Patent ID: 7993163

Claim:
A modular jack connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity; a contact module received in the receiving cavity of the insulative housing, said contact module comprising: a paddle board having opposite first and second side faces and a plurality of vias extending through the first and second side faces, each of the first and second side faces being provided with a conductive section; and a magnetic module comprising a plurality of magnetic cores embedded in the paddle board, and a plurality of PCB layout traces arranged in each of the first and second side faces of the paddle board, said PCB layout traces on each of the first and second side faces comprising a primary group of PCB layout traces having one group of tips extending to a position adjacent to corresponding magnetic core to form a magnetic field and another group of tips connected to the conductive section, and a secondary group of PCB layout traces having one group of tips extending to a position adjacent to corresponding magnetic core to form a magnetic field and another group of tips connected to the vias; a plurality of contacts attached to the first side face of the paddle board and soldered on the conductive section of the first side face; an electronic component attached to the second side face of the paddle board and soldered on the conductive section of the second side face; and a converting module secured to the second side face of the paddle board and having a plurality of converting terminals inserting through said vias.