Shielding Plate With Concave Convex Strips For Backplane Crosstalk

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing backplane connectors face issues with interference and crosstalk due to high-speed transmission of high-frequency signals, which are not adequately addressed by current technologies.

Innovation Solution

A shielding plate with an ingenious grounding structure, featuring alternately arranged concave and convex strips, is integrated with conductive spacers to form a complete shielding structure around differential signal terminals, reducing interference and crosstalk.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If high-speed transmission of high-frequency signals is used to increase data transmission rate, then productivity is improved, but electromagnetic interference and crosstalk between adjacent differential signal terminals increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission rateVSAvoidelectromagnetic interference and crosstalk
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The shielding plate is segmented into alternately arranged concave strips and convex strips, where each convex strip surrounds a pair of differential signal terminals. This segmentation creates isolated shielding zones for each terminal pair, effectively containing electromagnetic fields and reducing crosstalk between adjacent terminals while maintaining high-speed signal transmission capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a complete shielding structure is formed around differential signal terminals to reduce interference, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrounding effectVSAvoidshielding structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The shielding plate integrates multiple functions into a single component: the convex strips form shielding enclosures around differential signal terminals, the concave strips provide grounding connection paths, and the alternating pattern creates a compact modular structure. This merging reduces the need for separate shielding components while maintaining effective electromagnetic interference protection and grounding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution effectively reduces electromagnetic interference and crosstalk between adjacent pairs of differential signal terminals, ensuring stable and reliable grounding connections.

Implementation Method 1

the convex strips protrude from the shielding inner wall to the shielding outer wall; each of the convex strips surrounds a corresponding pair of the differential signal terminals... the grounding pins are arranged in a row... ensuring stable and reliable grounding connections

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic shielding: Faraday Cage

Data Source

PatentEP4099518B1Shielding plate, terminal module, high-speed backplane connector, and connector system
Publication Date: 2025.11.05 SICHUAN YONGGUI SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application discloses a shielding plate (4;4'), a terminal module (100), a high-speed backplane connector and a connector system. The shielding plate (4;4') is provided with alternately arranged concave strips (40;40a;40') and convex strips (41;41a). The high-speed backplane connector provided includes a number of terminal modules (100) and an insulative shell (200) for receiving the terminal modules (100). Each of the terminal modules (100) includes a number of pairs of differential signal terminals (2) arranged in a terminal row, a number of conductive spacers (3;3') arranged in the terminal row at intervals and a shielding plate (4;4'); the shielding plate (4;4') is fixed on one side of a fixed frame (1) and connected with the conductive spacers (3;3'); the pair of differential signal terminals (2) can be shielded, effectively reducing interference and crosstalk between the adjacent pairs of differential signal terminals (2).