Patent ID: 6074223
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06K,H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A compact flash card, comprising:a substrate having a plurality of conductive traces formed thereon;an electrical connector assembled to an edge of said substrate, said connector including a housing having front and rear faces, a plurality of terminal cells defined between said front and rear faces, a plurality of terminals assembled into said terminal cells, each terminal including a base portion retained within said terminal cells and a tail portion extending beyond said rear face;an EMI shield assembled to said connector and covering substantially all of an upper face of the housing, said EMI shield including a grounding tab extending into a predetermined one of said terminal cells and electrically and mechanically engaging therein the corresponding terminal wherein said corresponding terminal is electrically connected to a grounding circuit on the substrate; anda cover enclosing said substrate and said connector, and being electrically connected to said EMI shield.