Patent ID: 8328567

Claim:
A card edge connector, comprising: a dielectric housing including two end portions, a card-receiving slot extending between the two end portions for receiving a card module having oppositely disposed notches, and a plurality of cavities arrayed along the card-receiving slot; a latch/eject member including an ejecting portion configured to engage an edge of the card module and a latching portion configured to engage one of the notches of the card module when the latch/eject member is in a locking position, and a lower end surface, wherein one of the end portions is configured to allow the latch/eject member to move therein in a pivoting manner, and the lower end surface of the latch/eject member is located outside the dielectric housing when the latch/eject member is in the locking position; and a plurality of terminals each received within a respective one of the plurality of cavities, each terminal including a fixing portion configured to secure the terminal in the respective cavity; a solder tail; and a contact portion at least partially extending into the card-receiving slot, wherein the solder tail and the contact portion are separately disposed on opposite sides of the fixing portion.