Abstract: Provided is an antenna device includes a base connector fixed to a support substrate, a module connector connected to the base connector to the base connector, and an antenna module fixed to the module connector and configured to transmit or receive a radio wave. The base connector includes a base-side casing, a base-side fitting portion, and multiple base-side terminals. The module connector includes a module-side casing, a module-side fitting portion, and a multiple module-side terminals. The antenna module includes an antenna substrate and an antenna element provided on a front surface of the antenna substrate. In a state in which the base connector is fixed to the support substrate and the module connector is connected to the base connector, the antenna module is fixed to the module-side casing such that the front surface of the antenna substrate faces up diagonally to the outside of the module connector.

Abstract: A connector assembly involving a plug connector that incorporates a photoelectric conversion element that conducts optical/electrical and electrical/optical signal conversion, and an actuation device that drives said photoelectric conversion element, and a receptacle connector mated with said plug connector, with the plug connector and the receptacle connector being electrically connected through mutual contact between terminals, wherein, in the plug connector, the front end side of a fiber optic cable used for optical signal transmission is connected to the rear end side of said plug connector and extends from the rear, lateral terminals are arranged in each of a pair of lateral edge portions that extend in the forward-backward direction, while end terminals are arranged in a front end edge portion 34 that extends perpendicular to the forward-backward direction.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to an interface configured to redirect light between a connector connected to a printed optical board (POB) via an optical waveguide, and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), the interface involving two-dimensionally distributed waveplates (TDWs) having multiple layers of p-doped and n-doped silicon, the TDWs configured to be driven to change a dielectric constant at a two dimensional location on the TDWs such that the received light is redirected at the two dimensional location.

Abstract: Provided is a cable connector which includes: a housing; and a cable holder capable of holding one end side of the cable.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to a system involving one or more photonic integrated circuits having multi-mode waveguides and connected to a printed optical board through the use of multi-mode waveguide connectors described herein. The printed optical board can include an embedded multi-mode waveguide bus to facilitate optical signal to and from the photonic integrated circuits. The system can also include a chiplet such as a photonic integrated circuit with a single mode waveguide configured to connect to an optical fiber cable.

Abstract: The magnetic sensing portion 30 of the rotation sensing device comprises three magnetic sensors 31-33 and a substrate 45 for mounting these magnetic sensors, with each magnetic sensor comprising a magnetic wire 34 generating large Barkhausen effects, a coil 35, and a bobbin 36. The magnetic sensors are disposed on the substrate 45 such that the directions of extension of the magnetic wires 34 are parallel to the substrate 45, the magnetic sensing portion 30 is disposed on the outer periphery of the trackway of the magnetic field forming portions such that the directions of extension of the magnetic wires 34 are parallel to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 3, and the location of the magnetic wire installation portion 38 in the bobbin 36 of each magnetic sensor is configured such that the respective magnetic wires 34 of the three magnetic sensors are respectively equidistant from the rotary shaft 3.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical system for reducing differential-to-differential far end crosstalk (DDFEXT) includes converting a first S parameter representative of a design of a first electrical system into a differential-only S parameter, generating a second differential-only S parameter configured to add even-mode propagation delay and odd-mode propagation delay of the differential-only S parameter of the electrical system such that a total even-mode propagation delay and odd-mode propagation delay of the differential-only S parameter are substantially equivalent, and reconfiguring a second electrical system from the differential-only S parameter and the second differential-only S parameter.

Abstract: Provided is a connector protection member for protecting a connector. The connector includes a housing having a center raised portion including a raised portion end wall, a raised portion end side wall, and a raised portion end upper surface connecting the raised portion end wall, and the raised portion end side wall. A raised portion side surface protection portion of the connector protection member includes: a side portion covers part of the raised portion end wall and part of the raised portion end side wall, and a transition portion formed continuously to the side portion covers a three-surface connection portion formed by an end wall connection portion between the raised portion end wall and the raised portion end upper surface and a side wall connection portion between the raised portion end side wall and the raised portion end upper surface.

Abstract: Provided is a connector which includes: a plurality of terminals; additional members configured to maintain a state of being mated with a counterpart connector; and a housing, in which the additional members each include a first lock portion and second lock portions, the housing includes first side wall portions each holding the first lock portion, and second side wall portions each holding the second lock portions, the first lock portion includes a curved surface protruding relative to a front surface of the first side wall portion, the second lock portion includes a curved surface protruding relative to a front surface of the second side wall portion, the first lock portion is divided in a direction orthogonal to the first side wall portion, and the second lock portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the first lock portion, on each side of the first lock portion.

Abstract: Provided is a connector terminal which includes: a mounting portion having a flat surface in a width direction and a depth direction; a holding target portion formed continuously to the mounting portion, formed in an inverted U-shape in a height direction; a base portion formed continuously to the holding target portion and having a flat surface in the width direction and the depth direction; and an elastic arm portion formed continuously to the base portion, having a standing portion extending in the height direction, and having a length in the width direction, in which a length of the standing portion in the width direction is approximately maximum among lengths of the connector terminal in the width direction.

Abstract: Provided is a connector including a housing and a holding member to be mounted to the housing, wherein the holding member holds a conductive member in which a reinforcement plate is arranged on the other surface on an opposite side of one surface on which a plurality of conductors arrayed adjacent to each other in a width direction is exposed planarly on one end side in a length direction, as a laminate of the conductive member and the reinforcement plate, and the holding member is laid across in a band-like manner along the width direction at an intermediate position between the one end side and the other end side in the length direction with respect to the laminate.

Abstract: To effectively prevent damage and position displacement of a die to provide an electric connector having a shield housing space with accurately-controlled shape and size. The electric connector includes a housing having a base and a plate-shaped body, multiple first terminals provided on one plate surface of the plate-shaped body and multiple second terminals provided on the other plate surface facing the one plate surface, a shield arranged among the multiple first terminals and the multiple second terminals, and a metal shell forming, between the one plate surface and the other plate surface, a fitting space in which a partner connector is to be fitted. The base has a first housing portion for housing part of the shield. The plate-shaped body has a second housing portion for housing another part of the shield. The second housing portion is communicated with the first housing portion in the direction of fitting to or release from the partner connector.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing fittable with a fitted portion of a counterpart housing of a counterpart connector. The housing includes a base and a fitting portion. The fitting portion is integrated with the base and fittable with the fitted portion. The fitting portion extends in a direction intersecting a fitting direction with respect to the counterpart housing and faces the base. The fitting portion includes a wall configured to close an opening of the fitted portion when the fitting portion is fitted with the fitted portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly arrangement comprising, disposed on the faces of a circuit board in an electronic device, connector assemblies which, along with having a plug connector that incorporates a photoelectric conversion element capable of converting optical signals and electrical signals from one to the other and a receptacle connector with which said plug connector is mated, have the plug connector and the receptacle connector electrically connected through mutual contact between terminals; wherein the plug connector, from which a fiber optic cable for optical signal transmission that is connected to the photoelectric conversion element extends in one direction from said plug connector, also has terminals connected to the above-mentioned photoelectric conversion element; the fiber optic cable is a single fiber optic cable; and a plurality of connector assemblies are disposed on at least one of the two faces of the circuit board.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a housing and a pair of reinforcing metal fittings. The housing has a bottom wall having a rectangular shape, a pair of short walls, a pair of long walls, and an island-shaped protruding wall surrounded by the short walls and the long walls. The reinforcing metal fitting has an upper plate part along an upper face of the short wall, an outer plate part along an outer side face of the short wall, and a pair of side plate parts extending from the upper plate part along inner side faces of the pair of long walls. The pair of side plate parts has a mounting part to be fixed to a mounting face and a long wall reinforcing wall part whose plate thickness face is directed in a direction in which the long wall is stood.

Abstract: An inner conductor surrounded by an outer conductor in the circumferential direction of a tubular portion of the outer conductor throughout the entire circumference, an entire internal contact portion and a portion of a projecting portion are located within boundaries of the outer conductor in the up-down direction, a dielectric body with a bottom face aligned with the surface of the circuit board and which secures the bottom portion of the outer conductor and the projecting portion of the inner conductor, the outer edge of the tubular portion of a connecting portion of the inner conductor in the radial direction is located inside the tubular portion of the outer conductor in the radial direction, the bottom plate portion of the dielectric body has a passage portion that extends in the up-down direction, and the outer edge section of the connecting portion is positioned to protrude into the passage portion.

Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plurality of terminals respectively corresponding to a plurality of mating terminals of a mating connector, a plurality of movable housings respectively holding one ends of the terminals respectively in contact with the plurality of mating terminals, and a fixed housing fixed to a mounting target and housing the plurality of movable housings. The other ends of the plurality of terminals are fixed to the fixed housing, and the plurality of terminals operate independently with respect to the plurality of mating terminals, and thus respectively support the plurality of movable housings movably with respect to the fixed housing.

Abstract: Provided are: a connector device using a lid member having a simple structure and reliably held on a connector; and the lid member. The connector device includes a connector having a metal shell forming at least part of a fitting space in which a partner connector is fitted, and a resin lid member provided detachably from the fitting space. The lid member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the fitting space along the direction of fitting the partner connector into the fitting space, and a closing portion configured to close an opening of the fitting space when the insertion portion is inserted into the fitting space. The insertion portion includes an elastic piece extending from the closing portion. The elastic piece includes a protruding portion biased to an inner wall of the shell when the insertion portion is inserted into the fitting space and protruding in a biasing direction. A dent portion dented in the biasing direction ?1 is formed at the inner wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided which includes a terminal that includes two terminal pieces, a fixed housing that is fixed to a machine or a substrate, and a movable housing that is movably supported to the fixed housing by the terminal. Each of the terminal pieces is formed of a conductive plate. A connection portion is formed on one end side of each of the terminal pieces in a length direction and connected to a circuit provided in the machine or the substrate. A contact portion is formed on another end side of each of the terminal pieces in the length direction and comes in contact with a terminal of a mating connector. A spring portion is formed in each of the terminal pieces and connects the connection portion and the contact portion such that the contact portion is movable with respect to the connection portion between the connection portion and the contact portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has a first connector, to which a cable is connected, a second connector, which is mounted to a mounting face of a support member and into/from which the first connector is inserted/removed, and an intermediate member that prevents disengagement of the first connector from the second connector. The intermediate member has a mountable portion mounted directly, or mounted indirectly through an intermediary member, to the second connector, and a locking portion that prevents upward disengagement of the first connector, and, while the mountable portion is mounted to the second connector, the intermediate member is enabled for operational movement relative to the second connector between an open position that allows for the insertion/removal of the first connector into or from the second connector and a locked position in which disengagement of the first connector is prevented by the locking portion.