables, the secondary substrate of the secondary printed circuit having a plurality of secondary traces that are each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the secondary contacts, each of the plurality of coaxial cables being terminated to a corresponding one of the secondary traces.