Patent ID: 8241067
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic assembly comprising: a printed circuit board having a surface with a plurality of conductive pads disposed thereon and a plurality of conductive traces within the printed circuit board; an electrical connector comprising a housing and a plurality of conductive elements within the housing, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a surface mount contact tail extending from the housing, the housing being disposed adjacent to an area of the surface, the area comprising at least a portion of the plurality of conductive pads and the surface mount contact tail of each of the plurality of conductive elements being electrically connected to a pad of a first portion of the plurality of conductive pads; a plurality of electronic components, each electronic component having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the plurality of electronic components being electrically connected to a pad of the first portion of the plurality of conductive pads and the second end of each of the plurality of electronic components being electrically connected to a pad of a second portion of the plurality of conductive pads; and a plurality of vias, each of the plurality of vias passing through a conductive pad of the second portion of the plurality of conductive pads and a conductive trace of the plurality of conductive traces.