Abstract: An electrical connector (1) has an insulative housing (10), a shield (20) shielding the housing, and a plurality of terminals (30) received in the housing. Each terminal has a contacting portion (301), a mating portion (302), and a mounting portion (303). The housing has a bottom wall (102) and a rear wall (104). The bottom wall defines a plurality of passageways (107) receiving corresponding mating portions of the terminals. The mounting portions of the terminals abut against a front edge of the bottom wall. The rear wall forms a tab (106) on an inner wall thereof. Free ends of mating portions of the terminals abut against the tab.

Abstract: A card edge connector (10) for electrically interconnecting a daughter board to a mother board includes an insulating housing (11), a plurality of contacts (16) retained in the housing, a pair of side arms (14) integrally extending from opposite ends of the housing, and a pair of metal springs (17) attached on corresponding side arms. Each side arm forms a platform (12) for supporting the daughter board, each platform defining thereon a reversed L-shaped, retention slit (15). Each metal spring has a retention member (174) retained in corresponding retention slit and a board-mounted member (173) for soldering on the mother board. The board-mounted member has substantial resilience which can be deformable when soldering the contacts on the mother board to thereby facilitate the stability of the assembly of the card edge connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) and a number of upper and lower terminals (20, 30). The dielectric housing defines a slot (15) extending in a longitudinal direction thereof and a number of upper and lower passageways (16, 17) communicating with the slot. The upper and lower terminals are respectively received in the upper and lower passageways. Each of the upper and lower terminals includes a mounting plate (21, 31), a resilient arm (22, 32) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting with an electronic card, a solder tail (25, 35) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting to the PCB, and upper and lower retaining portions (23, 33, 24, 34) extending from the mounting plate in a same direction and are retained in the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of signal contacts (22), a grounding contact (24), a shielding member (30), and a grounding member (40). The insulative housing defines a number of passageways (16) therein. The signal contacts and the grounding contact are received in the passageways of the insulative housing. The shielding member is attached on an outer side of the insulative housing. The grounding member is attached to bottom of the insulative housing and includes a base portion (41), an arm portion (42, 44), and a space (45) defined between the base portion and the arm portion. The base portion abuts the grounding contact and the arm portion abuts the shielding member, thereby forming a stable and reliable grounding path between the grounding contact and the shielding member.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (1) mounted on a printed circuit board (2) via a bolt (3) includes an insulating body (10) in which a number of terminals (11) are provided for electrical connection to the printed circuit board, a shield (12) covering the insulating body and a pair of stand-off devices (14) attached on opposite sides of the shield. Each stand-off device includes a retention portion (140) secured to the shield, a terminal portion (141) with a screw hole (1412) defined therein extending laterally from a lower edge of the retention portion for connection to the printed circuit board and a shield member (142) upwardly extending from edges of the terminal portion to form a shield space (147) for shielding the bolt which engages with the screw hole of the terminal portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a bottom wall, longitudinal side walls, and end walls extending from peripheral of the bottom walls. A plurality of pin holes defined in the bottom wall and a plurality of ribs alternatively extended over the inner surface of the side walls corresponding to the pin holes. The contact portions of the contacts supported securely by the plateaus and the valleys which defined by the ribs.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of terminals (5) received in the housing, a shell (22) partially enclosing the housing, a pair of board locks (3) and a pair of fasteners (4) securing the board locks onto the housing. Each board lock includes a fixed section (30) fixed to the connector and a pair of spaced legs (311) connected to the fixed section by means of a resilient section (31). The legs have convex portions (320, 330) arranged on opposite outer edges thereof for engaging with inner walls of a hole (60) of a PCB (6) into which the legs are inserted and retention portions (321, 331) arranged on opposite inner edges thereof for abutting against a bottom face (61) of the PCB, thereby securely and stably retaining the connector on the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a CPU mounted socket connector (1) and a retention module (5). The retention module comprises a pair of metal frames (50), a pair of retaining clips (56) and a pair of stop bars (54) assembled together with the metal frames. Each frame defines a bottom wall (51), a first side wall (52) and a pair of second side walls (54). Each retaining clip has a hook (56c) at a top thereof for hooking a corresponding stop bar, and a clamping portion (56e) at a bottom thereof. The clamping portion and a free end of the hook together clamp a side portion (41a) of a heat sink assembled to the socket connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (11) having an elongated base wall (111) and a mating wall (112) projecting upwardly from the base wall (111), a plurality of terminals (12) received in the housing, a metallic shield (15) attached to an outer side of the insulative housing, and at least one grounding bridge (14) having a body portion (141) and a resilient arm (142) extending upwardly from the body portion. A pair of guiding column (1120, 1121) each defining a notch (1128) are provided on opposite ends of the mating wall of the housing. Each notch has an upper portion in the guiding column and a lower portion in the base wall and open to air from an upper surface of the base wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (11) having an elongated base wall (111) and a mating wall (112) projecting upwardly from the base wall and provided with a pair of guiding columns (1120, 1121) on opposite ends thereof, a plurality of terminals (12) received in the housing, a metallic shield (15) attached to the housing, and a pair of grounding bridges (14) each having a body portion (141) and a resilient arm (141) extending upwardly from the body portion. Each guiding column defines a slot (1128). A pair of notches (1112) are defined in an upper surface of opposite ends of the base wall. Each notch communicates with a lower portion of a corresponding slot. The body portions of the grounding bridges are retained in the notches and the resilient arms extend in the slots. The body portions of the grounding bridges electrically connect with the metallic shield.

Abstract: A connector couple includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a housing and a plurality of first and second terminals. The housing defines a cutout and a slot in communication with the cutout and therefore forms first and second side walls. The first and second terminals are received in inner sides of the first and second side walls respectively. The receptacle connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. A protruding wall extends from the housing and is received in the slot of the plug connector. The cutout of the plug connector provides access to the protruding wall of the receptacle connector to extend into the slot of the plug connector during the plug connector rotatably mating with the receptacle connector.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (1) mounted on a printed circuit board (2) via a bolt (3) includes an insulating body (10) in which a number of terminals (11) are provided for electrical connection to the printed circuit board, a shield (12) covering the insulating body and a pair of stand-off devices (14) attached on opposite sides of the shield. Each stand-off device includes a retention portion (140) secured to the shield, a terminal portion (141) with a screw hole (1412) defined therein extending laterally from a lower edge of the retention portion for connection to the printed circuit board and a shield member (142) extending from the retention portion to be disposed above the screw hole of the terminal portion for shielding the bolt which engages with the screw hole of the terminal portion.

Abstract: A Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) Ball Grid Array (BGA) socket assembly (1) comprises a base (10) defining a plurality of passageways (13) therein, a cover (20) slidably mounted on the base and defining a plurality of holes (23) in alignment with corresponding passageways, and a pick up cap (40, 40′, 40″) fixed on the cover. The pick up cap includes a top plate (42, 42′, 42″) disposed on the cover, and a plurality of latch arms (44, 44′, 44″) downwardly and inwardly extending from opposite ends of the top plate for fixing the pick up cap on the cover.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a first connector (2) and a second connector (3). The first connector includes a first housing (21) and first electrical contacts (22). The second connector includes a second housing (31) and second electrical contacts (32). The first contacts include signal contacts (22A), ground contacts (22B), and shield-joint contacts (22C). The signal contacts are arranged in pairs, with each pair transmitting one set of differential signals. The signal contacts within each pair are separated by an empty passage (214). Adjacent pairs of signal contacts are separated by one ground contact or by one shield-joint contact. The second contacts are configured to correspond to the first contacts, so that the first and second contacts can electrically mate with each other to electrically interconnect the first and second connectors. The wide interval between adjacent signal contacts enables cross talk between adjacent signal contacts to be reduced.

Abstract: A Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPC) connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of first and second terminals (2, 3) and two stuffer members (4). The insulative housing includes a first and a second chambers (14, 15) for receiving the first and the second terminals therein. Two FPCs are respectively inserted into the first and the second chambers for electrically connecting with the first and the second terminals. The stuffer members are respectively inserted into the first and the second chambers for tightly pressing the FPCs against the first and the second terminals.

Abstract: A connector couple includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a housing and a plurality of first and second terminals. The housing defines a cutout and a slot in communication with the cutout and therefore forms first and second side walls. The first and second terminals are received in inner sides of the first and second side walls respectively. The receptacle connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. A protruding wall extends from the housing and is received in the slot of the plug connector. The cutout of the plug connector provides access to the protruding wall of the receptacle connector to extend into the slot of the plug connector during the plug connector rotatably mating with the receptacle connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a bottom wall, longitudinal side walls, and end walls extending from peripheral of the bottom walls. A plurality of pin holes defined in the bottom wall and a plurality of ribs alternatively extended over the inner surface of the side walls corresponding to the pin holes. The contact portions of the contacts supported securely by the plateaus and the valleys which defined by the ribs.

Abstract: A Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) Ball Grid Array (BGA) socket assembly (1) comprises a base (10) defining a plurality of passageways (13) therein, a cover (20) slidably mounted on the base and defining a plurality of holes (23) in alignment with corresponding passageways, and a pick up cap (40, 40′, 40″) fixed on the cover. The pick up cap includes a top plate (42, 42′, 42″) disposed on the cover, and a plurality of latch arms (44, 44′, 44″) downwardly and inwardly extending from opposite ends of the top plate for fixing the pick up cap on the cover.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises a base (10), an insulating housing (21) assembled to the base, a plurality of terminals (22) secured to the housing and a guiding device (40) arranged on each of two sides of the base. The base defines a groove comprising a plurality of sections connected end by end and having different depths. The housing has a mating surface (210) and a soldering surface (211) opposite to the mating surface. A sliding member (26) is assembled to a bottom surface of the housing. The sliding member has a tip 262 extending downwardly into the groove 12. The tip is moveable along the sections of the groove in sequence. Each terminal has a mating portion (220) extending beyond the mating surface of the housing and a solder portion (221) extending beyond the soldering surface of the housing. The guiding device comprises an orbital guiding portion (45), a stopper (48) and a resilient member (30). The housing is located between the stopper and the resilient member.

Abstract: A Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPC) connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of first and second terminals (2, 3) and two stuffer members (4). The insulative housing includes a first and a second chambers (14, 15) for receiving the first and the second terminals therein. Two FPCs are respectively inserted into the first and the second chambers for electrically connecting with the first and the second terminals. The stuffer members are respectively inserted into the first and the second chambers for tightly pressing the FPCs against the first and the second terminals.