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Nvidia patents data connector with built-in ground cage for servers

Nvidia describes a connector design for data centers that uses a metal cage to hold the ground connection separate from the data pins. This structure helps ensure a stable electrical reference for high-speed data signals by physically isolating the ground path from the signal path.

Why it mattersThis is a routine hardware improvement that helps maintain signal quality in dense server environments, which is essential for reliable data center operations.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods disclosed herein are for a connector having a ground cage receptacle which may be around at least a barrel section of the connector. The barrel section may include a pin and a spring to transmit a data signal. The ground cage receptacle may couple to a receiving cage receptacle of a circuit board to provide a ground reference for the data signal. The pin may extend from or retract into the barrel section based in part at least one stop feature associated with a receiving cage receptacle. The stop feature may hold the ground cage receptacle at a predetermined position with respect to the receiving cage receptacle. The stop feature may allow the pin to contact a signal surface contact pad on the circuit board for transmission of the data signal to the circuit board.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A connector comprising a ground cage receptacle, wherein the ground cage receptacle couples to a receiving cage receptacle of a circuit board to provide a ground reference for a data signal, wherein a plurality of compression signal pins interface with the circuit board to provide the data signal, and wherein the ground cage receptacle also separates the ground reference and the data signal.

Facts

Company
Nvidia (Nvidia Corporation)
Official title
CONNECTORS WITH GROUND CAGE RECEPTACLE FOR DATACENTER
Publication number
US20260291146A1
Application number
19378870
Filed
Nov 4, 2025
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
9
Claims
20

Classified under

H01R 13/6594 Electricity & electronicsH01R 12/716 Electricity & electronics
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