Abstract: An electrical contact (2) for electrically connecting an IC package having solder balls (4) with a substrate and includes a base portion (21), a spring arm (24) extending upwardly from the base portion (21) and a rear portion (23) extending downwardly from the base portion (21), the spring arm (24) defines a contact portion (25) at the end thereof to connect with the solder ball (4) of the IC package, the contact portion (25) includes a wide portion (252) with a width larger than other portions of the contact portion (25), the wide portion (252) includes a pair of higher end portions (2520) at opposite ends thereof and a lower middle portion (2521) between the pair of end portions (2520).

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an IC package to a circuit board includes an insulating housing having a plurality of receiving holes and a plurality of contacts received in the receiving holes. Each of the contacts includes a retaining portion engaging with the insulating housing, and a spring arm deforming freely in a certain range, wherein the spring arm includes an elastic deformation portion, a recess portion protruding downwardly from the elastic deformation portion for contacting with a ball grid array (BGA) package and a protrusion portion protruding upwardly from the recess portion for contacting with a land gird array (LGA) package.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a CPU with a PCB includes a frame, a plurality of base units assembled onto the frame and a plurality of contacts retained in the base units. The base units extend in a longitudinal direction and are assembled side by side in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Each of the base units includes an insulating housing and a shielding member embedded within the insulating housing. The shielding member includes a first portion extending in the longitudinal direction and multiple second portions extending in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction, the second portions together with the first portion define multiple chambers. The contacts are located in the chambers defined by the shielding member.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing including a number of receiving slots and a number of passageways spaced with the receiving slot and located beside the receiving slot and a number of terminals each received in the receiving slot of the insulative housing, the electrical connector further includes a number of absorbing material blocks received in the passageways, the passageway has an inner surface coated with an metal layer and the absorbing material block is located inside the metal layer.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing including a top insulative housing and a bottom insulative housing matched with the top insulative housing, a number of terminals received in the top insulative housing and the bottom insulative housing and at least one shielding plate fixed in the insulative housing and located beside the terminal, the electrical connector further employs a grounding plate assembled between the top insulative housing and the bottom insulative housing, the grounding plate electrically connects with the shielding plate and the shielding plate has a pair of clips fixed to the grounding plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a plurality of passageways penetrated from the top surface to the bottom surface, a number of terminals received in the passageways and a number of shielding plates received in the passageways, the terminals includes a number of grounding terminals and a number of signal terminals, the shielding plates located beside the terminals respectively, the insulative housing includes a number of tubers with strip shape protruding from the top surface, upper surface of the tubers are plated with a metal layer and the shielding plate electrically contacts with the metal layer, as well, the grounding terminal electrically contacts with the metal layer.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a plurality of passageways penetrated from the top surface to the bottom surface, a number of terminals received in the passageways and a number of shielding plates received in the passageways, the terminals includes a number of grounding terminals and a number of signal terminals, the shielding plates located beside the terminals respectively, the insulative housing includes a number of tubers with strip shape protruding from the top surface, upper surface of the tubers are plated with a metal layer and the shielding plate electrically contacts with the metal layer, as well, the grounding terminal electrically contacts with the metal layer.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a printed circuit board, an electrical connector assembled on the printed circuit board and an interposer assembled between the electrical connector and the printed circuit board, the electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals and a shielding element received therein, and wherein the interposer electrically connect the terminals and the shielding element and electrically connect the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a package with a printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of pads and an alignment feature includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and a stiffener insert molding with the insulating housing. When the stiffener is assembled upon the alignment feature correspondingly, the contacts align with the pads of the PCB correspondingly.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an IC package to a circuit board includes a first insulating housing, a second insulating housing and a plurality of contacts received therein. The contact includes a base portion received in the first insulating housing, and a contacting portion extending upwardly from the base portion and received in the second insulating housing. The first insulating housing includes a first shielding member around the base portion of the contact while the second insulating housing includes a second shielding member around the contacting portion of the contact so that an electrical connector with improved shielding means is provided.

Abstract: A socket connector includes an insulative base (2), a plurality of contacts (3) therein with an engaging portion (32) and a floating cover (5). The floating cover (5) includes a plurality of through holes (53) for receiving the engaging portions (32) extending therethrough. The socket connector includes a metallic shell (4) having a plurality of receiving holes (41) for receiving the contacts therein and electrically engaging with a metallic surface (52) formed on bottom of the floating cover (5).

Abstract: An optical board (100) includes a base layer (1), an optical module (4) assembled to the base layer, and an optical layer (2) attached to the base layer and defining a receiving recess (23). The optical module includes a ferrule (41) received in the receiving recess and defining a number of grooves (4131), and a number of optical circuits (42) positioned in the grooves of the ferrule. The optical circuits extend outside of the ferrule and into the optical layer.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (1) with a plurality of signal contacts (31) and a plurality of grounding contacts (30) received therein, a shielding member (2) and a connecting member (4) set in the insulating housing (1), the shielding member (2) locates around the signal contacts (31), each of the grounding contacts (30) includes a body portion (300), a spring arm (301) extending upwardly from the body portion (300) and a tail portion (302) extending downwardly from the body portion (300), the spring arm (301) includes a contact portion (3010) at the end thereof, the connecting member (4) connects the contact portion (3010) and the tail portion (302) with the shielding member (2).

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically for connecting a chip module having a contacting surface to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals received therein and a number of shielding plates received in the insulative housing and located around the terminals. The insulative housing is insert molded with the shielding plates and the terminals and includes a plurality of through slots. The terminals are formed by separated from the shielding plates by the through slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing unit and a contact unit received therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member and an insulating member retained on the shielding member. The shielding member defines opposite upper end and lower end while the insulating member includes a first portion and a second portion seated on the upper and lower ends respectively and defines a cavity therebetween. The contact unit includes a plurality of contacts, a metal plate defining a plurality of through holes and an insulating body retaining the contacts and the metal plate. The metal plate divides the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity, the contact runs through the through hole of the metal plate and comprises a first arm above the metal plate received in the first cavity and a second arm under the metal plate received in the second cavity.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a plurality of walls formed a plurality of passageways thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways, and a capacitor series connecting with the contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes contact units and housing units for retaining the contact units. The contact unit includes an insulating body and a plurality of contacts retained therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member defining an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other, an insulating cover seated on the upper end of the shielding member, and an insulating base seated on the lower end of the shielding member. A cavity is defined between the insulating cover and the insulating base for decreasing the plastic content so as to reduce the crosstalk.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a number of walls formed with passageways thereof An insulative cover defines a plurality of windows corresponding to the passageways. A shield frame has openings corresponding to the passageways and shield walls formed with the openings. A number of contacts are disposed in the passageways and have spring portions at upper portions. The shield frame is located between the insulative housing and the insulative cover. The spring portions of the contacts extend upwardly out of the openings and the windows.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module with a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts fixed in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes an upper component and a lower component cooperated with the upper component. The upper component has a protruding portion and the lower component has a hole cooperated with the protruding portion. The protruding portion is in touch with the hole and the contacting area is plated with a metal fillings. It is easy to assemble and it has better shielding effects.