Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with an upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts having respective contacting portions exposed to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and having two outermost upper or lower contacts, and a shielding member situated between the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and overlapping the two outermost upper or lower contacts along a vertical direction perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the plurality of contacts from a first carrier; forming the shielding member from a second carrier to have the two discrete shielding plates; stacking the first carrier and the second carrier; and molding the plurality of contacts and the two discrete shielding plates with an insulator in one shot.

Abstract: A method of making a contact module of an electrical connector which includes a front tongue and an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming a first insulator to the lower row of contacts to have a base, a lower upright portion, and a rear mounting portion; mounting the upper row of contacts to the first insulator by inserting tails of the upper row of contacts through the mounting portion of the first insulator until respective bearing portions of the upper row of contacts bear against the mounting portion; removing a carrier strip from the bearing portions of the upper row of contacts; and molding a second insulator with the upper and lower rows of contacts and the first insulator to expose the upper and lower contacting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a tongue with two opposite surfaces and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue. The plural contacts are originally formed from a same sheet metal to have one group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion exposed to one surface of the front tongue and the other group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion exposed to the other surface of the front tongue and the one group of contacts is situated beside the other group of contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and a primary shell enclosing the insulative housing to together with the tongue define a mating chamber, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of side steps and a pair of side protrusions; and the primary shell includes a pair of side wings sitting on the pair of side steps, each side wing having a notch engaging a corresponding side protrusion.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with two opposite surfaces and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the plurality of contacts from a single contact carrier to have one group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion connected to a first carrier strip and the other group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion connected to a second carrier strip situated beside the first carrier strip; insert-molding the plurality of contacts with an insulator to form the insulative housing while exposing front ends of the plurality of contacts; and severing the first carrier strip and the second carrier strip from the front ends of the plurality of contacts.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with an upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts having respective contacting portions exposed to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and having two outermost upper or lower contacts, and a shielding member situated between the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and overlapping the two outermost upper or lower contacts along a vertical direction perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the plurality of contacts from a first carrier; forming the shielding member from a second carrier to have the two discrete shielding plates; stacking the first carrier and the second carrier; and molding the plurality of contacts and the two discrete shielding plates with an insulator in one shot.

Abstract: A method of making a contact module of an electrical connector which includes a tongue and plural contacts exposed to two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the contacts from a single contact carrier to have one contact thereof with a first contacting portion oriented reversely-symmetrically with respect to a second contacting portion of another contact thereof and to have two outermost contacts each with a respective integral latching portion; insert-molding the contacts with a first insulator while exposing front ends thereof and the latching portions; severing a carrier strip from the front ends of the plurality of contacts; and over-molding a second insulator to the first insulator and embedding the front ends of the plurality of contacts.

Abstract: A method of making a contact module of an electrical connector which includes a front tongue and an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming a first insulator to the lower row of contacts to have a base, a lower upright portion, and a rear mounting portion; mounting the upper row of contacts to the first insulator by inserting tails of the upper row of contacts through the mounting portion of the first insulator until respective bearing portions of the upper row of contacts bear against the mounting portion; removing a carrier strip from the bearing portions of the upper row of contacts; and molding a second insulator with the upper and lower rows of contacts and the first insulator to expose the upper and lower contacting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and a primary shell enclosing the insulative housing to together with the tongue define a mating chamber, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of side steps and a pair of side protrusions; and the primary shell includes a pair of side wings sitting on the pair of side steps, each side wing having a notch engaging a corresponding side protrusion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a rear base and a front tongue with two opposite surfaces, plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue, and a deep drawn sleeve having a front part of a first transverse dimension and a rear part of a second transverse dimension less than the first transverse dimension, wherein the rear part of the sleeve is mounted to the base of the insulative housing and has a notch, and the base of the insulative housing has a restraining rib engaging the notch.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a housing; an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing; a primary shielding shell enclosing the housing; and a secondary shielding shell affixed to the primary shielding shell, the secondary shielding shell including a pair of side walls and a top wall interconnected between the pair of side walls, each of the pair of side walls having a soldering leg; wherein the secondary shielding shell has a rear wall integral with a respective rear edge of a corresponding side wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a body including a ceramic part and an over-mold; an upper row of contacts and a lower row of contacts secured to the ceramic part of the body, each row of contacts including an outermost ground contact and a pair of signal contacts inwardly of the ground contact; and a metallic shielding plate situated between the upper pair of signal contacts and the lower pair of signal contacts, wherein the metallic shielding plate is molded to the ceramic part of the body.

Abstract: A card tray includes: an insulative frame having a side recess and a protrusion in front of the side recess; and a metallic plate molded with the insulative frame, the metallic plate having a reinforcing portion embedded in the insulative frame; wherein the protrusion has an end face at a lateral side thereof, and the reinforcing portion has an upper and lower edges buried in the protrusion and an exposed end face flush with the end face of the protrusion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative outer cover and a metallic inner shell insert molded with the insulative outer cover, the inner shell having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls; and a terminal module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing, the insulative housing having a base received by the inner shell and a frontal tongue exposing the upper and lower rows of contacts respectively to two opposite surfaces thereof; wherein the inner shell has a front stop and a rear finger at the top wall respectively engaging a front and rear portions of the base, and the rear finger is situated in a rear chamber of the outer cover.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with two opposite surfaces and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue, characterized by the steps of: forming the plural contacts from a single contact carrier to have one contact thereof with a contacting portion oriented reversely-symmetrically with respect to a contacting portion of another contact thereof; insert-molding the plurality of contacts with an insulator to form the insulative housing while exposing front ends of the contacts; and severing a carrier strip of the contact carrier from the front ends of the contacts while leaving the front ends inwardly of a front end surface of the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; and a row of contacts secured to the insulative housing, the row of contacts including one or more power contacts and one or more signal and/or ground contacts, wherein the one or more power contacts are plated with a first material and the one or more signal and/or ground contacts are plated with a second material different from the first material. A related method of manufacturing such connector includes separate plating of the row of power contacts from the row of signal and ground contacts with a different material.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with two opposite surfaces and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the plurality of contacts from a single contact carrier to have one group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion connected to a first carrier strip and the other group of contacts thereof each with a respective contacting portion connected to a second carrier strip situated beside the first carrier strip; insert-molding the plurality of contacts with an insulator to form the insulative housing while exposing front ends of the plurality of contacts; and severing the first carrier strip and the second carrier strip from the front ends of the plurality of contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; wherein the plural contacts are formed from a single contact carrier with each contact having a first contacting portion; and at least one of the plural contacts has a second contacting portion oriented symmetrically with respect to the first contacting portion thereof. A method of making a contact module of the electrical connector is characterized by the steps of: forming the plural contacts from a single contact carrier with each contact having a first contacting portion; and bending at least one of the plural contacts to form a second contacting portion oriented symmetrically with respect to the first contacting portion thereof.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing, a shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing, a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing, and an isolative block isolating the conductive terminals from the shielding plate.

Abstract: A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with two opposite surfaces and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue, characterized by the steps of: forming the plural contacts from a single contact carrier to have one contact thereof with a contacting portion oriented reversely-symmetrically with respect to a contacting portion of another contact thereof; insert-molding the plurality of contacts with an insulator to form the insulative housing while exposing front ends of the contacts; and severing a carrier strip of the contact carrier from the front ends of the contacts while leaving the front ends inwardly of a front end surface of the insulative housing.