Patent ID: 8064216

Claim:
An edge connector comprising: a multilayer printed board having an inner layer and a connector edge; an electronic circuit disposed on said multilayer printed board; an electrical terminal on said multilayer printed board and spaced by a predetermined clearance from said connector edge; an electrical conductor on said multilayer printed board and electrically connecting said electronic circuit and said electrical terminal to each other; a via connected to said electrical terminal and extending to said inner layer of said multilayer printed board; and a lead conductor on said inner layer of said multilayer printed board and connected at a first end to said via, a second end of said lead conductor being exposed at said connector edge, wherein said electrical terminal is plated, and said via and said lead conductor have respective lengths and the sum of the length of said via and the length of said lead conductor is less than one-sixth of the wavelength of an electrical signal transmitted through said electrical conductor.