Patent ID: 6634889
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a circuit board; a plurality of termination resistors mounted on the circuit board; and a socket connector mounted on the circuit board, the socket connector being electrically coupled to the termination resistors, the socket connector having: a card-edge receiving area to receive a card-edge of a circuit card; and a plurality of opposing signal pins within the card-edge receiving area, at least some of the plurality of opposing signal pins being coupled to respective termination resistors of the plurality of termination resistors, and the opposing signal pins being in contact with each other when no card-edge is present in the card-edge receiving area, and the opposing signal pins being separated from each other when the card-edge is present in the card-edge receiving area such that the electrical coupling of the termination resistors and the socket connector is disconnected when the card-edge is inserted.