Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. The contact includes a mating end, a mounting end, and an intermediate portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end. A shield attachment area is located on the intermediate portion. The shield attachment area has a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides extending between the top and the bottom. A notch is formed in at least one of the top or the bottom of the shield attachment area. The notch is configured to align the pair of sides during stamping and forming of the shield attachment area. The notch aligns the pair of sides such that the sides are stamped and formed in a substantially parallel configuration.

Abstract: A card edge connector is provided for mating with a printed circuit board (PCB) having a card edge. The connector includes a housing having an elongate card slot and a mounting side. The card slot extends a slot length and is configured to receive the card edge of the PCB therein. The mounting side extends a side length and a width. The side length of the mounting side extends in a direction that extends along a direction of the slot length of the card slot. Signal contacts are held by the housing. The signal contacts include first signal contacts and second signal contacts. The first and second signal contacts have respective first and second signal mounting segments that are arranged in first and second signal rows, respectively, that extend along the side length of the mounting side of the housing. The first and second signal rows are spaced apart from each other along the width of the mounting side. Ground contacts are held by the housing.

Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. The contact includes a mating end, a mounting end, and an intermediate portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end. A shield attachment area is located on the intermediate portion. The shield attachment area has a top, a bottom, and a pair of sides extending between the top and the bottom. A notch is formed in at least one of the top or the bottom of the shield attachment area. The notch is configured to align the pair of sides during stamping and forming of the shield attachment area. The notch aligns the pair of sides such that the sides are stamped and formed in a substantially parallel configuration.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second end portions. The housing including a card slot configured to receive a mating edge of the card edge module and a channel proximate one of the first and second end portions. A protective member is received in the channel and positioned to inhibit contact between a side edge of the card edge module and the one of the first and second end portions of the housing when the card edge module is loaded into the connector.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second end portions. The housing including a card slot configured to receive a mating edge of the card edge module and a channel proximate one of the first and second end portions. A protective member is received in the channel and positioned to inhibit contact between a side edge of the card edge module and the one of the first and second end portions of the housing when the card edge module is loaded into the connector.