Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a metal shielding shell. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a number of conductive terminals. The insulating body includes a slot. Each conductive terminal includes an elastic abutting portion for abutting against the circuit board. The metal shielding shell includes a receiving cavity for receiving a mating connector. When the mating connector is inserted into the receiving cavity and has not yet made contact with the conductive terminals of the electrical connector, a better shielding effect can be achieved. Besides, by electrically connecting the conductive terminals and the circuit board in a mutually abutting manner, the requirement on the complexity of the circuit board manufacturing process is reduced.

Abstract: A mating module includes a conductive terminal, a cable, a first metal shield member and a second metal shield member. The cable includes a core electrically connected to the conductive terminal, an insulating layer wrapped on the core, and a shielding layer wrapped on the insulating layer. The first metal shield member includes a first mounting piece. The second metal shield member includes a second mounting piece. The cable further includes a protruding piece connected to the shielding layer. The protruding piece is directly or indirectly clamped by the first mounting piece and the second mounting piece. As a result, the shielding effect of the mating module is improved. The present disclosure also relates to a cable connector having the mating module.

Abstract: A board end connector and a connector assembly are provided. The board end connector comprises a board end connector body and a board end housing. The board end housing comprises a board end accommodating part and a buckling slot. Wherein the board end accommodating part accommodates the board end connector body. An end surface of the board end accommodating part in the first direction comprises a board end opening. The buckling slot is disposed at one side of the board end accommodating part. A buckling bump is provided in the buckling slot. A sidewall of the buckling bump in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and away from the board end accommodating part comprises a board end buckling part. The board end buckling part comprises a retaining opening and a buckling elastic piece.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a socket connector including an insulating base and a number of socket terminals. The insulating base includes an outer plastic frame defining a receiving channel and an inner plastic block received in the receiving channel. The inner plastic block includes two sidewalls opposite to each other in a left-and-right direction. The socket terminals are arranged in two rows by positioning symmetrically and respectively on the two sidewalls of the inner plastic block. The socket terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each socket terminal extends along a front-and-back direction perpendicular to both the left-and-right direction and the upper-and-lower direction. A connector assembly including the socket connector and the mated plug connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a plug connector including an insulating housing, a number of plug terminals and a cable. The insulating housing includes a width direction extending along a left-and-right direction. The plug terminals are retained by the insulating housing and arranged in two rows in the width direction of the insulative housing. The plug terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each plug terminal extends along a front-and-back direction. The cable includes a number of core wires correspondingly and electrically connected with the plug terminals. A connector assembly including the plug connector and the mated socket connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.

Abstract: A backplane connector includes a housing, a number of terminal modules assembled to the housing, and a metal shield surrounding member. The housing includes a base, a first side wall and a second side wall. The base, the first side wall and the second side wall jointly form a receiving space for at least partially receiving a mating connector. The terminal module includes a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and an insulating block fixed on the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal. The metal shield surrounding member at least partially surrounds the periphery of the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal. As a result, the shielding effect of the backplane connector is improved.

Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of wafers. Each wafer includes a number of conductive terminals, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. Each conductive terminal has a contact portion. The first metal shield and the second metal shield respectively include a first extension portion and a second extension portion. The first extension portion and/or the second extension portion include a limiting structure for limiting the contact portion of the first ground terminal and/or the contact portion of the second ground terminal. Besides, in two adjacent wafers, the first extension portion of one wafer contacts the second extension portion of the other wafer through protruding tabs. As a result, the structural reliability of the backplane connector is improved.

Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of wafers and a spacer for assembling the wafers together. Each wafer includes an insulating frame and a number of conductive terminals fixed to the insulating frame. The insulating bracket includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The spacer includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion includes a first clamping slot for clamping the first protrusion. The second body portion includes a second clamping slot for clamping the second protrusion. The present disclosure increases the ability of the spacer to resist external forces and improves the structural stability of the backplane connector.

Abstract: A backplane connector includes a housing and a number of wafers assembled to the housing. Each wafer includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame and a metal shield. The housing includes an insulating housing and a metal shell fixed to the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a number of slots for positioning the wafers. The metal shell is provided with a mating surface and a number of terminal receiving grooves. The contact portions of the conductive terminals are exposed in the corresponding terminal receiving grooves. The present disclosure improves the structural strength of the backplane connector and reduces the risk of damage the mating surface due to the push or collision of a mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a number of first conductive terminals, a number of second conductive terminals, and a number of cables. The first conductive terminals include a number of first signal terminals and a number of first ground terminals. The second conductive terminals include a number of second signal terminals and a number of second ground terminals. The cables include a number of first cables electrically connected with the first signal terminals and a number of second cables electrically connected with the second signal terminals. The first ground terminals and the second ground terminals are connected to each other and are adapted to be electrically connected to a circuit board. With this arrangement, the present disclosure avoids ground return through cables, thereby simplifying the grounding method and improving the stability of signal transmission. The present disclosure also discloses an electrical connector assembly having the electrical connector.

Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables and an insulating film. The cables are arranged in a row and have a center line. The plurality of cables respectively have a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion symmetrically disposed with the first connecting portion, a signal wire and a grounding wire. The first connection portion is located on one side of the center line, and the second connection portion is located on the other side of the center line. The insulating film is provided on the first connection portion and the second connection portion of any one of the plurality cables. The two sides of the insulating film do not protrude outward from the two outermost cables, and the two surfaces of the insulating film in the direction perpendicular to the center line are planes.

Abstract: A mating terminal module includes a number of mating conductive terminals. Each mating conductive terminal includes a mating portion. The mating conductive terminals include a first mating signal terminal and a second mating signal terminal. The first mating signal terminal further includes a first connecting portion. The second mating signal terminal further includes a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion extends in a direction toward the second connecting portion, and the second connecting portion extends in a direction toward the first connecting portion. The present disclosure also discloses a mating backplane connector and a backplane connector assembly having the mating terminal module. Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure can achieve a better effect of impedance stabilization.

Abstract: A terminal module includes a number of conductive terminals. Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals. Each differential signal terminal includes a first extending portion, a torsion portion, and a second extending portion perpendicular to the first extending portion. The differential signal terminals include a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal. Most of the two first extending portions of the differential signal terminals are narrow-side coupled, and small parts are wide-side coupled. The second extending portions of the differential signal terminals are narrow-sided coupled. The present disclosure also discloses a backplane connector having the terminal module. Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure can make the differential signal terminals tightly coupled, thereby stabilizing the insertion loss.

Abstract: An electrical connector and electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector comprises a connector and a securing member. The connector comprises a body and a connecting terminal port. The connecting terminal port is disposed at one side of the body. The securing member comprises a securing part and a clamping part. The securing part is assembled on the body and is disposed at one side of the connecting terminal port. The clamping direction of the clamping part is identical to the opening direction of the connecting terminal port. The circuit board is connected to the connecting terminal port, and the clamping part of the securing member is used to clamp and secure the circuit board. The securing member can be assembled according to the shape and structural configuration of the body of the connector through a component of the securing member corresponding to one side of the body of the connector.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a card connector and a first backplane connector. The card connector includes a first terminal module, a second terminal module and a circuit board card. The circuit board card connects the first terminal module and the second terminal module to form a receiving cavity. The first backplane connector is received in the receiving cavity. The present disclosure can make full use of space to improve space utilization of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A connector includes a first shell, a second shell, a tongue plate and a number of conductive pads. The first shell includes a first protruding piece extending along a first direction. The second shell includes a second protruding piece extending along the first direction. The tongue plate is located between the first protruding piece and the second protruding piece in a second direction. The tongue plate includes a mating surface. The plurality of conductive pads are provided on the tongue plate and exposed to the mating surface. The first protruding piece has a first width in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The second protruding piece has a second width along the third direction. The first width is the same as the second width. As a result, the connector is easy to manufacture, thereby reducing the cost of the connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector including an insulating housing, a number of terminals and a lossy member. The terminals include a number of ground terminals and a number of signal terminals. The ground terminals and the signal terminals are set adjacently to each other but do not contact each other. The ground terminals do not directly contact the lossy member. As a result, installation consistency of the ground terminals can be achieved, thereby improving the electrical performance of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator includes a first arc-shaped surface. The second insulator includes a second arc-shaped surface. A distance between a central axis of the first metal conductor and a central axis of the second metal conductor is S. The first insulator and/or the second insulator are formed with a deformation surface at a position where the first insulator and the second insulator are in contact with each other. An outer diameter of a circle where the first arc-shaped surface is located and/or an outer diameter of a circle where the second arc-shaped surface is located is D, where S/D?0.99. The cable of the present disclosure can achieve low mode conversion and improve high frequency characteristics.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base, a number of first conductive terminals and a number of second conductive terminals. The base includes a mounting surface. Each first conductive terminal includes a first elastic arm. Each second conductive terminal includes a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm include a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, respectively, for abutting against a circuit board. The present disclosure also discloses a connector assembly having the electrical connector. Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure reduces a space occupied by the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm by setting extension directions of the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm to be opposite. As a result, it is beneficial to miniaturization of the electrical connector and the connector assembly.

Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. Each conductive terminal includes a connection portion and a contact portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first metal shield has a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The second metal shield has a third elastic arm and a fourth elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the third elastic arm are in contact with two opposite side surfaces of the contact portion of the first ground terminal. The second elastic arm and the fourth elastic arm are in contact with two opposite side surfaces of the contact portion of the second ground terminal. This arrangement increases the grounding shielding area, reduces crosstalk, and improves the quality of signal transmission.