Patent ID: 8350638

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a body having a top side and a bottom side; a bottom signal plate connected to the bottom side, the bottom signal plate being configured for capacitive coupling to a conductor of a coplanar waveguide; a bottom grounding plate connected to the bottom side and spaced apart from the bottom signal plate, the bottom grounding plate being configured for capacitive coupling to a grounding plane of the coplanar waveguide; a first electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom signal plate and extending to the top side; a second electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate and extending to the top side; a dielectric adhesive at least partially covering the bottom signal plate and the bottom grounding plate; a top grounding plate disposed on the top side, the top grounding plate being electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate through the second electrically conductive pathway; and a microstrip disposed on the top side and electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway, the microstrip and the top grounding plate being spaced apart, wherein the microstrip extends from the first electrically conductive pathway towards the top grounding plate.