Abstract: A receptacle connector for two types of plug includes an insulative housing defining a front mating port and a rear connecting port along the front-to-back direction, the front mating port defining a plurality of upper passageways and a plurality of lower passageways with a receiving slot therebetween in the vertical direction, the upper passageways being respectively offset from the corresponding lower passageways in a transverse direction. An IMLA (Insert Molded Lead-Frame Assembly) assembled within a space of the rear connecting port and including a plurality of wafers stacked with one another along the transverse direction, each of said wafers including an insulator equipped with a front upper contact disposed in the corresponding upper passageway, a rear upper contact located behind the corresponding upper passageway, a front lower contact disposed in the corresponding lower passageway, and a rear lower contact located behind the corresponding lower passageway.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes an insulative receptacle housing defining two grooves located inside two corresponding lengthwise walls and extending along a longitudinal direction to receive the two lengthwise walls of the plug connector therein. A center island is formed between the two grooves in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Two rows of passageways are formed in the corresponding lengthwise walls, respectively, and each passageway communicates with the corresponding groove. Two rows of receptacle contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing including a base portion and a tongue portion; and an upper and lower rows of conductive terminals retained to the insulative housing, each row of conductive terminals including a pair of grounding terminals at two ends thereof, each conductive terminal having a contacting section exposed to a surface of the tongue portion, a tail section extending out of the base portion, and a retaining section between the contacting section and the tail section; wherein each grounding terminal has a latch extending sidewardly to expose to a side of the tongue portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a metallic shielding shell enclosing the housing, and an insulative shell enclosing the metallic shielding shell. The metallic shielding shell forms a first mating cavity. The insulative shell includes a round rib protruding from an inner sidewall of the insulative shell. The round rib and the metallic shielding shell interfere with each other.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative hosing having a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base. The tongue portion forms opposite mating surfaces. A plurality of contacts are disposed in the housing and spaced from one another. The contacts include the signal contacts, the power contacts and the grounding contacts. A space/area is formed between the power contact and the ground contact and is configured to be adapted to receive two contacts therein. A conductive bar extending in the front-to-back direction parallel to the contacting sections of the contacts, is embedded within the area and mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding power contact via at least one linking bar which extends in the transverse direction with an offset manner for hiding the conductive bar from the mating surface in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts over-molded in the insulative housing, each of the contacts including: a conductive member comprising a base portion and a contact portion projected from the base portion and exposed out of the insulative housing for being electrically connected with a mating connector contact; and a connecting member electrically connected with the conductive member. The connecting member includes a soldering portion soldered with the base portion, an elastic portion for connecting to a printed circuit board, and a connecting portion connected between the soldering portion and the elastic portion.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a pair of metal members. The insulative housing defines two side walls extending in a longitudinal direction and a central slot disposed between said two side walls, the conductive terminals are disposed in the insulative housing and protruding into the central slot, the pair of metal members enclose the insulative housing, wherein each side wall defines an embedded groove recessed from a top surface thereof and extending along the side wall in said longitudinal direction, each metal member defines a main portion enclosing an outside of the side wall and a bending portion bending from an upside thereof, the bending portion is retained in the embedded groove to provide a stability for the card edge connector.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a mating unit; a cable; a PCB interconnected between the mating unit and the cable; a metal shell enclosing the PCB, a rear of the mating unit, a front of the cable, the metal shell including an upper shell part and a lower shell part, each of the upper and lower shell parts having a main body and a pair of side walls; an insulative outer shell enclosing the metal shell, the rear of the mating unit, the front of the cable; wherein the pair of side walls of the upper shell part extend downwardly and those of the lower shell part extend upwardly to align with each other along an up-and-down direction; and each of the pair of side walls of the lower shell part includes a flap extending inwardly and upwardly to latch an associated side wall of the upper shell part.

Abstract: A card connector includes: an insulative housing (2) for receiving a card tray inserted in a front-to-back direction; and plural contacts (31) secured to the insulative housing, each contact including a frame portion (311), a curved portion connected inside the frame portion, and a tail portion (312) connected outside the frame portion, the curved portion including a first anchoring portion (315) and a second anchoring portion (315) respectively connected to the frame portion, a first arm (313) and a second arm (314) respectively continuing the first and second anchoring portions, a front connecting portion (317) and a rear connecting portion (318) respectively connected to the first and second arms, and a contacting portion (316) connected between the front and rear connecting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion; a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing; a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing to form a receiving space; a metal shell for mounting on a printed circuit board, the metal shell being affixed to the shielding shell; and an insulative shell insert-molded with the metal shell and enclosing the shielding shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals carried by the insulative housing, a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing, and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a number of receiving slots located at a back-end thereof. The terminals have a number of soldering portions exposed from the insulative housing. Each receiving slot is located between every two neighboring soldering portions to receive soldering material.

Abstract: A receptacle includes a first and a second insulating housing, and a shielding plate. The first housing has a first base and a first tongue extending forwardly, the first tongue having a slant connection portion located close to the first base. The second housing has a second base and a second tongue extending forwardly, the second tongue has a slant connection portion located close to the second base. A plurality of first contacts is carried within the first housing, a plurality of second contacts is carried within the second housing. Each contact has a contacting portion, an affixed portion, and a soldering portion. The plate is sandwiched between the first and second housing and has a slant connection portion sandwiched between the connection portions of the two housing. The first housing defines a first stepping portion going through an opening on the plate and pressing against the second housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing, a metal shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing and including a fixing plate, and a shielding shell formed by Metal Injection Molding and enclosing the insulative housing for forming a receiving room. The fixing plate is spot-welded onto the shielding shell for forming a welding spot. The thickness of the shielding shell spot-welded onto the welding spot is twice as thick as the fixing plate at least. The shielding shell has more than twice the rigidity of the fixing plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an housing including a base portion and a tongue portion; and an upper and lower rows of conductive terminals retained to the housing, each row of conductive terminals including a pair of grounding terminals at two outer ends thereof and a power terminal immediately inwardly of one of the pair of grounding terminals, each conductive terminal having a contacting section exposed to a surface of the tongue portion, a tail section extending out of the base portion, and a retaining section between the contacting section and the tail section; the power terminal has a widened section extending from the contacting section thereof toward an adjacent grounding terminal and embedded in the tongue portion; a thickness of the widened section is less than a thickness of the contacting section; a bottom surface of the widened section is lower than a bottom surface of associated contacting section.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a metallic housing of an electronic device is provided. The method includes providing a die-casting mold, including a male die and a female die engaging with the male die, the male die defining a pouring gate therein, and the female die defining a cavity therein corresponding to the pouring gate; positioning a metallic outer case in the cavity of the female die as an insert; assembling the male die to the female die to cover the cavity, thereby communicating the pouring gate with the cavity; casting pressured molten metal-alloy into the cavity via the pouring gate to form an inner structural member embedded in an inner side of the outer case; dissembling the male die from the female die to expose the cavity, and removing the outer case and the inner structural member from the female die.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact module enclosed within a metallic main shell. The contact module includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base. The main shell is formed by stamping and forming, and includes opposite first and second side walls, and a pair of end walls linking the opposite first and second side walls. The shell forms a mating cavity enclosing the tongue portion. A seam is formed on the second side wall. An adhesive layer is applied upon an exterior surface of the second side wall to cover the seam for providing a waterproof function. A metallic sub-shell is attached upon the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An electrical card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing forming a central slot with two rows of terminals disposed by two sides of the central slot and retained in the housing. The housing includes two opposite lengthwise side walls and two end walls connected to two opposite ends of the corresponding lengthwise walls, and a bottom wall linked to both the lengthwise walls and the end walls below the central slot. The terminals are disposed in the corresponding side walls. A pair of metal latches are fixed to the corresponding end walls, respectively. Each metal latch include a front restriction piece received in the corresponding through hole, a rear restriction piece received in the notch, and a locking piece located adjacent to the rear restriction piece and downwardly pressing an upper surface of the memory module.

Abstract: A first terminal module and a second terminal module are integrally assembled with the base, and each of the first terminal module and the second terminal module includes the insulator and the corresponding terminals embedded therein. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are stacked with each other with a metallic shielding plate therebetween. A plurality of wires are located behind the first and second terminal modules. An internal printed circuit board is located between the terminals and the wires in the front-to-back direction to respectively connect to the terminals and the wires. Each of the terminal modules is equipped with a metallic grounding bar connected to the printed circuit board and the wires.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a number of first contacts and a number of second contacts, an insulative housing, a shielding plate, and a metallic shell. The insulative housing has a base portion, a tongue portion, and a number of receiving grooves running through the base portion to the tongue portion. The tongue portion defines a first surface and a second surface. The receiving grooves are exposed on the first surface and the second surface. The insulative housing, the second contacts, and the shielding plate are insert-molded to form a contact module, and the first contacts are assembled to the receiving grooves.

Abstract: A pressing member is used for downwardly pressing on a chip module. The pressing member has a main body and a central opening going through the main body. The main body has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The central opening is provided for a part portion of the chip module going through. The pressing member has a pressing portion protrudes upwardly from the upper surface and provided for an external device pressing downwardly on to make the main body press downwardly on the chip module so as to prevent the chip module from warping.