An electrical connector is used to electrically connect a first mating component to a second mating component. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, and at least one differential signal pair provided in the insulating body, including a long signal terminal and a short signal terminal. A length and a thickness of the long signal terminal are respectively greater than a length and a thickness of the short signal terminal. The long signal terminal includes a first contact portion, a first conducting portion and a first bending portion connecting the first contact portion and the first conducting portion. The short signal terminal includes a second contact portion, a second conducting portion and a second bending portion connecting the second contact portion and the second conducting portion. The first and second contact portions simultaneously contact the first mating component. The first and second conducting portions simultaneously contact the second mating component.

A connection apparatus includes: a housing case (31), where the housing case (31) includes a first side face and a second side face that are intersected and disposed adjacent to each other; a first connector (32), disposed on the first side face and configured to be connected to a connector of a first line card, so that the connection apparatus is orthogonally connected to the first line card; and a second connector (33), disposed on the second side face and connected to the first connector (32). The second connector (33) is configured to be connected to a connector of a network board. The connection apparatus can improve a capacity of the communications device.

Sockets that have a simplified design and are readily manufactured, and also provide easy access for users to change cards while allowing the use of thinner device enclosures.

A high frequency electrical connector including a plastic housing and a plurality of contacts retained by the plastic housing. The contacts include a plurality of differential pair signal contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts beside the signal contacts, respectively. The plastic housing includes the insulative plastic portion and the conductive plastic portion to which the insulative plastic portion is assembled. The signal contacts are retained in the insulative plastic portion while the grounding contacts are retained in the conductive plastic portion wherein the signal contacts are isolated from the conductive plastic portion via the insulative plastic portion.

An electrical connector according to an embodiment includes a plurality of signal contacts with an electrically conductive property, a housing with an insulation property, and a shell with an electrically conductive property. The plurality of signal contacts are arrayed along a first direction of the electrical connector and are held by the housing. The shell covers each of a plurality of outer surfaces of the housing that exclude a surface that faces a principal surface of a wiring substrate, and faces a connection part(s) that is/are connected to the wiring substrate on an outer surface of the housing and the plurality of signal contacts, with a gap(s), in a second direction that is a direction along the principal surface of the wiring substrate and is orthogonal to the first direction.

Proposed is a memory module socket capable of increasing electrical contact reliability. The memory module socket includes a socket body (100) including a slot (111) in which terminals (13) of a memory module are inserted, a plurality of receiving portions (113) symmetrically defined by a plurality of partition walls (112), and a stopper member (114) provided under the slot (111), at least one pair of contacts (200) symmetrically provided in each pair of receiving portions (113); and an elastic body (300) inserted into the socket body (100). Each of the contacts (200) includes a curved portion (210), an outer extension portion (220), a first protrusion (222), an inner extension portion (230), an inclined extension portion (240) including a first contact protrusion (240a), and a vertical extension portion (250). Each of the receiving portions (113) includes restraining surfaces (118a and 118b).

A drive loading jig, drive carrier assembly and method of using the same to insert and remove a drive from a host reduce the likelihood of a drive being damaged during insertion or removal. Such a drive loading jig has side walls with respective slots and a rear wall joining the side walls. Each of the slots includes multiple restraining walls to restrain a drive, when positioned in the jig, from bending with respect to a plane parallel to a major surface of the drive and from moving in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major surface. Stoppers formed in the side walls or rear wall define a maximum insertion depth of the drive. An alignment key-way on the loading jig is used to align the drive in the proper orientation prior to inserting the drive into the loading jig.

Aspects described herein may allow for a plug-in device including a base having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. A first PCB has a first surface defining a first plane, and a plurality of pins connected to and extending outwardly from the first surface, with each pin being received in one of the apertures of the base. A bracket secures the first PCB to the base. A second PCB is secured to the bracket, extending outwardly from the first PCB and defining a second plane, with the second plane being at an acute angle with respect to the first plane. An antenna housing is secured to the bracket and the second PCB and includes at least a first antenna. A cover is releasably secured to the base.

A universal serial bus type-C (USB-C) plug includes a barrel, signal contacts, retention latches, and a surface mounting assembly. The barrel has an insertion end, a contact end opposite the insertion end, and a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides between the contact end and the insertion end. The signal contacts and retention latches are arranged within the barrel, the signal contacts along the long sides, and the retention latches along the short sides. The surface mounting assembly is connected to the contact end of the barrel and includes surface mount contact points each connected to a respective signal contact, and retention latch contact points each connected to a respective retention latch. Each surface mount contact point extends substantially perpendicular to the signal contacts, and each retention latch contact point extends substantially perpendicular to the retention latches and to the surface mount contact points.

An electrical connector includes conductive terminals arranged to contact pads of a card inserted into the electrical connector. Each conductive terminal includes tiers of fingers configured to contact the card. The tiers of fingers include at least an outer tier of outer fingers and an inner tier of inner fingers. The outer tier may be parallel to the inner tier and may be parallel to a row direction. Contact surfaces of the outer fingers of the outer tier may be aligned in at least a first row parallel to the row direction. Contact surfaces of the inner fingers of the inner tier may be aligned in at least a second row different from and parallel to the first row. The conductive terminals may be arrayed along opposites sides of a card receiving slot so as to contact first and second sides of a card inserted into the slot.