A connector for providing an electrical connection between at least one terminating mating terminal to a substrate. The connector includes a housing having at least one terminal receiving cavity. A receptacle terminal is positioned in the at least one terminal receiving cavity. The receptacle terminal has a latching projection which cooperates with the at least one mating terminal to retain the at least one mating terminal in electrical engagement with the receptacle terminal when the at least one mating terminal is fully inserted in the at least one terminal receiving cavity. A release mechanism is provided in the housing in line with the latching projection of the receptacle terminal, the release mechanism is configured to cooperate with the receptacle terminal to depress the latching projection when the at least one mating terminal is to be removed from the at least one terminal receiving cavity.

A housing having terminals held thereon is positioned within a shell in island form. The shell is formed of a single metal plate, and includes a peripheral wall surrounding the housing, bottom plates, a pair of first retaining pieces, and two pairs of second retaining pieces. The first retaining pieces respectively include raised portions to conform to side surfaces of the housing, extension portions positioned on upper surfaces of the housing, and press-fitting portions. The press-fitting portions are press-fit into holes formed in the upper surfaces. Each pair of the second retaining pieces are positioned on the opposite sides of the first retaining piece, and fitted in step portions which are at the opposite ends, in the width direction, of the side surfaces of the housing. The second retaining pieces protrude from the upper surfaces and, in the width direction, protrude from the housing.

An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical conductors held within the housing. The housing includes a mating shroud protruding forward from a front wall of the housing and defining a port that receives a mating circuit card therein. Each of the electrical conductors includes a mating contact disposed within the mating shroud and a mounting contact that projects beyond a bottom end of the housing to electrically connect to a circuit board. The mounting contacts are located within a termination area of the electrical connector.

A heat sink assembly includes a casing having an opening, a main board accommodated in the casing, a heat sink mounted on the main board, an electrical connector mounted on the main board and exposed in the opening, a mating connector located outside the casing and connected to the electrical connector through the opening in a plugging manner, and a heat conductor, disposed inside the casing. The mating connector has a chip that is electrically connected to the electrical connector. One end of the heat conductor is connected to the heat sink, and the other end of the heat conductor is thermally connected to the electrical connector or the mating connector, so that heat generated by the chip during working can be transferred to the heat sink through the heat conductor, thereby reducing a temperature of the mating connector.

Systems, apparatus, and/or processes directed to applying pressure to a socket to alter a shape of the socket to improve a connection between the socket and a substrate, printed circuit board, or other component. The socket may receive one or more chips, may be an interconnect, or may be some other structure that is part of a package. The shape of the socket may be flattened so that a side of the socket may form a high-quality physical and electrical coupling with the substrate.

A stacked module arrangement includes: a first molded electronic module; a second molded electronic module; and an interface by which the first molded electronic module and the second molded electronic module are physically and electrically connected to one another in a stacked configuration. The first molded electronic module is a power electronic module having a maximum breakdown voltage of at least 40 V and a maximum DC current of at least 10 A.

A terminal and a central electrical box are disclosed. The terminal is used to be mounted on a circuit board. The terminal comprises: a first termination part; a second termination part; and a bending part connected between the first termination part and the second termination part. The bending part is bent by a predetermined angle relative to the first termination part and the second termination part, so that the first termination part and the second termination part are staggered by a predetermined distance along a direction transverse to a direction of inserting the terminal to the circuit board. When the terminal is mounted on the circuit board, one of the first termination part and the second termination part passes through the circuit board. In the present invention, the terminal passes through the circuit board, so that two electronic devices located on both sides of the circuit board can be directly electrically connected through the terminal. Therefore, the number of terminals is reduced, and there is no need to set wiring for electrically connecting the terminals on the circuit board, which greatly reduces the cost.

An apparatus for grounding a heatsink utilizing an EMC spring press-fit pin includes a printed circuit board, a logic chip, a heatsink, and a grounding member, where the grounding member includes an integrated spring and a first terminal pin at a first end of the grounding member. The logic chip is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and the heatsink is disposed on a top surface of the logic chip. The first terminal pin at the first end of the grounding member is disposed in a plated-through hole of the printed circuit, where the grounding member is configured to electrically couple the heatsink to the printed circuit board.

High-speed connectors and connector assemblies that include structures for alignment and/or improved thermal performance.

A board-to-board connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector mated with each other. The receptacle connector includes a first body, first terminals and a pair of first metal members. The first body includes an island structure and a first receiving slot surrounding the island structure. The first terminals are respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the first receiving slot, the first and second sides being opposite to each other. The first metal members are respectively disposed on a third side and a fourth side of the first receiving slot, the third and fourth sides being opposite to each other. The first metal member includes a base extending to a bottom on the third side or a bottom on the fourth side, and a pair of first elastic arms extending from the base and facing away from each other.