Patent ID: 6517383
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A compression-contact connector assembly comprising:a housing panel including an array of through-openings; a plurality of substantially parallel connector units with corresponding attachment ends and opposite contact ends, each of said connector units being disposed within one of the through-openings in said housing panel; and a means for holding the contact ends in a substantially uniform plane; wherein the attachment ends provide a first electrical coupling between said connector units and interconnect wires on one side of said housing panel; wherein the contact ends provide a second electrical coupling between said connector units and electronic components disposed on an opposite side of the housing panel; and wherein said connector units and housing are selected in a geometric configuration and a combination of materials to produce a characteristic impedance of the connector assembly that substantially matches an output impedance of a device to an input impedance of devices connected thereto.