Patent ID: 6309224
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A high density connector assembly comprising:a connector housing;a plurality of nail contacts formed within said connector housing, each of said plurality of nail contacts having a head end and a tip end;a circuit board having a first laminate layer and a second laminate layer;a plurality of wirebond pads, each of said wirebond pads connected to a corresponding electrical path, each of said wirebond pads forming a signal contact for one of said nail contacts, said wirebond pads being formed on said first laminate layer and said second laminate layer such that said electrical paths of said wirebond pads formed on said first laminate layer pass underneath said electrical paths of said wirebond pads formed on said second laminate layer allowing said plurality of wirebond pads to be placed in closer proximity to said plurality of nail contacts; anda plurality of wirebonds, each wirebond connecting said head end of one the plurality of nail contacts with one of said plurality of wirebond pads.