Patent ID: 8137139

Claim:
A connector for transmitting electrical signals between two electronic circuit boards, comprising: an electrically non-conductive support having two spaced surfaces, each surface having a respective interface for electrical connection with a respective one of the two electronic circuit boards to be connected; at least one electrical signal conductor passing through the support and connecting the two interfaces for transmitting electrical signals therebetween; an external surface; a plurality of holes extending through the support so as to form at least one row of holes positioned between the external surface and the at least one electrical signal conductor connecting the interfaces, each hole being provided with a respective electrical conductor extending therethrough and the hole conductors being connected to one another to form at least one electrically conductive pathway positioned between the external surface and the at least one electrical signal conductor, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive pathway is electrically connectible to a circuit that is configured to detect disruption of the at least one electrically conductive pathway caused by drilling from the external surface into the at least one electrical signal conductor.