Abstract: This application relates to electrical connectors. An electrical connector, according to some embodiments, comprises a housing, a slot formed in the housing, the slot comprising an entrance, and first and second rows of conductive elements arranged in the housing. Each conductive element comprises a mounting end, a mating end opposite the mounting end, and an intermediate portion that extends between the mounting end and the mating end. The mating end comprises first and second contact portions projecting into the slot, and the first contact portion is closer to the entrance than the second contact portion. The first and second contact portions are capable of flexing along a width direction of the slot between a first position and a second position, the second contact portions form a receiving space between the first and second rows of conductive element, and the receiving space is smaller at the first position than the second position.

Abstract: Opto-electric on-board including opto-electronic elements on a substrate and an optical coupling, device for transferring optical signals between the opto-electronic elements and a complementary optical cable connector. The optical coupling device includes a prism with a contact face and a lower face and two or more supports spacing each the lower face from the oppositely arranged opto-electronic elements. Each support includes one or more feet attached to the substrate.

Abstract: First and second electrical connectors are configured to be supported by each other prior to being mated to at least one complementary electrical connector. The at least one complementary electrical connector can be a common third electrical connector. The first electrical connector can be configured to be mounted onto a first electrical component of a first type. The second electrical connector can be configured to be mounted onto a second electrical component of a second type that is different than the first type. For instance, one of the first and second electrical components can be a printed circuit board, and the other of the first and second electrical components can include a plurality of electrical cables.

Abstract: A strain relief assembly is provided for a bundle of cables surrounded by an electrically conductive sleeve. The strain relief assembly can include a ferrule and at least one retention member. The cables extend through the ferrule, and the sleeve extends over the ferrule, so as to be captured between the ferrule and the retention member.

Abstract: Ferrule for an optical connector, an optical connector containing such a ferrule, and a method for assembling such a ferrule. The ferrule includes a base, at least one cover, at least one fiber section running through a channel between the base and the cover from a cable connection side to an opposite contact face exposing distal ends of the fiber sections. The fibers are adhered to the base and/or to the cover at a bonding section at a distance from the contact face.

Abstract: Electrically insulative organizers configured to maintain alignment of leadframe assemblies in an electrical connector are disclosed, in one example, an organizer includes a stiffener wall and a projection that extends from the stiffener wall. The electrically insulative body is sized to be inserted into a channel defined by the leadframe assemblies. In another example, an organizer includes an electrically insulative organizer body and a plurality of divider walls that are supported by the organizer body and spaced from each other along a lateral direction so as to be positioned for insertion between adjacent leadframe assemblies.

Abstract: A connector assembly including a first connector, a second connector and a latch for connecting the first and second connectors. A securing lock is rotatable between a release position and a securing position securing the latch in a latching position. Optionally, the assembly includes a sliding guide and a resilient element forcing the securing lock to slide via the sliding guide into the securing position.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing, an actuator mounted on the housing, capable of rotating with reference to the housing and a pair of fixing tabs positioned in the vicinity of two ends of the actuator. Each fixing tab has a lock portion for engaging with a flexible printed circuited connected to the electrical connector and a spring portion connected to the lock portion. The fixing tab is engaged with the actuator so that rotation of the actuator from an original position to a release position causes the lock portion of the fixing tab to disengage with the flexible printed circuit connected to the electrical connector and the actuator resumes from the release position to the original position under a resilient force exerted thereon by the spring portion of the fixing tab.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an electrical cable can be configured to electrically connect to contact pads that are carried by a substrate. The electrical cable can include at least one, such as a pair, of electrical signal conductors and at least one, for instance a pair, of electrically conductive drain wires. A drain wire in the electrical cable can define a first surface that is configured to face the signal conductors and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The drain wire can define a width that is greater than 0.12 mm as measured from the first surface to the second surface along a straight line. At least one auxiliary wire can be attached to at least one drain wire. The auxiliary wire can be configured to attach to the substrate.

Abstract: An interposer is configured to receive signal conductors of a cable, and align the received signal conductors with contact pads of an electrical connector. The interposer can be dielectric, or electrically insulative, so as to reduce electrical signal reflections and help to prevent electrical shorting between the signal conductors.

Abstract: A connector including a housing with a cable entry and a contact face presenting one or more conductors for signal transfer to associated conductors of a complementary connector. The connector includes a cable entry shield of an electro-conductive material gripping around the cable at the cable entry. The cable entry shield can for example be formed by a pin holder for holding alignment pins and the base of a locking device, jointly gripping around the cable.

Abstract: Electrical connectors provide signal connections between electronic devices using electrically-conductive contacts, or electrical contacts. In some applications, a connector including a solid substrate body may facilitate the connection of cables with a complementary connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optoelectrical connector module comprising a flexible circuit board (10) having a first region and a second region and a printed circuit board (PCB) (20) that is attached to the first region of the flexible circuit board, and an optical module (30) that is attached to the second region of the flexible circuit board. The optical module is configured to transmit and/or receive light signals. The optoelectrical connector module comprises further a rigid support structure (40) having a first and a second surface that enclose a defined angle. The first surface of the rigid support structure is thereby arranged in parallel to the PCB and the second surface of the rigid support structure is connected to the flexible circuit board opposite the second region.

Abstract: Electrical power contacts (100) are described having a mounting portion (114), a mating portion (102), and a transition region (116) that extends between the mounting portion and the mating portion. The mating portion can define first and second contact blades (104, 106) that are spaced from each other to define a receptacle that can be sized to receive a complementary electrical power contact (200). The transition region can be sized and shaped so as to transmit electrical power between the mounting portion and the mating portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly can include a polarization member that is configured to prevent first and second electrical connectors from being mated to each other in an incorrect orientation. The polarization member abuts the first electrical connector such that the first electrical connector provides structural support to the polarization member when the second electrical contacts the polarization member. The polarization member is received by the second electrical connector when the second electrical connector is mated to the first electrical connector in a predetermined orientation.

Abstract: An insulation displacement contact comprises an electrically conductive contact body including a mounting portion that is configured to receive a complementary electrical component so as to contact an electrical terminal of the complementary electrical component, and a mating portion configured to attach to an electrical cable, the mating portion including a slot that extends into the contact body, and at least one piercing member that at least partially defines the slot such that, when the slot receives an electrical cable, the piercing member pierces an outer electrically insulative layer of the electrical cable and contacts an electrical conductor of the electrical cable that is disposed inside the electrically insulative layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a low-noise amplifier having a characteristic of high linearity for multi-band. Embodiments of the present invention is to provide a low-noise amplifier (LNA), which realizes a balun function and a preamplifier function of mixer in the low-noise amplifier (LNA), and minimizes the factors reducing the linearity between the low-noise amplifier (LNA) and the mixer.

Abstract: A method for reducing a PAPR of an OFDM signal and an OFDM transmitter using the same are disclosed. In an OFDM transmitter, a signal processing circuit for reducing a PAPR of a modulated signal includes: a peak detector configured to detect peaks having sizes above a threshold value from an IQ baseband signal of the modulated signal and to output information on a position, a size and a phase; a memory configured to store a reference peak in time domain; a peak generator configured to generate an inverse peak signal for canceling a part of an amplitude of the IQ baseband signal from the reference peak based on the information on the position, the size and the phase; and a signal processing unit configured to add the inverse peak signal to the IQ baseband signal to constrain the amplitude of the IQ baseband signal.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) comprises an outer housing (300); and a latch (330), which is carried by the outer housing (300), to allow a coupling of the connector assembly to a corresponding counter connector. Further, the outer housing (300) is configured to receive at least one of two different types of cables (100) through a first end and at least one of two different module mating interfaces (430, 432, 434) at a second end. In another embodiment the outer housing (300) is arranged movable on an inner housing (200), and the latch (330) is rotatably arranged on the outer housing (300).