Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for transmission with reduced crosstalk in interconnections used for sending a plurality of signals, such as the interconnections made with flat multiconductor cables, or with the tracks of a printed circuit board, or inside an integrated circuit. An interconnection with four parallel transmission conductors plus a reference conductor has each of its ends connected to a termination circuit. The transmitting circuit receives at its input the signals of the four channels of the source and its output terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. The receiving circuit's input terminals are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, and its four output channels are connected to the destination. The signals of the four channels of the source are sent to the four channels of the destination, without noticeable crosstalk.

Abstract: A communications jack includes: a dielectric mounting substrate; and a plurality of contact wires, each of the contact wires having a contact segment, a compensating segment in electrical connection with the contact segment, and a base in electrical connection with the compensating segment and mounted in the mounting substrate. The contact segments are generally transversely aligned and parallel with each other.

Abstract: An electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation is disclosed. By including at least one coupling with a different frequency dependency than other couplings in the connector, crosstalk compensation performance is improved over a greater frequency range. The different frequency dependency may, for example, be used to compensate for phase shifts caused by distances between compensation circuitry and the plug/jack interface. Embodiments for decreasing these distances are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for terminating a telecommunications cable where the cable comprises a plurality of twisted pairs of wires. The method comprises the steps providing an interconnection module comprising a pair of contacts for each of the twisted pairs, aligning the end portions and interconnecting each of the aligned end portions with a corresponding pair of conductive contacts. The aligning step comprises arranging the end portions such that when connected to the contact pairs, the twisted pairs remain uncrossed. A wire lead guide for isolating the end portions of a plurality twisted pairs of wires an a connector assembly using the same. The guide comprises a guide body and a plurality of non-intersecting passageways through the body. Each of the passageways is comprised of an entrance and an exit. The end portions of one of the twisted pairs are inserted through a corresponding one of the passageways. The passageways isolate the twisted pairs of wires from one another.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of rows and columns of conductive pins disposed along the length direction and the width direction of the connector body so as to form an array of signal pins located in a pin field, at least two rows of ground pins arranged along at least two sides of the pin field, with no ground pins being arranged in the pin field or between adjacent signal pins. The signal pins are arranged in a stretched pitch and/or staggered configuration to minimize cross-talk and maximize signal pin density and signal-to-ground ratio.

Abstract: A modular connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a chamber (10). A terminal module insert (3) is fixedly received in the chamber and defines a plurality of passageways (330) therein. A plurality of terminals (34) are received in the passageways of the insert. Each terminal includes a mounting end (341), a fixing portion (342) engaging with a corresponding passageway of the insert and a mating end (344) downwardly and rearwardly extending from the fixing portion for engaging with a contact of a mating connector in a front-to-rear direction. The terminals have positioning portions at the fixing portions. The positioning portions are oriented perpendicularly to the front-to-rear direction.

Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.

Abstract: A modular jack and a modular jack connector which are suitable for use in twisted pair wiring system and suppress coupling in and out of a modular jack are provided. A modular jack, comprising, a hollow housing of which one end is opened, and eight conductor pins which are arranged with predetermined intervals to right and left directions inside said housing, each of said conductor pins has bending portion projecting toward said opening portion (this direction is defined by “forward”), lower part of said each conductor pin corresponds to a conductor pin leg which passes through bottom of said housing, when numbers from No. 1 to No. 8 are given respectively to said each conductor pin starting from right, each set of conductor pins of No. 1 and No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6, No. 4 and No. 5, and No. 7 and No. 8 is used respectively as conductor pair, bending portions of said No. 3 and No. 6 conductor pins are positioned more forward than bending portions of other conductor pins, and conductor pin legs of said No.

Abstract: The invention provides a memory card adaptor in which the number of parts is reduced and the cost reduction can be attained. The adaptor has: an adaptor body 4 into and from which a small memory card is to be inserted and extracted through a card insertion port 11 that is opened in a side face, and which is to be inserted into and extracted from a card connector for a large memory card; and plural conductive members 6a to 6i which are arranged in the adaptor body 4, and through which plural connect terminals 303a to 303h of the small memory card are to be electrically connected to plural contacts of the card connector. A linking portion 41 which directly couples plural specific ones 6c, 6f of the plural conductive members 6a to 6i is disposed. The specific conductive members are not adjacent to each other, and the tip ends are positionally shifted from each other in the length direction.

Abstract: A convertible plug includes an insulating housing having a plurality of slots, a plurality of contacts arranged in the slots respectively, a convertible member sleeved on the insulating housing in an adjustable manner, and at least one resilient member is arranged between the insulating housing and the convertible member attaches the convertible member to the insulating housing in a resilient manner. Whereby, more than one size specification of the convertible plug is available easily and inexpensively.

Abstract: A high speed transmission connector includes a base board side connector and a cable side connector to be connected with each other and a metal shell which covers a housing and contacts arranged in the housing. By inserting the metal shell of the cable side connector into the metal shell of the base board side connector, the contacts and the metal shells are respectively connected electrically. The metal shell of the base board connector includes a recess portion for adjusting a space between the metal shell and the contact in the base board side connector. With this invention, the characteristic impedance can be adjusted with an easy method and can sufficiently cope with the miniaturization of the connector and with a higher density.

Abstract: A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth contact member. A second signal pair includes a third contact member and a sixth contact member. In addition, a third signal pair comprises a first contact member and a second contact member. Finally, a seventh and an eighth contact member are in a fourth signal pair. One member of each contact member pair is configured differently from the other member of the pair, the respective contact members being oriented relative to one another such that they substantially remain in generally parallel planes, but define non-parallel paths. Each of the third and fifth contact members mounts a plate-like extension oriented in a first direction and in respective planes generally parallel to one another.

Abstract: A module for inserting into a device with a rear panel comprising a crossed pair of electric lines with a first line and a second line is provided. The module can be connected to the lines of the crossed pair of electric lines by means of a respective plug-in connection. According to the invention, the module comprises a device that compensates for the crossing of the pair of electric lines in the rear panel.

Abstract: An electrical jack includes a housing having a mating end configured to receive a mating plug. A plurality of signal contacts are arranged in differential pairs, and each of the signal contacts carries a signal from or to a plug contact in the mating plug. A plurality of compensation contacts are provided. Each compensation contact engages a respective plug contact in the mating plug independent of the signal contact, and the compensation contacts provide crosstalk compensation.

Abstract: In a connector, a contact group has a signal contact and a ground contact, and the signal contact is arranged adjacently to both sides of the ground contact. Each of the signal contact and the ground contact has a contact portion connected to a partner side contact and also has a terminal portion connected to a connecting object. The pitch intervals between the terminal portions of the respective contacts of the contact group are equally set. The contact portion of the signal contact approaches the contact portion of the ground contact. Thus, the pitch interval between the contact portions of the adjacent signal contacts is widened with respect to the pitch interval between the terminal portions.

Abstract: A compensating advanced feature patch panel that can include removable modular or fixed electronic components located directly on the patch panel which are separately or in combination capable of providing advanced features such as device detection and power insertion. The patch panel provides communications between an insulation displacement connector (IDC) at a PD/User end, and any standard interface type using unshielded twisted pair cables, such as an RJ45 connector at a switch end at performance levels of at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels by compensating for the active electronics used in providing advanced features. Compensation is achieved in part through the separation and isolation of active and communication circuit elements.

Abstract: A modular jack assembly having a housing and a plug interface contact (PIC) sled subassembly insertable into the housing. The PIC sled subassembly provides an electrical and mechanical interface between PICs and a male-type plug receivable in an opening in the housing. The PIC sled subassembly is defined in part by multiple slots formed in the PIC sled subassembly that receive the PICs. The design of the PICs compensates for independent near-end cross-talk vectors and far-end cross-talk vectors to obtain a desired level of electrical characteristics.

Abstract: A network transmission medium includes a transmission cable with signal wires, a pair of connector bases, a pair of base covers for respectively covering an external portion of each of the connector bases, and a plurality of conductive terminals. At each end of the signal wires are inserted interior of one of the connector bases, and the signal wires are adapted so as to protrude outside of the connector base. The signal wires protruding outside the connector base are trimmed so as to become level with an outer side surface of the connector base, and the signal wires are then fixed to the connector base, with length of the signal wires remaining interior of the connector base being approximately 6.4 mm. Furthermore, the conductive terminals inserted in the connector base are configured so as to pierce the signal wires and thereby effectuate contact with cores of the signal wires.

Abstract: A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth contact member. A second signal pair includes a third contact member and a sixth contact member. In addition, a third signal pair comprises a first contact member and a second contact member. Finally, a seventh and an eighth contact member are in a fourth signal pair. One member of each contact member pair is configured differently from the other member of the pair, the respective contact members being oriented relative to one another such that they substantially remain in generally parallel planes, but define non-parallel paths. Each of the third and fifth contact members mounts a plate-like extension oriented in a first direction and in respective planes generally parallel to one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical socket with a housing, which has a space for inserting a connector and surrounds a contact module which comprises a number of electrical conductors and contact elements which can be contacted by associated plug contacts of the connector, two conductors respectively forming a pair of conductors.

Abstract: A compensating advanced feature patch panel that can include removable modular or fixed electronic components located directly on the patch panel which are separately or in combination capable of providing advanced features such as device detection and power insertion. The patch panel provides communications between an insulation displacement connector (IDC) at a PD/User end, and any standard interface type using unshielded twisted pair cables, such as an RJ45 connector at a switch end at performance levels of at least category 3, 5, 5e, 6 and/or higher (e.g. 6e or 7) and equivalent performance levels as required by compensating for the active electronics used in providing advanced features through the use of inductive, capacitive and reactive circuit elements to compensate for advanced feature electronics.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the modular plug housing insert device that makes electrical contact to a telecommunication plug to complete an interface media connection. The positional relationship of the conductors in the modular plug housing insert device are arranged to from capacitance, such that the Near-end Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far End Crosstalk (FEXT) is reduced without compromising impedance.

Abstract: A connector for differential transmission is disclosed. The connector includes a housing made of an insulating material, the housing including a connector connection opening on its top face, multiple signal contact pairs each including first and second signal contact members, the signal contact members each including a signal terminal part, and multiple ground contact members each including ground terminal parts. The signal contact pairs and the ground contact members are disposed alternately in the housing so that the signal terminal parts of the first and second signal contact members of the signal contact pairs and the ground terminal parts of the ground contact members are provided on the side of the bottom face of the housing. The signal terminal parts of the first and second signal contact members extend in the same direction in each signal contact pair.

Abstract: A connector for reducing electro-manetic wave interference has a receiving module, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a third circuit board and adaptor module. The circuits of various characteristics are set onto the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively for reducing electro-magnetic wave interferences during signal transmission.

Abstract: An electrical signal connector is disclosed such that a sideway stop part on a metal wire along with particularly designed support and depressor to prevent the wire from departure using a stop block in the hole on the depressor. The assembly of the electrical signal connector thus becomes easier. Moreover, the elastic part of the wire has a bending protruding part to increase the elasticity, ensuring the electrical connection with the network terminal plug.

Abstract: A wire connecting unit for an electrical connector for communication and data transmission systems includes a circuit board with a free and a near end and having four pairs of contacts mounted in a cantilever manner. The wire connecting unit has specific contact configurations that reduce crosstalk, attenuation, propagation delay, and other electrical and magnetic properties that interfere with communication and data transmission. In one embodiment, a first row of contacts extends generally upwardly and backwardly from the free end of the printed circuit board toward the near end, and a second row of contacts placed further from the free end of the printed circuit board than the first row of contacts extends generally upwardly and backwardly from the free end toward the near end.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a jack and a plug. The jack has a cavity for receiving the plug, a stop member and latch stop. The plug has a plug body and a resilient latch arm with an arm and an abutment. The latch stop is spaced from the stop member by a jack nominal dimension within a jack tolerance. The plug has a free end spaced from the arm abutment by a plug nominal dimension within a plug tolerance. The difference between the jack nominal dimension and the plug nominal dimension is not greater than the sum of the jack tolerance and the plug tolerance.

Abstract: A connector includes multiple pairs of signal contacts arranged in a housing, and facilitates the wiring design and the wiring operation for substrates. The two signal contacts in each of the multiple pairs are arranged at a distance in the longitudinal direction of the housing. With this arrangement, excellent coupling can be established between the two signal contacts, and signals can be balanced-transmitted without causing a phase difference. Also, the lengths of each pair of wires of a wiring substrate to be connected to the multiple pairs of signal contacts can be easily made uniform. Accordingly, there is no need to prepare excessive wiring areas, and the substrate wiring design and the wiring operation can be simplified.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a circuit board, a contact spring insert, and an insulation displacement terminal insert wherein the contact spring insert is positioned between the insulation displacement terminal insert and the circuit board. The insert assembly can be mounted to a jack housing to form a telecommunications jack for receiving telecommunications plugs.

Abstract: A terminal contact arrangement for a connector promotes reduction in deviation of the impedance of the connector when mated to an opposing connector and energized. The connector has an insulative housing with a plurality of terminal-receiving passages disposed in it. Conductive terminals are supported in some, but not all of the passages. The terminal contain distinct terminal sets that include a pair of differential signal terminals and at least two associated ground reference terminals. The two associated ground reference terminals are interconnected together so that electrically, they act as a single ground terminal having a width equal to the sum of the widths of the two connected ground reference terminals. The ground reference terminals of the sets are disposed in a single row of terminals, while the differential signal terminals of the same terminal set are disposed in another row of terminals spaced apart from the row of ground reference terminals.

Abstract: A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth contact member. A second signal pair includes a third contact member and a sixth contact member. In addition, a third signal pair comprises a first contact member and a second contact member. Finally, a seventh and an eighth contact member are in a fourth signal pair. One member of each contact member pair is configured differently from the other member of the pair, the respective contact members being oriented relative to one another such that they substantially remain in generally parallel planes, but define non-parallel paths. Each of the third and fifth contact members mounts a plate-like extension oriented in a first direction and in respective planes generally parallel to one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a stabilizer device for controlling de-embedded NEXT and FEXT variations that produced during patch cordage assembly by receiving a data transfer media cable having data elements therein, protecting against distortion of the elements which usually occurs during installation with a media plug and guiding the elements into the proper alignment to be easily connected with a media plug.

Abstract: A patch panel mainly includes a panel with support holes which may be of rectangular shape and is located on each side of the panel; an electric circuit board mounted on the panel, which is structured a plurality of jacks and a plurality of IDC sets (Insulation Displaced Contact); the plurality of jacks separated into at least one set, which are parallelly located on the electric circuit board; the plurality of IDC sets separated into upper and lower sets, which are parallelly located on the electric circuit board and electrically connect with the plurality of jacks; a plurality of cable split rings with flexible holders to be plugged into the support holes oriented horizontally or vertically; and a cover with a plurality of openings, which covers the electric circuit board and exposes the jacks and the IDC sets.

Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of contact arrays parallel to one another. Each of the contact arrays includes two signal contacts (S) adjacent to each other and a ground contact (G) aligned with the signal contacts. In each contact array, the ground contact is located at a position corresponding to an intermediate position between two signal contacts in a next contact array.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector for information technology purposes, in particular a RJ45 connector, is parallel with several contacts that are arranged in contact pairs. The contacts comprise each a terminal area, a contact section for the engagement with contacts of another electrical plug connector and a line section that connects the terminal area with the contact section, wherein the contact sections are arranged in parallel planes. All line sections run at least partially parallel to each other and in a joint plane. The line sections and the contact sections of each contact are arranged at an angle to each other and all contacts are bent in the same direction in the transition region between line section and contact section. The transition regions of contacts of different contact pairs have different progressions between the line section and contact section in the respective parallel planes.

Abstract: A modular communications connector includes a housing defining a plug receiving opening, a conductor carrying sled including a printed circuit board designed in conjunction with the conductors to improve crosstalk performance. The connector includes a wire containment fixture arrangement allows for simplified field termination of the modular connector. The connector is assembled by loading the contacts and printed circuit board onto the sled, which is snap fit into the housing. Then, wires are positioned through the wire containment fixture and the fixture is slidably engaged with the sled at a first position and slid along the sled to a second position where the wires are terminated with IDCs mounted on the sled. The connector preferably includes first and second pluralities of conductors, with the second plurality each having IDC portions arranged in first and second rows of four IDCs.

Abstract: An electrical signal transmission system includes a plurality of elongated conductors extending in a generally parallel array. The conductors have input ends at one end of the array and output ends at an opposite end of the array. Each conductor includes an elongated intermediate section and transition sections at opposite ends of the intermediate section joining the intermediate section to the input and output ends of the conductor. The array of conductors define two outside pairs of conductors and at least one inside pair of conductors. The elongated intermediate sections of the conductors in the inside pair thereof being spaced apart wider than the elongated intermediate sections of the conductors in each outside pair thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the modular plug housing insert device that makes electrical contact to a telecommunication plug to complete an interface media connection. The positional relationship of the conductors in the modular plug housing insert device are arranged to from capacitance, such that the Near-end Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far End Crosstalk (FEXT) is reduced without compromising impedance.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a modular plug housing insert device that makes electrical contact to a telecommunication plug to complete an interface media connection. The positional relationship of the conductors in the modular plug housing insert device are arranged to form a capacitance, such that the Near-end Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far End Crosstalk (FEXT) are reduced without compromising impedance.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high frequency electrical connector including positioning a plurality of parallel contacts, a plurality of terminals, and conductors interconnecting the contacts to the terminals in a manner such that signals flowing through proximate contacts are transmitted in opposite directions to reduce near-end crosstalk.

Abstract: An advanced multi-connector electronic assembly incorporating a variety of different noise shield elements which reduce noise interference and increase performance. In one embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a plurality of connectors with associated electronic components arranged in two parallel rows, one disposed atop the other such that modular plug recesses of all connectors are accessible by the user. The assembly utilizes a substrate shield which mitigates noise transmission through the bottom surface of the assembly, as well as an external “wrap-around shield to mitigate noise transmission through the remaining external surfaces.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly in which conductor pads on a board are used as contacts is described. Signal conductor pads transmitting positive and negative differential signals, are disposed on one side of the board. A ground pad is disposed on the opposite side of the board so that it is positioned at an intermediate point between the positive and negative signal conductor pads, thus forming one set of pads. The signal conductor pads of another adjacent set, are disposed on the same side as the signal pad of the previous set such that their negative differential signals an adjacent. The pad of a third set (not shown in the figures) which is adjacent to the positive signal pad of the second set is a pad that transmits the same positive differential signal. As a result, signal crosstalk can be prevented.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved jack for data transmission, and in particular provides the jack having improved cross-torque characteristics. A jack is provided comprising a body having m unted thereon a multiplicity of metal strips. The strips include a first group of metal strips each of which includes a contact portion (7) for contacting a conductor of a mating plug and a connection portion for connection to a printed circuit board on which the jack, in use, is mounted. The strips also include a second group of metal strips each of which extends parallel to at least one metal strip of the first group over a part of the length of the metal strip of the first group and which is electrically connected to a different metal strip of the first group.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for reducing crosstalk caused by compensation schemes used in a connector to reduce crosstalk. The system provides for balancing crosstalk in an electrical connector having three or more pairs of conductors, wherein two pairs of conductors form a pair combination. The connector also has at least one compensating coupling device connected between conductor pairs of a first pair combination. The compensating coupling device disturbs the crosstalk balance of a second pair combination. The system for balancing crosstalk in the second pair combination includes a corrective coupling device that is connected between the conductor pairs of the second pair combination. In addition, compensating coupling devices in the second pair combination can be adjusted to counteract any crosstalk disturbances caused by the corrective coupling device.

Abstract: A terminal contact arrangement for a connector promotes reduction in deviation of the impedance of the connector when mated to an opposing connector and energized. The connector has an insulative housing with a plurality of terminal-receiving passages disposed in it. Conductive terminals are supported in some, but not all of the passages. The terminal contain distinct terminal sets that include a pair of differential signal terminals and at least two associated ground reference terminals. The two associated ground reference terminals are interconnected together so that electrically, they act as a single ground terminal having a width equal to the sum of the widths of the two connected ground reference terminals. The ground reference terminals of the sets are disposed in a single row of terminals, while the differential signal terminals of the same terminal set are disposed in another row of terminals spaced apart from the row of ground reference terminals.

Abstract: A RJ modular connector comprises a housing defining a plug receiving section, and a terminal core receiving section. A terminal core is received in the terminal core receiving section and includes a plurality of terminals. A substrate is provided having a conductive traces thereon. The terminals are securely mounted onto the substrate. An electrical connection is established between a first terminal and the conductive trace, and portion of the conductive trace is arranged to create a first electrical coupling between the first and third terminals thereby balancing a second electrical coupling between the first terminal and a second terminal arranged between the first and third terminals.

Abstract: A structure of an electrical connector for network signal transmission is constructed to include an electrically insulative housing, which has a front receiving side, a recessed rear mounting side, insertion holes extended between the front receiving side and the rear mounting side, and a finger unit backwardly extended from the rear mounting side, terminals mounted in the insertion holes and suspended in the front receiving side of the housing, and a back cover detachably press-fitted into the recessed rear mounting side of the housing to hold down respective rear soldering portions of the terminals.

Abstract: A cross-connector capable of connecting communication lines between a variety of communication devices comprises in one embodiment a first housing having eight primary leads, a second housing having eight secondary leads, a plurality of conductive paths within the first and second housings that connect at least one primary lead to at least one secondary lead, and an actuator for releasably securing the cross-connector to a communication device. A communication network that incorporates the cross-connector comprises in one embodiment a first communication device, a second communication device, a cross-connector that connects the first and second communication devices, a first network cable that connects the first communication device to the cross-connector, and optionally, a second network cable that connects the second communication device to the cross-connector.

Abstract: A modular plug which is fitted in a modular jack so as to connect twisted pair wires is provided. The modular plug comprises a housing, a guide plate which is fitted in the housing so as to separate the twisted pair wires from one another, and terminals and which are connected to electric wires untwisted from the tips of the twisted pair wires, wherein the separated twisted pair wires are held between the internal surfaces of the housing and the guide plate, thereby reducing near end crosstalk and keeping an attenuation thereof within a predetermined range.

Abstract: An electric connector includes an insulating housing having slots arranged crosswise in vertical columns and horizontal lines, and signal terminals received in the slots. The signal terminals are paired to be received in each and every slot. The slots are staggered in vertical columns. The slots are so arranged that the ratio of “a”/“b” may be equal to or smaller than ?, where “a” stands for the distance between two signal terminals in each pair, and “b” stands for the distance between adjacent pair sets of signal terminals.