A socket connector includes a socket substrate having first socket substrate conductors and second socket substrate conductors, receptacle contacts electrically coupled to corresponding first socket substrate conductors and socket contacts electrically coupled to corresponding second socket substrate conductors. The receptacle contacts have receptacles receiving pin contacts of an electronic package and the socket contacts have terminating ends and mating ends with deflectable spring beams terminated to package contacts of the electronic package. At least one of the first socket substrate conductors and the second socket substrate conductors are configured to electrically connect the electronic package with the host circuit board.

An electrical connector mounted on a circuit board and used to be electrically connected to an electrical module includes an insulating body, and multiple terminals provided on the insulating body. At least one of the terminals has: a connecting portion; an elastic arm, bending and extending upward from the connecting portion for being electrically connected to the electrical module; two extending arms, extending from the connecting portion, each of the two extending arms having a free tail end; and an electrical connecting portion, located at one of the free tail ends of the two extending arms for electrically connecting the two extending arms, and for increasing the volume and surface area of the terminal, so as to reduce impedance and improve high frequency thereof.

The invention provides a connector (16) for functionally coupling a module (8) in a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device (1), comprising a first connector end, wherein said first connector end comprises a series of contacts (34) and an electromagnetic shielding (81) surrounding said contacts (34). Said connector (16) is in particular suited for a modular electronic device (1), for electronically coupling its modules (8) to a chassis (9).

An electrical connector is electrically connected to a chip module having multiple contact pads. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple accommodating grooves. Multiple conductive terminals are respectively accommodated in the accommodating grooves. Each conductive terminal has a main body portion accommodated in a corresponding accommodating groove and an extending arm extending forward from an upper end of the main body portion. Each extending arm of the conductive terminals is used to be upward electrically connected to a corresponding contact pad. At least one supporting portion is provided on the insulating body and located at one side of a corresponding accommodating groove. A first guide portion protrudes and extends from a top end of the supporting portion to upward abut the chip module. A horizontal projection of the extending arm of at least one conductive terminal partially overlaps with a horizontal projection of the first guide portion.

An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board includes an insulating body, and a plurality of terminals. Each of the terminals has a base accommodated in the insulating body and a mating portion contacting a conductive sheet of the chip module. A plurality of supporting portions extend upward from an upper surface of the insulating body, and an upper end of each of the supporting portions is provided with a crumple portion located below the mating portion of one of the terminals. The chip module is mounted on the electrical connector, the conductive sheet presses the mating portion, the mating portion abuts the crumple portion, and the crumple portion is pressed so that a height of the crumple portion is decreased.

A floating connector assembly device is provided. An electronic component is mounted directly or indirectly to a chassis of an electronic device. At least one conductive contact spring is mounted to the electronic component and configured to electrically couple to the electronic component. A printed circuit board having a fixed end and a free end with an electrical contact positioned between the two ends is positioned against the conductive contact spring, the contact spring being biased so that a contacting portion of the contact spring contacts the electrical contact to form an electrical connection. The electrical connection is maintained during relative movement of the conductive contact spring and the electrical contact of the printed circuit board by a bias force of the conductive contact spring.

A cable socket connector assembly for an electronic system includes a socket assembly having a socket substrate including socket substrate conductors. The socket assembly has socket contacts extending between terminating ends and mating ends with the terminating ends terminated to corresponding socket substrate conductors and the mating ends configured to be terminated to corresponding package contacts of an electronic package of the electronic system. The cable socket connector assembly includes a cable assembly terminated to the socket assembly having an array of cables each having a cable conductor terminated to a corresponding socket substrate conductor. The socket contacts and the corresponding socket substrate conductors define electrical paths between the cable conductors of the cables and the package conductors of the electronic package.

A socket connector includes a socket assembly having a socket substrate and socket contacts. The socket substrate has first and second upper mating areas and a first lower mating area. The socket substrate has first and second socket substrate conductors at the first and second upper mating areas, respectively, and third socket substrate conductors at the first lower mating area electrically connected to corresponding first socket substrate conductors. The first socket substrate conductors are electrically connected to an electronic package, the second socket substrate conductors are electrically connected to an electrical component and the third socket substrate conductors are electrically connected to a host circuit board. The socket assembly is configured to electrically connect the electronic package with both the host circuit board and the electrical component. The socket contacts have a terminating end terminated to corresponding first socket substrate conductors and a mating end mated to package contacts.

A socket connector includes a socket substrate having first socket substrate conductors and second socket substrate conductors, receptacle contacts electrically coupled to corresponding first socket substrate conductors and socket contacts electrically coupled to corresponding second socket substrate conductors. The receptacle contacts have receptacles receiving pin contacts of an electronic package and the socket contacts have terminating ends and mating ends with deflectable spring beams terminated to package contacts of the electronic package. At least one of the first socket substrate conductors and the second socket substrate conductors are configured to electrically connect the electronic package with the host circuit board.

A socket connector includes a socket assembly having a socket frame, a socket substrate coupled to the socket frame and socket contacts terminated to the socket substrate. The socket substrate has first and second upper mating areas including first and second socket substrate conductors for mating with an electronic package and an electrical component, respectively. The socket contacts define an interface with the electronic package. The socket assembly is configured to electrically connect the electronic package with both a host circuit board and the electrical component.