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Nvidia patents spring-loaded pins for better circuit board connections

Nvidia has filed a patent for a connector design that uses a spring-loaded pin to connect with a circuit board. The pin can extend or retract inside a barrel section to ensure it makes a solid contact with the board's surface pads. This mechanism helps pass electrical signals reliably through the connector.

Why it mattersThis type of spring-loaded contact is a common way to improve the reliability of electrical connections in dense hardware, potentially reducing signal loss in Nvidia's future chip or board designs.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods disclosed herein are for a connector having a lead section and a barrel section. The barrel section may be formed from a portion of the lead section and may include a pin and a spring. The pin may extend from or retract into the barrel section based in part on an interface with the spring. The pin may contact a surface contact pad on a circuit board to pass signals from the circuit board through the connector.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A connector comprising a lead section and a barrel section, wherein the barrel section is formed from a portion of the lead section and comprises a pin and a spring, wherein the pin is to extend from or retract into the barrel section based in part on an interface with the spring, and wherein the pin is to contact a surface contact pad on a circuit board to pass signals from the circuit board through the connector.

Facts

Company: Nvidia (Nvidia Corporation)
Official title: SPRING-LOADED LEAD FRAME CONNECTORS
Publication number: US20260291098A1
Application number: 19378732
Filed: Nov 4, 2025
Published: Sep 24, 2026
Inventors: 9
Claims: 20

Classified under

H01R 12/737 Electricity & electronicsH01R 13/03 Electricity & electronicsH01R 43/26 Electricity & electronics

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