Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating port in a transverse direction, a top wall and a bottom wall horizontally extending in two sides of the mating port, and a number of terminal passageways; and a terminal module received in the insulative housing, the terminal module comprising an insulative plate extending along the transverse direction and a number of conductive terminals insert molded in the insulative plate, the conductive terminal having a fixed section in the insulative plate and a contact section extending from the fixed section and received in a corresponding terminal passageway, the conductive terminals comprising a number of pairs of differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signal; wherein the insulative plate has a number of slots, the slot having two opposite edges, the pair of signal terminals having closer inner edges, the inner edge being between two opposite edges of the slot.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly for mating with a mating connector in two directions includes a PCB, a cable, and a housing. The PCB includes a front end portion, a rear end portion, and a middle portion. The front end portion includes some front conductive pads, while the rear end portion includes some rear conductive pads. The PCB includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The cable includes some coaxial wires and single wires. All the coaxial wires are soldered on one surface, and all the single wires are soldered on another surface of the PCB. Part of the rear conductive pads soldered with the coaxial wires are electrically connected to the front conductive pads on the upper surface through a layer of conductive path, while the other rear conductive pads are electrically connected to the front conductive pads on the lower surface through another layer of conductive path.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a flippable pug connector for connecting with a cable. The receptacle connector includes a terminal module assembly defining a mating tongue loading with two rows of contacts on opposing surface of the mating tongue and a metallic shell retained on the terminal module assembly and enclosing the mating tongue, thereby defining a mating cavity between the metallic shell and the mating tongue. The plug connector includes an insulating housing defining a center slot with side walls and two rows of contacts on the side walls and a metallic shell attached to an outer periphery of the insulating housing. The mating cavity of the receptacle connector is configured to be symmetrical to a horizontal center line without orientation limits so as to allow the plug connector to be mated in two opposite orientations, and the center slot receives the mating tongue.

Abstract: A plug connector is mateable with the receptacle connector wherein each of the plug connector and the receptacle connector includes an inner mating port surrounded by an outer mating port in a concentric manner. The inner mating port is equipped with two rows of contacts arranged in a diagonally symmetrical manner. The outer mating port is equipped with larger power contacts symmetrically arranged with a center of the inner mating port.

Abstract: A signal transmission module includes a shell and a connector. The shell includes a box and a mating portion. The connector includes an insulative housing received in the box and a set of contacts. Each contact includes a middle portion, a contacting portion extending into the mating portion and a tail portion. A gap is formed between the insulative housing and the box for sealant being injected. The signal transmission module further includes a horizontal channel located between the insulative housing and the box for the sealant entering into and a vertical channel connecting the horizontal channel.

Abstract: A magnetic connector including: a flat engaging surface; a number of electrical contacts each having a flexible mating portion protruding to the engaging surface; an insulative housing comprising plural contact channels for receiving the electrical contacts and a first fixing space communicating with the contact channels; and a first magnet assembled to the first fixing space along a direction parallel to the flat engaging surface, the first magnet overhanging over the electrical contacts.

Abstract: A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating.

Abstract: A plug connector for mating with a mating connector, including: a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the housing, a number of terminals, and an insulative cover portion molded to the PCB. The PCB includes a plurality of conductive paths, an upper surface, an opposite lower surface, and a pair of side surfaces. A number of conductive pads are disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface. The conductive pads are connected with corresponding conductive paths. The terminals are electrically connected with corresponding conductive pads of the PCB. The terminals include a number of first terminals disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the PCB and a number of second terminals disposed on the side surfaces of the PCB. The insulative cover portion covers the PCB while exposing each of the terminals out partly for mating with the mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) comprising a lower wall, a receiving space (110), a cavity (120) above the receiving space (110), a shielding shell (9) enclosing the insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2, 3) received in the insulative housing (1) and a cable (5). The contacts (2, 3) comprise a number of first contacts (2) for transmitting USB 3.0 signal and a number of second contacts (3) capable of transmitting USB 2.0 signal, and an extra signal contact (3e) transmitting an extra signal. The second contacts are partly received in the receiving space (110). The first contacts are partly received in the cavity (120). The engaging section of the extra signal contact (3e) is located on an inner surface of the lower wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10), a number of upper terminals (20) and a number of lower terminals (30) received in the insulative housing. The upper terminals comprise a pair of signal terminals (21) and a ground terminal (22) on one side of the pair of the pair of signal terminals; and an insulative body insert molded with the upper terminals to constitute a terminal module. The upper terminal has a fixed portion (201) and an elastic arm (301). Both the fixed portions of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same first width (201a). Both the elastic arms of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same second width (202a). The second width is wider than the first width. Every two adjacent fixed portions of the upper terminals are equidistant, and every two adjacent elastic arms of the upper terminals are equidistant.

Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of terminals (2) affixed in the insulative housing, a shielding shell (4) attached to the insulative housing to form a cavity (11), a tray (3) insertable in the cavity; and an EPM (5) affixed in the insulative housing. The tray is attracted by the EPM under a first current in one direction during tray-insertion and released by the EPM under a second current in opposite direction during tray-ejection.

Abstract: A receptacle connector for mating with the plug connector, includes an insulative housing and two rows of terminals. The housing includes a main body and a mating tongue forwardly extending from the main body and forming two opposite mating surfaces. Each of the terminals includes a front mating section and a rear mounting section. The mating tongue forms a plurality of passageways to receive the mating sections of the corresponding terminals therein, respectively. The housing further forms a plurality of holes communicatively behind the some passageways in the vertical direction for increase the impedance of the corresponding terminal on the mating sections, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact module comprising two rows of contacts retained therein and a shielding plate, the contacts module defining a main base, a middle step and a mating tongue and, the middle step being located between the main base and the mating tongue in a mating direction, the contacts comprising contacting portions exposed on opposite surfaces of the mating tongue; a metallic shell retained on the main base and surrounding the mating tongue and the middle step to define a mating cavity thereamong and a one piece grounding collar. The grounding collar includes a collar portion fitly surrounding the middle step and a grounding plate extending from the collar portion to mechanically and electrically connect with the metallic shell.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a cable (300) and a connector (100) connecting to said cable (300). The connector (100) includes a contact module (1) and a shell (2) installed at the outside of the contact module (1), the shell (2) including a base (21) extending in a transverse direction and a pair of side covers (22,23) assembled to two sides of the base (21) in the transverse direction. Each of the base (21) and side covers (22,23) includes an insulating layer (211,221,231) and a shield layer (212,222,232), the shield layers (212,222,232) of the base (21) and the side covers (22,23) form a shield space surrounding the contact module (1).

Abstract: A protection cap provided for a retention module of a photoelectric conversion connector assembly includes an upper wall, a plurality of supporting walls extending downwardly from the upper wall and at least one protruding portion extending downwardly from the upper wall. The protruding portion has a latch portion at a free end thereof for latching a retention plate of the retention module. The latch portion has a first inclined guiding face extending towards the free end so as to guide the retention plate to a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises: a first connector (10) having a main body (120), a number of contacts (121) retained in the main body, a first circuit board (130) electrically connected to the contacts, and a metal shell (110) enclosing the first circuit board; a cable (30) electrically connected between the first circuit board and a power source to provide a power to the first circuit board; a second circuit board (150) vertically fixed on the metal shell; a cover enclosing the first and the second circuit board; a luminous element (152) disposed on a front side of the second circuit board and electrically connected to the first circuit board; and a translucent portion (1610) defined on a front end of the cover to pass light emitted by the luminous element.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly in a front-to-rear direction from the base, the mating tongue defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A plurality of contact strips is disposed around the outer surface of the mating tongue of the insulative housing, each contact strip is stamped from a metal sheet and defines a first contacting section exposed upon the first surface and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, and a second contacting section exposed upon the second surface and arranged along the transverse direction.

Abstract: An plug connector assembly (1) includes a mating member (10) including a front mating end (101) and a rear mating end (102), a cable (30) electrically connected with the mating member, a first shell (50) formed by sheet metal drawing and having a closed circumference, a second shell (60) formed by sheet metal drawing and having a closed circumference. The first shell includes a first front end (51) telescoped with the rear mating end, and a first rear end (52) opposite to the first front end. The second shell (60) includes a second front end (61) telescoped with the first rear end, and a second rear end (62) opposite to the second front end and telescoped on the cable.

Abstract: A USB plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a main portion (11) and a tongue portion (12), a number of contacts (2), and a metal shell (3). The tongue portion has an upper surface (16), a lower surface (17), a pair of lateral surfaces (18), and a frontal vertical surface (121). A pair of recesses (122) is defined on both sides of the upper surface and the lower surface. An interspace (181) is defined between each lateral surface of the tongue portion and the main portion. The metal shell includes a front wall (31), a pair of horizontal walls (32), and a pair of vertical walls (34). Each vertical wall includes a rigid beam (342) inserted in the interspace and a pair of wing portions (343) received in the recesses. A method for manufacturing the USB plug connector is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electric connector assembly includes a plug connector and a mating socket connector, and the plug connector includes a base, a tongue plate protruding forwardly from the base and a plurality of electrical contacts. The tongue plate defines two relative surfaces and the tongue plate includes a terminal holder and a side portion beside the terminal holder in a transverse direction. The side portions define at least a pair of clamping portions recessed from the surface of the tongue plate, and the socket connector defines at least a pair of elastic arms for engaging with said clamping portions for enhancing the stability when the electric connector inserted into a mating connector.