Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a number of conductive contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1). Each conductive contact (2) has a retaining portion (21) and a contacting portion (25) located in front of the retaining portion (21). The insulative housing (1) has a protrusion (131) extending upwardly. The retaining portion (21) has a confronting portion (26) engaging with the protrusion (131). Each contact (2) also has a soldering portion (24) extending from a rear end of the retaining portion (21), the soldering portion (24) is located under the retaining portion (21). The insulative housing (1) is sandwiched between the retaining portion (21) and the soldering portion (24) along a top to bottom direction. Therefore, the size of the card connector (100) is reduced.

Abstract: An electronic card connector (100) defining a receiving space (10) and includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and an ejecting mechanism (3) retained in the insulative housing (1), and a metal shell (5). The ejecting mechanism (3) includes a slider (31) and a latch strip (34) fixed on the slider (31). The latch strip (34) has a retention portion (341) retained on the slider (31) and a spring arm (343) extending sidewardly. The spring arm (343) has an arm portion (3431) and a resistive portion (3432) extending sidewardly. The resistive portion (3432) is offset from the arm portion (3431) along a width direction. The metal shell (5) has a limiting wall (55) extending into the receiving space (10) for protecting the spring arm (343) from being resisted overly by an electronic card. The limiting wall (55) defines a plane which is located between that of the resistive portion (3432) and arm portion (3431).

Abstract: An electrical card connector for holding a card with a notch defined on a lateral side thereof, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a push-push mechanism. The push-push mechanism includes a slider movable between an initial position and a final locking position along a front-to-back direction, a spring abutting against the slider and an elastic locking arm having a card lock for locking with the notch of the card. The slider further includes a rigid protrusion to engage with the notch of the card. The rigid protrusion not only helps the card lock hold the card when the slider is located at the final locking position, but also helps the card lock prevent the card from flying out of the card receiving space when the slider moves from the final locking position back to the initial position.

Abstract: A card connector includes a first inserting slot (151) for insertion of a first memory card (200) with first terminals (3) extending thereinto; a second inserting slot (152) for insertion of a second memory card (300) with second terminals (4) extending thereinto; and a partition wall (14) located between the first and second inserting slots for separating the first and second inserting slots. The partition wall has one spring arm (142) integrally extending therefrom and located between the first and second inserting slots, when one of the first and second memory cards (200, 300) is inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152), the spring arm (142) protrudes into the other one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152) so as to prevent the other one of the first and second memory cards from being inserted into the other one of the first and second inserting slots.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulative housing defining a card receiving space, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, an ejector received in the insulative housing and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The ejector includes a movable slider, a spring, and a pin member, the slider defines a heart-shaped slot, and the pin member has a positioning end being rotatablely retained to the insulative housing and a free end being slidable along the heart-shaped slot to lock the slider. A latching piece is retained to the insulative housing and has a catching portion catching the pin member and an elastic portion connecting with the catching portion. When the pin member slides, the catching portion will bring the elastic portion to deflect and provide an outward or inward force to the pin member so as to control a movement trace of the pin member.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having an inserting slot, and a bottom wall under the inserting slot. The bottom wall defines a supporting surface extending along a front-to-back direction, a horizontal guiding surface located in front of the supporting surface, and a plurality of depressions recessed from the supporting surface and arranged in one row along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. A plurality of first contacts each has a planar first contact portion retained in the depression. A plurality of second contacts each has an arc-shaped second contact portion extending upwardly beyond the supporting surface and protruding into the inserting slot. The second contact portions are located behind the first contact portions.

Abstract: A card connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) and an ejecting mechanism (4). The insulative housing (1) defines an interface (14) in front and a receiving space (10) extending backwardly from the interface (14). The ejecting mechanism (4) comprises a slider (41), a spring (42) sandwiched between the slider (41) and the insulative housing (1), and a pole (43) for controlling the slider (41). The slider (41) defines a heart-shape groove (414) and a heart-shape block (415) located in the heart-shape groove (414). The heart-shape groove (414) includes a first slot (4141). The heart-shape block (415) includes a mucro (4154) at a rear end thereof. The mucro (4154) and the first slot (4141) define an escaping space (4153) therebetween. When the pole (43) moves aslant, the escaping space (4153) will receive the pole (43) for avoiding the pole (43) colliding with the mucro (4153).

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulative housing (1), a set of terminals (2) insert molded into the insulative housing and a metal shell (5) attached to and covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space (11) and a bottom wall (12) located under the receiving space. The bottom wall has a recess (126) recessed downwardly from an upper face (18) thereof and located in a front region thereof, and a recessed wall (121) located under the recess and defining an upper face located lower than the upper face of the bottom wall. The terminals includes retaining portions (21) retained in the recessed wall, contacting portions (22) protruding upwardly into the receiving space, and tail portions (23) extending outwardly of the insulative housing for being mounted onto a printed circuit board. The retaining portions (21) have upper faces exposed to the recess (126) and coplanar with the upper face of the recessed wall (121).

Abstract: A card connector (1) for connecting an electronic card (200), comprises an insulative housing (1) and an ejector (4). The insulative housing (1) defines a receiving space (10) extending backwardly along a front to back direction for receiving the electronic card (200). The ejector (4) comprises a slider (41), a spring (42) sandwiched between the slider (41) and a rear end of the insulative housing (1), and a pole (43) for controlling movement of the slider (41). The slider (41) includes a first protrusion (411) and a second protrusion (412), the card connector (100) has a first guiding groove (151) engaging with the first protrusion (411) and a second guiding groove (152) engaging with the second protrusion (412), the slider (41) defines a locking portion (413) extending inwardly into the receiving space (10), the first guiding groove (151) provides an escaping groove (1512) for the first protrusion (411). Thereby the slider (41) can move along a insertion direction of the electronic card (200) steadily.

Abstract: An electronic card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a first switch terminal retained on the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space, a receiving slot communicating with the receiving space along an up to down direction and a limiting block at a front side of the receiving slot. The first switch terminal has a fastening portion retained on the insulative housing, a connecting portion forwardly extending to the receiving slot, a limiting portion forwardly extending to a lower side of the limiting block and a tail portion. The switch terminal further has a guiding portion extending sidewardly. The insulative housing has a pre-pressing surface at one side of the receiving slot to pre-press the guiding portion and prevent the switch terminal from bouncing upwardly to resist a front side of the limiting block in an assembly process of the switch terminal.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein and a plurality of terminals received in said terminal grooves. The terminals comprise a plurality of first terminal groups and second terminal groups which are configured as a same structure and alternatively arranged. Each of said first and second terminal groups comprises at least a base portion and an opening portion thereon. The base portion of the first terminal group faces to the opening portion of the neighboring second terminal group, while the opening portion of the first terminal group faces to the base portion of the neighboring second terminal group.

Abstract: A card connector includes a first inserting slot (151) for insertion of a first memory card (200) with first terminals (3) extending thereinto; a second inserting slot (152) for insertion of a second memory card (300) with second terminals (4) extending thereinto; and a partition wall (14) located between the first and second inserting slots for separating the first and second inserting slots. The partition wall has one spring arm (142) integrally extending therefrom and located between the first and second inserting slots, when one of the first and second memory cards (200, 300) is inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152), the spring arm (142) protrudes into the other one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152) so as to prevent the other one of the first and second memory cards from being inserted into the other one of the first and second inserting slots.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein and a plurality of terminals received in said terminal grooves. The terminals comprise a plurality of first terminal groups and second terminal groups which are configured as a same structure and alternatively arranged. Each of said first and second terminal groups comprises at least a base portion and an opening portion thereon. The base portion of the first terminal group faces to the opening portion of the neighboring second terminal group, while the opening portion of the first terminal group faces to the base portion of the neighboring second terminal group.

Abstract: An electrical card connector defines a receiving space for receiving an electrical card, and includes an insulative housing and an ejecting mechanism retained in the insulative housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a slider, a coil spring for driving the slider moving along an insertion direction of the electrical card, and a latch spring secured on the slider and extending into the receiving space for pressing on the electrical card. The electrical card connector further includes a limiting portion abutting against the latch spring to increase a lock force on the electrical card, thus the electrical card would be prevented from flying out of the electrical card connector.

Abstract: A card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (12) for insertion of the electrical card; a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; and an ejecting mechanism (3) including a slider (31), a coil spring (33) for urging the slider, a connecting rod (34) for restraining the slider, and a spring member (32) retained in the slider. The spring member has a retaining portion (322) retained in the slider, an arcuate cantilever locking arm (324) extending from the retaining portion and protruding towards the receiving space for retaining the electrical card, and a restricting portion (326) extending from a front free end portion (325) of the locking arm and being restricted in a cavity (316) of the slider.

Abstract: A network connection status detecting system is provided for detecting a network connection status of a server, and the detecting system includes a plurality of monitoring servers and a central processing server. Each monitoring server is communicably coupled to the server and continues detecting the network connection status of the server. If the detected network connection status of the server is offline, offline information including an offline starting time will be produced. The central processing server contains a selected time interval and receives the offline information to compute a time difference between the offline starting times. If all time differences are smaller than the selected time interval, then the central processing server determines that the network connection status of the server is an offline status and records the earliest offline starting time as an offline time.

Abstract: An electronic card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a first switch terminal retained on the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space, a receiving slot communicating with the receiving space along an up to down direction and a limiting block at a front side of the receiving slot. The first switch terminal has a fastening portion retained on the insulative housing, a connecting portion forwardly extending to the receiving slot, a limiting portion forwardly extending to a lower side of the limiting block and a tail portion. The switch terminal further has a guiding portion extending sidewardly. The insulative housing has a pre-pressing surface at one side of the receiving slot to pre-press the guiding portion and prevent the switch terminal from bouncing upwardly to resist a front side of the limiting block in an assembly process of the switch terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide methods of forming a metal interconnect structure which avoid defects arising from copper migration. In accordance with particular embodiments, an electroplated copper feature is subjected to a brief thermal anneal prior to chemical mechanical polishing and subsequent formation of an overlying barrier layer. This thermal anneal intentionally provokes migration of the copper and resulting formation of hillocks or voids, which are then removed by a CMP step. The barrier layer may thus subsequently be formed over a defect-free surface, which has already experienced stress release along grain boundaries as a result of the thermal treatment.

Abstract: An electronic card connector defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic card, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retain in the insulative housing, and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall. The metal shell has a top wall opposed to the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The metal shell defines a depressed portion outwardly recessed from an intersection portion of the top wall and the side wall.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein and extending along a mating direction. A plurality of terminals are designated as signal terminals and grounding terminals and respectively received in said terminal grooves in a manner of two neighboring signal terminals adjacent to one grounding terminal which are designated as a terminal group. The grounding terminal and signal terminals which are in a same terminal group face to each other through a path defined therebetween so as to control impedance of the electrical connector.