Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), and a number of contacts received therein. The contacts include a pair of first and second grounding contacts (212, 222), and a pair of first and second signal contacts (211, 221). Each of the first signal and grounding contacts includes a first contact portion (213), a first mounting portion (214), a first horizontal portion (215), and a first connecting portion (216). Each of the second signal and grounding contacts includes a second contact portion (223), a second mounting portion (224), and a second horizontal portion (225). A first distance (d1) between the first connecting portion and the second mounting portion is greater than a second distance (d2) between the first and second horizontal portions, and is also greater than a third distance (d3) between the first and second mounting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes: a metal shell including a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of parallel spaced side walls connecting the top and bottom walls, a receiving space, and a front opening communicating with the receiving space; a connector received in the receiving space of the metal shell; and a heat sink disposed in the rear side of the metal shell, wherein the metal shell includes a rear opening communicating with the receiving space, and the heat sink covers the rear opening.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said shielding module includes metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), and a number of contacts received therein. The contacts include a pair of first and second grounding contacts (212, 222), and a pair of first and second signal contacts (211, 221). Each of the first signal and grounding contacts includes a first contact portion (213), a first mounting portion (214), a first horizontal portion (215), and a first connecting portion (216). Each of the second signal and grounding contacts includes a second contact portion (223), a second mounting portion (224), and a second horizontal portion (225). A first distance (d1) between the first connecting portion and the second mounting portion is greater than a second distance (d2) between the first and second horizontal portions, and is also greater than a third distance (d3) between the first and second mounting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a first conductive member (24). The contacts include a pair of first grounding contacts (212) for transmitting grounding signal, and a pair of first signal contacts (211) for transmitting a differential signal. The pair of first grounding contacts and the pair of first signal contacts are arranged in a first row. The pair of first signal contacts is disposed between the pair of first grounding contacts. The first conductive member is electrically connected with both of the first grounding contacts in at least two different locations.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said shielding module includes metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.

Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) includes a housing (10), a front contact module (30) and a rear contact module (20) assembled in the housing. The housing has a cavity (12) opening along a horizontal direction. The cavity has a top wall (121) and a bottom wall (122) opposing to each other, the bottom wall having a tongue portion (120) at a front side of the housing. The rear contact module has a first contacts (22) and a second contacts (23) positioned on the top wall and the bottom wall respectively. The front contact module includes a one-piece insulator (31) assembled to a bottom side (13) of the housing, and a number of third contacts (32) insert-molded with the insulator.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to be straddle mounted to a PCB and a method for mounting such an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining a datum to abut the bottom side of the PCB and an upper row of contacts fastened in the housing. Each upper contact has a flexible mounting portion extending from the housing to abut the top side of the PCB. The mounting portions of the top contacts and the datum of the housing is adapted to clip the PCB thereby positioning the electrical connector related to the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a printed circuit board (12) having a rear edge connected to the cable (10) and a front edge opposite to the rear edge, a number of upper contact modules (21) stacked along the front edge on a top side (122) of the printed circuit board (12), and a number of lower contact modules (22) stacked along the front edge on a bottom side 124 of the printed circuit board (12). Each of the contact modules (21, 22) has a conductor pairs (14) for transferring signal differential pairs lined along a column direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board (12) and an insulator (152, 156) encapsulating a portion of each conductor (14) of the conductor pairs.

Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) includes a housing (10), a front contact module (30) and a rear contact module (20) assembled in the housing. The housing has a cavity (12) opening along a horizontal direction. The cavity has a top wall (121) and a bottom wall (122) opposing to each other, the bottom wall having a tongue portion (120) at a front side of the housing. The rear contact module has a first contacts (22) and a second contacts (23) positioned on the top wall and the bottom wall respectively. The front contact module includes a one-piece insulator (31) assembled to a bottom side (13) of the housing, and a number of third contacts (32) insert-molded with the insulator.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to be straddle mounted to a PCB and a method for mounting such an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining a datum to abut the bottom side of the PCB and an upper row of contacts fastened in the housing. Each upper contact has a flexible mounting portion extending from the housing to abut the top side of the PCB. The mounting portions of the top contacts and the datum of the housing is adapted to clip the PCB thereby positioning the electrical connector related to the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a printed circuit board (12) having a rear edge connected to the cable (10) and a front edge opposite to the rear edge, a number of upper contact modules (21) stacked along the front edge on a top side (122) of the printed circuit board (12), and a number of lower contact modules (22) stacked along the front edge on a bottom side 124 of the printed circuit board (12). Each of the contact modules (21, 22) has a conductor pairs (14) for transferring signal differential pairs lined along a column direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board (12) and an insulator (152, 156) encapsulating a portion of each conductor (14) of the conductor pairs.

Abstract: A shielding cage (1) partially mounted to an opening (31) defined through a panel (3) for at least an electrical module. The shielding cage has a cage body (13) and a gasket (14) mounted around a front portion of the cage body. The cage body has a number of side walls (100) and a front opening (101) defined between the side walls for receiving the electrical module. The gasket (14) has a base (142) resisting against a side face of the panel, and a horizontal portion (141) extending from the base and into the opening of the panel for firmly abutting against the inner surface of the opening.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving room (110) for receiving a mating connector, and a receiving cavity (16) below and separated from the receiving room for receiving a portion of the mating connector. A number of contacts are supported by said insulative housing, and arranged in distinct sets of upper and lower contacts (20, 30) on opposing faces of said insulative housing. The upper and the lower contacts are inserted into the receiving room along a back-to-front direction. An elongated spacer (40) is supported by said insulative housing. The upper contacts are arranged by the elongated spacer.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving room (110) for receiving a mating connector, and a receiving cavity (16) below and separated from the receiving room for receiving a portion of the mating connector. A number of contacts are supported by said insulative housing, and arranged in distinct sets of upper and lower contacts (20, 30) on opposing faces of said insulative housing. The upper and the lower contacts are inserted into the receiving room along a back-to-front direction. An elongated spacer (40) is supported by said insulative housing. The upper contacts are arranged by the elongated spacer.

Abstract: A receptacle cage (100) for receiving a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver therein includes a cage body (10) inserted into a passage (201) defined in a chassis (200), and a conductive plate (21) attached to outside of the cage body (10), said conductive plate (21) forming a plurality of resilient fingers (26) for grounding said cage body (10) to said chassis (200). The conductive plate (21) forming a front edge portion (282) closed to the cage body (10), a connection portion (284) extending slantways and rearwardly from the front edge portion (282), and the plurality of resilient fingers (26) being listed side by side in a first direction and extending from the connection portion (284), wherein said connection portion (284) extends continuously in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to corresponding wall of the cage body (10).

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving room (110) and a front mating opening (101) communicating with the receiving room for receiving a mating connector, and a number of rear mounting holes (12) opposite to the mating opening. A number of first contacts (20) each has a first contact portion (21), a first retention portion (23), a first soldering portion (26) and a first connecting portion (24). A number of second contacts (30) each has a second contact portion (31), a second retention portion (33), a second soldering portion (35) and a second connecting portion (34). The first and the second contacts are inserted into the receiving room along a back-to-front direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving room (110) and a front mating opening (101) communicating with the receiving room for receiving a mating connector, and a number of rear mounting holes (12) opposite to the mating opening A number of first contacts (20) each has a first contact portion (21), a first retention portion (23), a first soldering portion (26) and a first connecting portion (24). A number of second contacts (30) each has a second contact portion (31), a second retention portion (33), a second soldering portion (35) and a second connecting portion (34). The first and the second contacts are inserted into the receiving room along a back-to-front direction.

Abstract: A receptacle cage (100) for receiving a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver therein includes a cage body (10) inserted into a passage (201) defined in a chassis (200), and a conductive plate (21) attached to outside of the cage body (10), said conductive plate (21) forming a plurality of resilient fingers (26) for grounding said cage body (10) to said chassis (200). The conductive plate (21) forming a front edge portion (282) closed to the cage body (10), a connection portion (284) extending slantways and rearwardly from the front edge portion (284), and the plurality of resilient fingers (26) being listed side by side in a first direction and extending from the connection portion (284), wherein said connection portion (284) extends continuously in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to corresponding wall of the cage body (10).

Abstract: A shielding cage (1) partially mounted to an opening (31) defined through a panel (3) for at least an electrical module. The shielding cage has a cage body (13) and a gasket (14) mounted around a front portion of the cage body. The cage body has a number of side walls (100) and a front opening (101) defined between the side walls for receiving the electrical module. The gasket (14) has a base (142) resisting against a side face of the panel, and a horizontal portion (141) extending from the base and into the opening of the panel for firmly abutting against the inner surface of the opening.