Abstract: A socket of a connector includes a socket housing, a socket terminal element, and an outer shield element. The socket housing includes a bottom plate, and first and second side wall portions facing each other and provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate. The outer shield element includes a main body portion disposed on an outer surface of the first side wall portion, a contact portion extending from the main body portion to the inner surface of the first side wall portion, and an outer shield terminal portion extending from the main body portion toward the bottom plate. The contact portion is configured to be electrically connected to an outside of the socket housing. The outer shield terminal is electrically connected to the contact portion via the main body portion. This connector suppresses generation of unnecessary radiation and noise, and also suppresses interference between high-frequency signals.

Abstract: An electronic member provided in a circuit board having a connector. The connector has a card mounting port and holds a memory card in a state where a tip of the memory card is exposed from the card mounting port at a connection position where a connection terminal of the memory card and a connection terminal of the circuit board are connected. The electronic component includes a device that adds capacitance at a position separated from and facing at least a part of the tip of the memory card, in a state where the memory card is held at the connection position by the connector, and a connector having first and second end portions in which the first end portion is connected to the device that adds capacitance and the second end portion is connected to a ground of the circuit board.

Abstract: In some implementations, authentication tokens corresponding to known users of a device are stored on the device. An utterance from a speaker is received. The utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user of the known users. A query that includes a representation of the utterance and an indication of the particular known user as the speaker is provided using the authentication token of the particular known user.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body having an aperture, a slot member disposed in the main body, the slot member having a slot exposed by the aperture and in which a memory card of a predetermined size is inserted and a connection terminal electrically connectable to a connection terminal of the memory card, and a coil disposed on a surface of the main body or within the main body so as to overlap with a surface of the slot member that is disposed to face a main surface of the memory card when the memory card is inserted in the slot.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for signal referencing for memory are described. In one embodiment, connector for a memory device comprises a housing having a first panel and a second panel opposite the first panel to be positioned adjacent a circuit board, the first panel and second panel defining a slot to receive a portion of the memory device, a first plurality of electrically conductive pins disposed in the slot and proximate the first panel to establish electrical connections with a plurality of electrical connectors on the memory device, wherein at least one of the first plurality of pins is a ground pin and a layer of conductive material disposed proximate the second surface. The ground pin is electrically coupled to the layer of conductive material. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes a cover (8) defining an outer cavity (822), a shielding cage (7) defining an inner cavity (712) and being mounted into the outer cavity, an inner board (20) assembled in said inner cavity, and a cable (5) assembled onto the inner board. The inner board includes a top surface (38), a bottom surface (37) and two side surfaces (31). The side surface has a first ground pad (310) adapted to connect with the shielding cage, the bottom surface has a second ground pad (33) adapted to connect with the cable, and the top surface has a third ground pad (343) adapted to connect with the cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a inserting slot. The contacts include a plurality of grounding contacts and signal contacts, the contacts each comprise a retaining portion retained in the insulative housing, a contacting portion extending forwardly from a side of the retaining potion and extending into the inserting slot and a soldering portion extending from the other side of the retaining portion. The shield shell has a top wall covering a top of the insulative housing and the shield shell comprising at least a pair of resisting arms, the pair of resisting arms resisting the two sides of the grounding contact along a left-to-right direction.

Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) connector and an electronic device including the USB connector are disclosed. The USB connector includes a USB head, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a shell element, where the USB head includes an insulation plastic core and a metal housing; a conductive layer is arranged on the surface of the PCB, the PCB is assembled inside the USB head and the PCB and the USB head are mutually positioned; and the USB head and the PCB are fastened at the shell element by using a fastening member, and the metal housing is pressure-welded on the conductive layer on the surface of the PCB. The USB connector has improved structural strength and enhanced grounding reliability, and can also achieve product miniaturization and cost reduction.

Abstract: A USB plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (3) covering the insulative housing, a PCB (4) soldered with the contacts, an insulative cover (5) partly molded over a part of the metal shield, and a cable (6) connecting to the PCB and electrically connected with the contacts. The metal shield includes a top wall (31), a bottom wall (32), a front wall (33) connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls (34) extending from two lateral edges of the front wall and retained between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each sidewall has a pair of protrusions (35) respectively on an upper edge and a lower edge thereof Each of the top wall and the bottom wall has a number of cutouts (312) correspondingly receiving the protrusions.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing having a pair of side walls of which one protrudes outward to form two stop blocks spaced along a front-to-rear direction, a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an upper shielding shell covered downward on the insulating housing, and a lower shielding shell covered upward under the insulating housing. The upper shielding shell has a top plate and a pair of side plates of which one is die-cut to form a positioning slice restricted between the stop blocks of the corresponding side wall. A front of each side plate is punched outward to form a vertical arched restricting portion. The lower shielding shell has a bottom plate and a pair of lateral plates of which a front of each top edge is concaved downward to form a restricting gap buckling the corresponding restricting portion therein.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing having a pair of side walls of which one protrudes outward to form two stop blocks spaced along a front-to-rear direction, a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an upper shielding shell covered downward on the insulating housing, and a lower shielding shell covered upward under the insulating housing. The upper shielding shell has a top plate and a pair of side plates of which one is die-cut to form a positioning slice restricted between the stop blocks of the corresponding side wall. A front of each side plate is punched outward to form a vertical arched restricting portion. The lower shielding shell has a bottom plate and a pair of lateral plates of which a front of each top edge is concaved downward to form a restricting gap buckling the corresponding restricting portion therein.

Abstract: An integrated circuit card for a mobile terminal incorporates a radio transceiver module intended for communications that do not pass through the mobile network. To allow using, for the chip of the IC card and the radio transceiver module, the same chips as would be used for conventional IC cards and transceivers not integrated together, the IC card further includes a finite state machine chip interconnecting the IC card chip and the chip(s) of the transceiver module so that they have access to the card contacts establishing connection between the card and the terminal.

Abstract: A connector is fixable to an object such as a circuit board. The connector comprises a housing having a land extending long in a lengthwise direction, a power contact, a metal plate for protecting the connector from ESD, a shell (connection member) configured to be fixed and connected to the circuit board, and a coupling member coupling the metal plate and the shell with each other. The metal plate is inserted in and held by the land. The connector is thus configured so that a static electricity is grounded to the circuit board through the metal plate, the coupling member and the shell. Moreover, the power contact is locatable at an end of the land in the lengthwise direction so that it is possible to reduce the size of the connector.

Abstract: An electronic card connector defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic card, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retain in the insulative housing, and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall. The metal shell has a top wall opposed to the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The metal shell defines a depressed portion outwardly recessed from an intersection portion of the top wall and the side wall.

Abstract: The micro SIM card socket of the Present Disclosure, by manufacturing the contact terminals in a “U” shape, can resolve the problem of narrowing contact terminal installation space due to miniaturization trends, and also the problem of collision between the card front end and the contact terminals when a card is inserted; it can effectively prevent the malfunction or poor contact that can occur due to the inability of the contact terminals to firmly contact the connection terminals of the SIM card when the SIM card is inserted.

Abstract: A tray includes a first slot and a second slot. The first slot is for placing a first digital card including contacts. The second slot is for placing a second digital card including contacts. The second slot is defined in the bottom of the first slot and is smaller than the first slot. An opening is defined on the bottom of the second slot. When the first digital card or the second digital card is placed into the tray, the contacts of the first digital card or the second digital card are exposed through the opening. When the tray is received in a connector of an electronic device, the exposed contacts of the first digital card or the second digital card are electrically connected to the connector of the electronic device.

Abstract: A tray includes a first slot and a second slot. The first slot is for placing a first digital card including contacts. The second slot is for placing a second digital card including contacts. The second slot is defined in the bottom of the first slot and is smaller than the first slot. An opening is defined on the bottom of the second slot. When the first digital card or the second digital card is placed into the tray, the contacts of the first digital card or the second digital card are exposed through the opening. When the tray is received in a connector of an electronic device, the exposed contacts of the first digital card or the second digital card are electrically connected to the connector of the electronic device.

Abstract: A memory card structure includes a memory card body dimensioned to house a memory and a controller, and the memory card body has an edge connector portion having a thickness that complies with a memory card specification. The memory card body includes a recessed portion dimensioned to receive an external plug. The memory card structure also includes an electrical connector that is coupleable to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug and that is electrically coupled to at least one of the memory and the controller. The electrical connector extends from the recessed portion of the memory card body.

Abstract: A low profile connector having a first mating slot and a second mating slot vertically stacked above and backwardly offseted from the first mating slot, and a complementary electrical plug. The electrical plug has a first mating card and a second mating card horizontally stacked above the first mating card forwardly offseted from the first mating card. The electrical connector is matable with an existing SFP or QSFP plug, and the first mating slot are used to receive a front card edge of the existing SFP or QSFP plug.

Abstract: A subscriber identity module (SIM) card to be mounted to a terminal device that includes a SIM interface unit, the SIM card including: a first terminal to output a control signal indicating that the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device when the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device; and a second terminal to receive the control signal from the first terminal, and to transmit, to the SIM interface unit, the control signal when the SIM card is mounted to the terminal device.

Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (5) covering the insulative housing for defining a first space, and a pair of spring elements (3, 4) associating with the insulative housing and the metal shell for defining a second space. The insulative housing defines a pair of cavities (13, 14) and having a flange (133, 143) extending into each cavity. The spring elements have fixing portions (31, 41) retained with the insulative housing, front and rear flexible beams (32, 33, 42, 43) oppositely extending from the fixing portions, and first, second, third, and fourth floating portions (34, 35, 44, 45) formed on respective distal ends of the front and rear flexible beams. The floating portions protrude into the first space. Each floating portion has a protrusion (341, 351, 441, 451) suspending below the flange.

Abstract: A card connector includes a main housing having a base portion, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall connecting with the base portion and side walls thereby defining a receiving cavity. Multiple groups of contact sets comprise at least one grounding contact. The contact sets have contacting portions projecting into the receiving cavity. A metallic shell covers a top side of the main housing and defines an insertion opening together with the main housing. A pair of guiders are floatably assembled on opposite sides of the insertion opening for guiding different sized cards. A grounding plate which is attached to a bottom side of the main housing, comprises a pair of flexible tangs respectively pressing against a bottom side of the guiders. The grounding plate further comprises a grounding section electrically contacting with the at least one grounding contact so as to establish a grounding path.

Abstract: A memory card structure includes a memory card body dimensioned to house a memory and a controller, and the memory card body has an edge connector portion having a thickness that complies with a memory card specification. The memory card body includes a recessed portion dimensioned to receive an external plug. The memory card structure also includes an electrical connector that is coupleable to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug and that is electrically coupled to at least one of the memory and the controller. The electrical connector extends from the recessed portion of the memory card body.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory card structure having an edge connector portion. The edge connector portion has a thickness that complies with a memory card specification. The data storage device also includes an electrical connector portion of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) compatible receptacle or of an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1394 compatible receptacle. The electrical connector portion is attached within the edge connector portion of the memory card structure to remain stationary with respect to the memory card structure.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a printed circuit board and an electrical connector. The printed circuit board has a circuit board and a soldering board. A plurality of soldering holes is opened on the soldering board. The electrical connector has an insulating housing. A plurality of signal terminals are assembled in the insulating housing and each signal terminal has a soldering tail projecting upward beyond the propping portion for being inserted into the soldering holes and then soldered with the soldering board. A main shell has a lower shell, a front shell for accommodating the insulating housing therein. An upper shell matches with the lower shell to define a receiving room for receiving the circuit board therein. The upper shell has an auxiliary plate covered on the soldering board and cooperating with the front shell to enclose the soldering board thereamong.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulative housing having an elongated base and a pair of arms located at opposite sides of the base thereby defining a receiving cavity therebetween. Each arm defines a guiding slot extending along a rear-to-front direction and in communication with the receiving cavity. A plurality of contacts are retained in the base, each having a pin shaped contacting portion projecting into the receiving cavity and a solder portion extending out of the base. A shell device is attached to the insulative housing. Opposite sides of each guiding slot extend inwardly so as to form an adjustment section interconnecting with the base, which can ensure a card to be inserted accurately.

Abstract: A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector includes a PCB having opposed upper and lower surfaces; a set of metal contacting pads disposed on the upper surface of the PCB; a metal shell enveloping the upper surface of the PCB and collaborating with the upper surface to form a receiving space for receiving a tongue plate of the receptacle connector; and a metal film covering the lower surface of the PCB.

Abstract: An electronic card connector defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic card, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retain in the insulative housing, and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall. The metal shell has a top wall opposed to the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The metal shell defines a depressed portion outwardly recessed from an intersection portion of the top wall and the side wall.

Abstract: Provided are a tape substrate for a smart card, a method of fabricating the same, and a semiconductor module and a smart card using the tape substrate. The tape substrate includes at least one tape unit. The at least one tape unit includes a chip mounting unit defining a region on which a semiconductor chip is to be mounted, a plurality of pin electrode units arranged around the chip mounting unit and separated from one another, a border unit encircling the chip mounting unit and the pin electrode units, and a cutting unit disposed between the chip mounting unit and the border unit and between the pin electrode units and the border unit. The cutting unit includes a plurality of connection lines connecting the chip mounting unit and the pin electrode units to the border unit.

Abstract: The electronic card of the present invention enables prevention of failure of an electronic circuit incorporated in the electronic card by establishing an electrostatic shielding unit. A connector has a plurality of contacts and a housing. A container case has a side facing a face of one side of the substrate on which an electronic circuit is imprinted, and a first shell and a second shell of electrically conductive material positioned on a side facing the face of the other side of the substrate, respectively. An opening is established on a front end section relating to insertion and removal of the connector in a housing, and is held in a state in which contacts are exposed internally. An electrostatic shielding unit is of electrically conductive material that is electrically connected to the container case, and is positioned in an exposed state on a surface of the above-mentioned front end section.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a memory card structure having an edge connector portion. The edge connector portion has a thickness that complies with a memory card specification. The data storage device also includes an electrical connector portion of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) compatible receptacle or of an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1394 compatible receptacle. The electrical connector portion is attached within the edge connector portion of the memory card structure to remain stationary with respect to the memory card structure.

Abstract: A (universal serial bus) USB electric connector for transferring data between computers includes an outer shell, a seat body, a terminal set, a bridge circuit board and a lid body. The outer shell has a hollow main body, in which a seat body is provided, on which a terminal set is disposed, one side of which is electrically connected to the bridge circuit board. The lid body is connected by sealing the bottom of the seat body. The electrically conductive legs on the bridge circuit board pass through the lid body and are electrically connected to the motherboard of an electronic device. By applying a USB electric connector for connecting two computers via a traditional USB transmission line, it is possible to inter-transfer data between two computers.

Abstract: A thin connector structure includes an upper iron shell, a lower iron shell, a circuit board, a protective layer and a glue layer. The circuit board is interposed between the upper and lower iron shells. Both sides on the inner surface of the lower iron shell are provided with a pin, respectively. Both sides of the circuit board have a fixing hole, respectively. The pins go through the corresponding fixing holes. The protective layer is interposed between the upper iron shell and the circuit board to prevent dissipation of electromagnetic waves. The glue layer is interposed between the lower iron shell and the circuit board for positioning the connector structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a receptacle connector assembly for an IC card, comprising: a connector housing (20) having a top surface (21), a bottom surface (22), and a peripheral wall (23) located between the top surface and bottom surface; a plurality of terminals (30) mounted in the connector housing and extending from the peripheral wall; a shielding member (40) removably attached to the top surface of the connector housing and having a portion extending over the terminals; and a supporting member (50) removably attached to the connector housing and covering the portion of the shielding member extending over the terminals.

Abstract: A (universal serial bus) USB electric connector for transferring data between computers includes an outer shell, a seat body, a terminal set, a bridge circuit board and a lid body. The outer shell has a hollow main body, in which a seat body is provided, on which a terminal set is disposed, one side of which is electrically connected to the bridge circuit board. The lid body is connected by sealing the bottom of the seat body. The electrically conductive legs on the bridge circuit board pass through the lid body and are electrically connected to the motherboard of an electronic device. By applying a USB electric connector for connecting two computers via a traditional USB transmission line, it is possible to inter-transfer data between two computers.

Abstract: A card connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base, a pair of first and second raised sidewalls, and third raised sidewalls to form a receiving cavity therebetween, an insertion opening located opposite to said third raised sidewall, said base having thereon a window, each of said first and second raised sidewalls having a resilient locking arm invading laterally toward said receiving cavity; a contact module disposed within said window of the housing with a plurality of contact sections extending above a top face of the base; a metal shielding member assembled to the housing, the metal shielding member having resilient reinforcement pieces respectively located outside of said resilient locking arms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed is a receptacle connector assembly for an IC card, comprising: a connector housing (20) having a top surface (21), a bottom surface (22), and a peripheral wall (23) located between the top surface and bottom surface; a plurality of terminals (30) mounted in the connector housing and extending from the peripheral wall; a shielding member (40) removably attached to the top surface of the connector housing and having a portion extending over the terminals; and a supporting member (50) removably attached to the connector housing and covering the portion of the shielding member extending over the terminals.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a card to a printed circuit board is provided. The connector includes a housing Z and a plurality of terminals. The housing includes a plurality of slots and at least one trench disposed in the vicinity of each of the plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of terminals includes a contact portion to be in contact with the card, an anchoring portion, four feet extending vertically from the anchoring portion, and a soldering portion extending from the anchoring portion and to be soldered to the printed circuit board. The terminal is mounted on the housing with at least one of the feet of the terminal inserted in at least one trench. The soldering portion is offset from the contact portion so that the contact portion will not come into contact with the soldering portion (when the contact portion is pressed towards the soldering portion, thereby providing a low-profile connector.

Abstract: A memory card socket has a plate-like antenna block having a coil-like secondary antenna which is opposed to an antenna incorporated in a memory card in a state where the memory card is attached to the card receiving portion. Openings as cavities are formed in portions of the antenna block inside of the coil of the secondary antenna. With this structure, it is possible to obtain a memory card socket having a compact and simple structure and having a non-contact communication function capable of preventing producing cost from increasing.

Abstract: A space-minimized flash drive has a USB connector and a body, where the flash drive comprises a printed circuit board, a plurality of contact fingers, one or more memory devices, and a controller. The printed circuit board has a component section located inside the body and an insertion section extending into and located inside the USB connector. The memory device is disposed on the component section. The contact fingers are disposed on the top surface of the insertion section. The controller is disposed on the bottom surface of the insertion section located inside the USB connector. The footprint occupied by the controller and the corresponding empty footprint are saved to effectively reduce the length of the flash drive to miniaturize flash drives without interfering with the electrical connections of the contact fingers when plugging in the flash drive.