A data communication system can include a low-profile electrical connector that is sized to be mounted onto a PCB in a gap between the PCB and a heat sink that overhangs from an IC that is mounted to the PCB. The data communication system further includes an electrical cable that extends from the electrical connector to an optical transceiver. A cable management laminate can route the electrical cables along a predetermined path. The data communication system can be disposed in a system tray that is configured to force air over the heat sink. The airflow over the heat sink can be adjustable.

A wafer includes a number of conductive terminals and an insulating frame. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. Each conductive terminal includes a connection portion and a contact portion. The connection portions of the differential signal terminals, the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal are located in a first plane. The first ground terminal includes a first torsion portion and the second ground terminal includes a second torsion portion. The contact portion of the first ground terminal and the contact portion of the second ground terminal are both perpendicular to the first plane. This present disclosure can provide better shielding effect, reduce crosstalk and improve the quality of signal transmission. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a backplane connector having the wafer.

An electrical connector assembly including an electrical connector and a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector has a metallic plate and a plurality of terminals. The metallic plate separates the terminals into two different areas. The metallic plate has a first lateral surface. The circuit board is assembled to the electrical connector. The circuit board has a plurality of pads, a second lateral surface, and top and bottom surfaces opposite to each other. The pads are disposed on the top and bottom surfaces respectively. The second lateral surface is boarded between the top and bottom surfaces. The circuit board further includes at least one grounding circuit exposed from the second lateral surface and facing toward the first lateral surface. The metallic plate is electrically conducted to the grounding circuit by the first lateral surface when the circuit board is assembled to the electrical connector.

An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.

An electrical connector includes a first terminal set including first terminals and first material bridges forming electrical connections between the first terminals, a second terminal set including second terminals and second material bridges forming electrical connections between the second terminals, and an insulating body formed on the first and second terminal sets by insert molding. The insulating body has a top surface thereof provided with first and second punching holes that expose the first and second material bridges for allowing a preset cutting tool to be used to cut the first and second material bridges and carry out waste removal, so that the first terminals and the second terminals are independent without producing electrical connections.

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; an upper and lower rows of contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and a primary shell enclosing the insulative housing to together with the tongue define a mating chamber, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of side steps and a pair of side protrusions; and the primary shell includes a pair of side wings sitting on the pair of side steps, each side wing having a notch engaging a corresponding side protrusion.

An apparatus or hybrid connector includes a connector assembly and a plurality of electronically conductive elements supported by the connector assembly. The connector assembly further includes a first connector for connecting with a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second connector for connecting with a second PCB, and a wire termination connected to a high-speed communication cable. The second connector forms a right angle with the first connector, and the second connector is oriented to connect with the second PCB in an orthogonal orientation to the first PCB. The conductive elements have a first end terminating in the second card edge connector, whereas a first portion of the conductive elements have a second end terminating in the wire termination and a second portion of the conductive elements have a second end terminating in the first connector. Multiple hybrid connectors may be connected to a first printed circuit board.

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing defining a terminal hole, the terminal hole defining two opposite narrow sides and two opposite wide sides; and a first terminal having a fixing portion fixed in the terminal hole, the fixing portion having two opposite narrow surfaces and two opposite wide surfaces, the narrow surfaces defining barbs interference fit with the narrow sides of the terminal hole, wherein the fixing portion further defines a tab protruding from one wide surface thereof, the terminal hole further defines a front groove with a blocking face and a rear groove with a guiding face, and the tab passes across the guiding face to press against the blocking face for preventing the fixing portion from moving rearward.

A connector is provided with a first connector 10 and a second connector 11 connectable to each other. The first connector 10 includes a UTP module 15. The UTP module 15 includes UTP inner conductors 65 to be connected to wires of a UTP cable 12. The second connector 11 includes an electrically conductive shield member 21 for covering outer peripheries of the UTP inner conductors 65 with the first and second connectors 10, 11 connected.

In one embodiment, a configurable system may be capable of verification and include a modular control unit configured to control power. The modular control unit may include a first contact element configured to receive the power, a backplate, and at least one device control assembly. Other embodiments may include a system configured for dynamically assignable pairings. Further embodiments may include a backplate configured to control power to at least one load device, the backplate including one or more power control elements. Additional embodiments may include a system including a receptacle. The system with the receptacle may include a modular control unit, a backplate, a contact element, and at least one device control assembly configured to be removably coupled to the backplate.