Abstract: The present invention relates to RJ45 modular inserts that are connected to a printed circuit board used to transfer high speed signals for telecommunication interface media connections. The printed circuit board is configured to reduce near-end cross-talk (“NEXT”) without compromising impedance. NEXT is substantially reduced by utilizing a low reactance dielectric insert with a two-stage combination positive and negative compensation removal technique. By utilizing this method, the pair-to-pair NEXT is substantially reduced and differential pair impedance are controlled in a simple and cost effective manner.

Abstract: A data line connection which comprises a base printed circuit board, a female connector mounted to the base printed circuit board, and a compensation printed circuit board mounted within the female connector. The compensation printed circuit board mounts a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements as well as a compensation circuit for reducing electrical interference. The base printed circuit board includes a further compensation circuit for further reducing electrical interference.

Abstract: A fast electric connector plug that produces noise within the median value of the category 6 (CAT-6) standard. Through an insertion element installed inside an electric connector plug, four twisted pairs of a CAT-6 cable are configured in four directions from the same central point. At the same time, the first twisted pair is kept twisted and the other three twisted pairs are parallel before reaching the contacts of the plug. The first wire and the eighth wire are kept close to the third wire and the sixth wire in order to produce a compensation effect and achieve more reliable fast data transmissions.

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.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric body that has an input end, an opposite output end, and first and second non-insulated conductive members supported by the dielectric body. The first non-insulated conductive member has a first contact end and an opposite first wire connection end. The second non-insulated conductive member has a second contact end and an opposite second wire connection end. Each of the first and second contact ends are proximate the output end of the dielectric body and form a first pair of electrical contacts. Each of the second wire connection ends are proximate the input end of the dielectric body. First and second insulated conductive members are supported by the dielectric body. Each of the first and second insulated conductive members are connected to one of a second pair of electrical contacts, respectively. The first and second pairs of electrical contacts form an array of electrical contacts at the output end of the dielectric body.

Abstract: A low inductance power connector for reducing inductance in an electrical conductor is provided. An interface connector connects circuit boards together while reducing inductance and increasing current carrying capacitance. The connector for connecting circuit boards comprises a first contact having a first mating portion and a second mating portion, and a second contact having a first mating portion and a second mating portion, wherein the first and second contacts are interleaved.

Abstract: A low cross talk compensation circuit comprising a first signal pair having a first conductor and a second conductor parallel to the first conductor, and a second signal pair having a third conductor and a fourth conductor parallel to the third conductor, wherein each conductor is attached to a corresponding input signal. A first compensation line attached to the first input signal and a second compensation line attached to the third input signal are intertwined forming a first compensation line assembly with capacitive and inductive coupling parallel to and flanked by the second and third conductors. A third compensation line attached to the fourth input signal and a fourth compensation line attached to the second input signal are intertwined forming a second compensation line assembly with capacitive and inductive coupling parallel to and adjacent to the second conductor.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly and method for making, wherein the assembly connects to a flat ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors and electrical insulation about the conductors. The cable connector assembly includes a plurality of electrical contacts, each including a terminal configured to connect to at least one of the conductors of the flat ribbon cable directly through the electrical insulation to form an electrical junction. Each contact is configured to electrically connect to an external member. The cable connector assembly has a housing for holding the contacts arranged in a first row and as second row where the contacts in the rows form a grid and are connected in an offset manner to minimize cross talk.

Abstract: A power supply terminal that prevents damage to capacitors included in a noise filter circuit therein which may occur due to a BWB's warp or thermal stresses at soldering time. The noise filter circuit is formed on a noise filter circuit substrate, being a substrate separate from the BWB. The noise filter circuit substrate is connected conductively to part of each of press fit terminals.

Abstract: A connector assembly including a jack connector and a plug connector. Each of the jack and plug connectors includes plural pairs of signal contact elements, the pairs being arranged parallel with each other in an array, and the signal contact elements of each of the pairs being arranged opposite to each other; plural ground contact elements, each of which is used as a shield to reduce crosstalk between two parallel the pairs of signal contact elements arranged side by side, the plural pairs of signal contact elements and the plural ground contact elements being alternately arranged in a row; and an electro-insulating body for supporting the signal contact elements and the ground contact elements in a mutually insulated arrangement. It is advantageous that each pair of signal contact elements is used for a balanced transmission line.

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 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: The present invention relates to an electrical connector for telecommunications applications, including a circuit board and first and second electrical contacts, extending from the circuit board along first and second paths, respectively, the second path crossing the first path. A third electrical contact extends from the circuit board along a third path, and a fourth electrical contact extends from the circuit board along a fourth path, the fourth path crossing the third path. At least four electrical terminals extend from the circuit board and at least four electrically conductive traces on the circuit board electrically couple each of the first, second, third and fourth electrical contacts to a respective electrical terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting cable (10) comprising a cable (10) with four conductor pairs (1, 2; 3, 6; 4, 5; 7, 8) which are routed in pairs in a defined manner in the cable (10), with an identical electrical plug connection being arranged at both ends of the cable (10), with a cable manager (11, 17) having guides (21-28; 31-38) for the conductors (1-8) being arranged at each of the two cable ends for fixing and defined guidance, in which guides the conductors (1-8) of the cable (10) are routed to the electrical contacts (41-48), with the cable managers (11, 17) each having a top face (16), a bottom face (15, 19), a rear face (12, 20) and an end surface (13, 18), and with the guides (21, 22, 27, 28; 31, 32, 37, 38) of the conductors (1, 2, 7, 8) which are associated with the two outer contact pairs (41, 42, 47, 48) being formed on the sides of the cable managers (11, 17) at right angles to the end surfaces (13, 18) of the cable managers (11, 17), and, from the rear face (12) to the end surface (13) i

Abstract: A terminal module is provided, such as for use in a modular jack assembly. The module includes a dielectric body having a pair of body halves with opposing faces. A plurality of terminals have mounting portions embedded in the opposing faces of the body halves. The terminals are securely captured in the dielectric body when the mounting portions are sandwiched between the body halves.

Abstract: An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating a substrate disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing, the substrate adapted to receive one or more electronic components such as choke coils, transformers, or other signal conditioning elements or magnetics. In one embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a single port pair with a single substrate disposed in the rear portion of the housing. In another embodiment, the assembly comprises a multi-port “row-and-column” housing with multiple substrates (one per port) received within the rear of the housing, each substrate having signal conditioning electronics which condition the input signal received from the corresponding modular plug before egress from the connector assembly. In yet another embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a plurality of light sources (e.g., LEDs) received within the housing. Methods for manufacturing the aforementioned embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A modular jack assembly includes a dielectric housing means having a mating face. At least one conductive terminal has a body portion mounted in the housing and a contact arm cantilevered from the mating face. The contact arm has a contact portion near a distal end thereof for engaging a contact of a modular jack plug to flex the arm in a direction generally parallel to the mating face. The contact arm has an engaging portion located between the contact portion and the body portion. The housing has a first wall for engaging the engaging portion of the terminal and a second wall for engaging the contact portion of the terminal to prevent overflexing of the contact arm.

Abstract: Disclosed relates a modular jack that can be manufactured simply with small size and reduce cross talk induced from the plug satisfactorily. The modular jack includes a housing for receiving a plug and an insert for electrically connecting to the plug. The insert includes first and second conductors of first to fourth signal pairs, the first and second conductors of the first, second and fourth signal pair [T1, R1], [T2 and R2] and [T4 and R4], adjacent to the first and second conductors of the third signal pair [T3 and R3], are intersected with each other in a multi-layered wiring structure to generate inductive cross talk having a reverse phase against cross talk that arises from the plug, thus canceling the cross talk.

Abstract: A connector assembly is provided including a housing having a top end and a bottom end with contact channels extending through the housing. The connector assembly also includes contacts provided in the contact channels that are arranged in differential pairs and an electrically common shield having dividers mounted in the housing to separate adjacent differential pairs of the contacts. The electrically common shield is isolated from ground.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (2) and an electrical subassembly (3) disposed within the housing. The electrical subassembly includes first and second printed circuit boards (320, 340) each with contacts (322, 342) soldered thereon, a pair of magnetic modules (300, 300′) respectively connecting with the contacts on the first and second printed circuit boards, and a metal plate (4) having a plane body (40) sandwiched between the pair of magnetic modules for shielding between the magnetic modules.

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: A terminal housing for a communication jack assembly is disclosed. A representative embodiment of a terminal housing body for receiving a wire pair, the terminal housing body having a front end and a rear end, includes a base wall having a top portion. The terminal housing body also includes a channel formed in the top portion of the base wall for receiving the wire pair. The channel is adapted to guide the direction of the wire pair. The body further includes a plurality of wire guide posts extending from the top portion and joined by the base wall and running along opposing sides of the top portion of the base wall of the terminal housing body. Grooves separated by adjacent ones of the wire guide posts have openings into the channel for receiving the wires of the wire pair are also included in the body.

Abstract: A low cross talk compensation circuit comprising a first signal pair having a first conductor and a second conductor parallel to the first conductor, and a second signal pair having a third conductor and a fourth conductor parallel to the third conductor, wherein each conductor is attached to a corresponding input signal. A first compensation line attached to the first input signal and a second compensation line attached to the third input signal are intertwined forming a first compensation line assembly with capacitive and inductive coupling parallel to and flanked by the second and third conductors. A third compensation line attached to the fourth input signal and a fourth compensation line attached to the second input signal are intertwined forming a second compensation line assembly with capacitive and inductive coupling parallel to and adjacent to the second conductor.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (2) and an electrical subassembly (3) disposed within the housing. The housing defines a receiving space (23) in a rear face (202), and at least one groove (26) and recess (28) extending in a back-to-front direction beside the receiving space. The electrical subassembly includes first and second printed circuit boards (320, 340) each having at least one side conductor (325, 345) attached thereon, a pair of magnetic modules (300, 300′) respectively connecting with the first and second PCBs for suppressing noise, and a metal plate (4) sandwiched between the magnetic modules. The metal plate has at least one projection (48). When the electrical subassembly is assembled to the housing through the receiving space, the at least one side conductor and projection are respectively received in the at least one groove and recess, thereby ensuring the electrical subassembly being accurately inserted into the housing.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an insulation displacement contact (“IDC”) device that transfers electrical contact between two telecommunication cables to complete a media connection. The IDC includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) which utilizes the positional relationship of a plurality of conductors in communication with the two telecommunication cables to form a capacitance, such that the Near-end Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far End Crosstalk (FEXT) are reduced without compromising impedance.

Abstract: A low-current female socket of the modular jack type comprises a series of eight aligned metal contacts, each of which having a tail and a contact part which extends in female entry mouth and which is adapted to make electrical contact with a metal contact of a plug. The central four metal contacts of the series are shorter contacts that follow a one-way path from their tail, with the contact parts thereof parallel to each other and oriented generally toward the front of the female entry mouth, and the two metal contacts at the ends are longer contacts that follow a path with portions in two opposite directions and whose contact parts are oriented generally toward the rear of the female entry mouth.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for terminating a plurality of electrical wires. A non-conductive connector housing mounts a plurality of signal terminals. A wire management module includes a non-conductive body mounting a plurality of ground terminals. The body positions a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors of the electrical wires, the ground conductors being terminated to the ground terminals. The ground terminals interengage with the connector housing to mount the wire management module to the housing with the signal wire conductors in position for termination to the signal terminals.

Abstract: An input module has two resilient leg sets, two L-shaped seats oppositely and detachably connected to one another. Each seat has through holes defined through a horizontal section of the seat and a grill defined in a vertical section of the seat to correspond to the through holes such that first ends of resilient legs of a corresponding one of the two resilient leg sets securely extend out from the through holes and second ends movably received in the grill.

Abstract: A reduced noise ultrasound piezo film array on a printed circuit board. A printed circuit board carries a piezo array on one end and a standard coupling at the other end. The board is made in four layers with the two external layers being ground planes to prevent noise pickup. The two internal layers carry printed circuit lines between various elements of the array and terminals of the connector. The various arrays are sequentially scanned. All of the lines except the one selected are connected to ground to prevent crosstalk and noise pickup.

Abstract: A jack in a telecommunications system for receiving a plug therein, the jack including a housing having an aperture for receiving the plug, a sled having a mating side and a non-mating side, the mating side generally disposed to be accessible from the aperture by the plug, a first plurality of contacts wrapped around the sled so as to extend from the non-mating side of the sled to the mating side of the sled, the first plurality of contacts being accessible by the plug on the mating side of the sled when the plug is inserted into the aperture, a second plurality of contacts wrapped around the sled so as to extend from the non-mating side of the sled to the mating side of the sled, the second plurality of contacts being accessible by the plug on the mating side of the sled when the plug is inserted into the aperture, and a shield disposed generally between the first plurality of contacts and the second plurality of contacts on the non-mating side of the sled.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that includes a first conductor and a second conductor. A respective first portion of each conductor is disposed in a first material and a respective second portion of each conductor is disposed in a second material that is different from the first material. The respective first portions axe disposed a first distance apart and the respective second portions jog relative to each other such that an impedance between the first portions is substantially die same as an impedance between the second portions. For example, the conductor pairs may be at one spacing (d1) at portions in air (160) and at a second spacing (d2) at portions that pass through a different dielectric material, such as polymer (150).

Abstract: A balanced-transmission cable-and-connector unit includes a junction substrate, a plug for balanced transmission connected to one end of the junction substrate, a cable for balanced transmission connected to the other end of the junction substrate, and a shielding cover covering the junction substrate, a portion of the plug at which the plug is connected to the junction substrate and a portion of the cable at which the cable is connected to the junction substrate. The plug includes a pair of first and second signal contacts, and the length of a first signal transmitting path from the first signal contact to the cable via the junction substrate is substantially equal to the length of a second signal transmitting path from the second signal contact to the cable via the junction substrate.

Abstract: A plug and receptacle assembly comprises a plug connector and receptacle connector, for high-density interconnections of data cable. The two connectors are fully shielded and include a mating profile including a modified D-shaped configuration. The receptacle assembly includes a plurality of overmolded webs of lead frames. The webs are overmolded laterally asymmetric to provide a thin web on one side, and a thick web on the other, where air pockets project through the thick webs and expose portions of contacts. The overmolded webs are stacked one against the other such that thin webs are positioned intermediate contacts in the same pair, whereas the thick webs, and air pockets are positioned one against the other in adjacent contacts of adjacent pairs.

Abstract: Patch cords suitable for Category 6 data transmission applications terminated at the two ends by first and second modular plugs that differ from each other in a complementary manner such that relative positioning of wire pairs is maintained at both ends of the patch cord, and without any crossing of any wire of one pair over a wire of another pair within either modular plug.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, there is provided a telecommunication jack that is free of cross-over sections, has cross-talk characteristics that approach Category 6 levels, and avoids the use of spring contact wires supported in a cantilevered fashion. This is achieved in a preferred implementation by spring terminal contact wires that are arch shaped. Each spring wire has a first leg having an end, a second leg having an end and an apex portion located between the first and second legs where the ends of the legs are supported on a wire board and each end makes electrical contact with separate conductive pads. When utilized in an operating circuit, one end and leg of a spring terminal contact wire is coupled to a conductive pad on the wire board that is in a current carrying signal path, and the other end and leg of that spring terminal contact wire is coupled to a different conductive pad on the wire board adapted for connection to a cross-talk compensating component.

Abstract: A modular jack assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (2) and an electrical subassembly (3) disposed within the housing. The electrical subassembly includes first and second contact array assemblies (32, 34) each having a PCB (320, 340) and a number of contacts (322, 342) attached on the PCB, front and rear magnetic modules (300, 300′) respectively connected with the first and second PCBs, and a third PCB (36) containing signal conditioning components. The front and rear magnetic modules have upper pins (304, 304′), lower pins (306, 306′) for soldering to a mother board and magnetic coils (31, 31′) connecting with the upper and lower pins. The magnetic modules are electrically connecting with the first and second contacts via some of the upper pins thereof. The others of the upper pins of the magnetic modules are electrically connected to the signal conditioning components on the third PCB.

Abstract: A high speed electrical connector configured to reduce the incidence of cross-talk is disclosed. The connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of columns of differential contact pairs and ground contacts. Each column of differential contact pairs and ground contacts is offset from an adjacent column such that multi-active cross-talk is reduced with respect to each differential contact pair.

Abstract: A telecommunications electrical connector positions the contacts in a manner to reduce crosstalk problems. An insert assembly positions the spring contacts within a jack for electrical contact with the contacts of a plug. The insert assembly staggers the relative positions of adjacent spring contacts in the y-direction, and staggers the spring contact pivot points in the x-direction, yet maintains a common contact region for all the spring contacts for contacting the contacts of the plug. The distal ends of alternating spring contacts are positioned so as to increase the isolation between adjacent springs. The insert assembly includes selected air passages between spring contacts mounted to the insert assembly to increase isolation and selected dielectric to increase crosstalk cancellation.

Abstract: A modular jack connector (1) adapted for mounting onto a mother board includes a housing (10), a contact insert (20) received in the housing, LEDs (70, 90) and a metal shield (80). The contact insert includes two insert subassemblies (30, 40), and a noise suppressing device (60) assembled to the two insert subassemblies. Each insert subassembly has a circuit board (31, 41) and a set of contacts (32, 42) electrically connecting to the circuit board. The noise suppressing device includes two magnetic modules (33, 43) and a third circuit board (51). The magnetic modules each include upward pins (331, 431), downward pins (332, 432), and magnetic coils conductively interconnecting the upward and downward pins. The upward pins are selected to electrically connect to either the two circuit boards or the third circuit board, and the downward pins are adapted for being mounted onto the mother board.

Abstract: A connector (1) includes a body (7) for connecting wires (4) of a quadriaxially twisted cable (2) with contacts (11) of said connector. The connector includes insulating parts (14, 24, 34) for receiving the twisted cable, the untwisted wires and also to allow connecting the untwisted wires with the contacts. The insulating parts include channels arranged such that the characteristic impedance of the cable in the region of the untwisted wires is held at the same level as the characteristic impedance of the twisted wires.

Abstract: A RJ modular connector (1) includes a housing (10) defining a plug receiving section, and a terminal core receiving section. A terminal core is (20) received in the terminal core receiving section and includes a number of terminals. A first and a second substrates (31, 41) are provided having a first and a second conductive traces thereon, respectively. The terminals are securely mounted onto the substrates. An electrical connection is established between a first and a second terminals and the first and second conductive traces, respectively, and portions of the conductive traces are arranged to create a first and a second electrical couplings between the first and a third terminals and the second and a fourth terminals. The third and the fourth terminals are arranged between the first and the second terminals and are located close to each other but far from the first and the second terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A RJ modular connector (1) comprises a housing (10) defining a plug receiving section (11) and a terminal insert receiving section (12). A terminal insert (20) includes a plurality of terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) and a pair of grounding terminals (30) beside the plurality of terminals. An electrical connection is established between the grounding terminals and grounding traces (351, 371, 381, 391, 451, 471, 481, 491) defined between selected pairs of signal terminals through a grounding layer (31b, 41a) and a pair of ground pads (329, 429) defined on a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A high frequency electrical connector including 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: In the termination of signal cables with two or more wire pairs, it is customary to effect a clamping of the cable in order to relieve the strain on the wires themselves and the terminal connections. This, however, results in an uncontrollable re-arrangement of the wire pairs with associated interference between them. With the invention, this is avoided in that the termination or the strain-relieving element is configured with mutually separated lead-in passages for the individual wire pairs, and with associated clamping means for each of the wire pairs led through the passage. There is hereby achieved a well-controlled electrical separation between the wire pairs, and also an improved mechanical strain relief, i.e. by a primary clamping of the wire pairs themselves. By using a wedge part for insertion into the end of the cable, it can be ensured that the wire pairs extend from the end of the cable in an evenly inclining manner, whereby signal reflections from the area will be minimised.

Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting wire leads of a first cable to corresponding wire leads of a second cable. A terminal housing structure has a first base, and a second base facing opposite to the first base. First pairs of connector terminals are configured to connect with pairs of wire leads of the first cable, and second pairs of connector terminals are configured to connect with pairs of wire leads of the second cable. A wiring board captured between the first and second bases has sets of conductive terminal openings at corresponding locations in the board. The first pairs of connector terminals are mounted on one side of the board in first pairs of terminal openings, and the second pairs of connector terminals are mounted on the opposite side of the board in second pairs of terminal openings which are electrically connected to the first pair of openings. The sets of terminal openings are spaced apart sufficiently to avoid cross-talk between the pairs of connector terminals.

Abstract: An advanced multi-connector electronic assembly incorporating 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. 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. In a second embodiment, the connector assembly further includes a top-to-bottom shield interposed between the top and bottom rows of connectors to reduce noise transmission between the rows of connectors, and a plurality of front-to-back shield elements disposed between the electronic components of respective top and bottom row connectors to limit transmission between the electronic components. A method of manufacturing the assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A plug and receptacle assembly comprises a plug connector and receptacle connector, for high-density interconnections of data cable. The plug connector is comprised of two hermaphroditic housings which both include two rows of electrical terminals. The contact portions of the terminals are disposed on opposite sides of a front cantilevered section, whereas wire connecting sections extend through the rear of the housings and are adapted to receive the wires in a soldering operation. The housings are positioned in a shielding shell when fully terminated to fully shield the connector assembly.

Abstract: Modular plugs and jacks connect data signal transmission cables to computer components are provided with cross-talk reducing members surrounding or between parallel or near parallel sections of conductors in the plugs and jacks. Each cross-talk reducing member includes a dielectric body surrounding an irregular three dimensional conductive lattice made of a plurality of straight conductive carbon fiber rods. The lattice reduces cross-talk between signal conductors in the plugs and jacks.

Abstract: A high frequency modular electrical connector assembly including contact/terminal members arranged in such a manner to reduce crosstalk during use. The connector assembly includes a dielectric housing having a receptacle and an insert assembly arranged therein. The insert assembly includes an insert housing and first, second and preferably third sets of contact/terminal members, each contact/terminal member including a contact portion situated in the receptacle, a terminal portion extending beyond the bottom surface of the insert housing and an intermediate portion interconnecting the contact portion and the terminal portion. The contact/terminal member(s) in each set are geometrically different than the contact/terminal members in the other set(s) and are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The insert housing has passageways in each of which a respective contact/terminal member is received.

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.