1. A recording system for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads, said recording system comprising:
at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs;
a plurality of recording channels receiving output data flow from said plurality of separate data flow outputs, and for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data to magnetic tape; and
a controller operating said at least one buffer and said plurality of recording channels, said controller:
operating said at least one buffer and one of said plurality of recording channels to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and another of said plurality of recording channels to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said data stored in said buffer is in the form of data transactions; and wherein said controller additionally responds to an indication that said stored data transactions are to be written to magnetic tape as synchronized data transactions; operating said at least one buffer and one of said recording channels to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said stored data transactions from said buffer to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner, and saving said provided data transactions at said at least one buffer; and, during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and another of said plurality of recording channels to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement.
2. The recording system of claim 1, wherein said controller additionally operates said one recording channel to cause said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write separator signals between said discontinuously written data transactions.
3. The recording system of claim 1, additionally comprising an interface for receiving said data transactions and storing said received transactions to said at least one buffer, and wherein said controller additionally, for each received said synchronized data transaction, returns a command complete at said interface upon completion of said writing said received synchronized data transaction to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner.
4. A recording system for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads, said recording system comprising:
at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs;
a plurality of recording channels receiving output data flow from said plurality of separate data flow outputs, and for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data to magnetic tape; and
a controller operating said at least one buffer and said plurality of recording channels, said controller:
operating said at least one buffer and one of said plurality of recording channels to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and another of said plurality of recording channels to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said magnetic tape drive additionally comprises a wrap control for translating said plurality of write heads laterally to different sets of wraps of said tracks of magnetic tape, such that either of said sets of write heads may write data to at least some of said wraps; and wherein said controller operates said wrap control, said at least one buffer and said plurality of recording channels to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to one of said wraps, said data to be saved, and to rewrite saved said data on another of said wraps; and to seek to an alternate of said wraps to continue to write said provided data to be saved, and to seek back to said one of said wraps and said another of said wraps.
5. A magnetic tape drive, comprising:
a drive system for moving a magnetic tape longitudinally;
a plurality of write heads for writing to said magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally by said drive system;
an interface for receiving data to be written to said magnetic tape;
at least one buffer storing data received at said interface, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs;
a recording system receiving output data flow from said plurality of separate data flow outputs, and for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data to magnetic tape; and
a controller operating said at least one buffer and said recording system, said controller:
operating said at least one buffer and one of said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and another of said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said data to be written to magnetic tape is in the form of data transactions; and wherein said controller additionally responds to an indication that said stored data transactions are to be written to magnetic tape as synchronized data transactions; operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said stored data transactions from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner, and saving said provided data transactions at said at least one buffer; and, during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement.
6. The magnetic tape drive of claim 5, wherein said controller additionally operates said recording system to cause said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write separator signals between said discontinuously written data transactions.
7. The magnetic tape drive of claim 5, wherein said controller additionally, for each said synchronized data transaction, returns a command complete at said interface upon completion of said writing said synchronized transaction to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner.
8. A magnetic tape drive, comprising:
a drive system for moving a magnetic tape longitudinally;
a plurality of write heads for writing to said magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally by said drive system;
an interface for receiving data to be written to said magnetic tape;
at least one buffer storing data received at said interface, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs;
a recording system receiving output data flow from said plurality of separate data flow outputs, and for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data to magnetic tape; and
a controller operating said at least one buffer and said recording system, said controller:
operating said at least one buffer and one of said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and another of said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
additionally comprising a wrap control for translating said plurality of write heads laterally to different sets of wraps of said tracks of magnetic tape, such that either of said sets of write heads may write data to at least some of said wraps; and wherein said controller operates said wrap control, said at least one buffer and said recording system to write provided data from said at least one buffer to one of said wraps, said data to be saved, and to rewrite saved said data on another of said wraps; and to seek to an alternate of said wraps to continue to write said provided data to be saved, and to seek back to said one of said wraps and said another of said wraps.
9. A method for writing data to magnetic tape, for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads, said method comprising the steps of:
buffering data to be written to magnetic tape;
providing said buffered data to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data; and
during the same operation, providing saved said data to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said data to be written to magnetic tape is in the form of data transactions; and wherein said method additionally comprises:
responding to an indication that said data transactions are to be written to magnetic tape as synchronized data transactions;
providing said synchronized data transactions from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said synchronized data transactions to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner;
saving said provided synchronized data transactions; and
during the same operation, providing saved said synchronized data transactions to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said synchronized data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of providing said synchronized data transactions to cause said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said synchronized data transactions to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner, additionally comprises causing said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write separator signals between said discontinuously written data transactions.
11. The method of claim 9, additionally comprising the step of, for each said synchronized data transaction, returning a command complete upon completion of said writing said synchronized transaction to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner.
12. A method for writing data to magnetic tape, for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads, said method comprising the steps of:
buffering data to be written to magnetic tape;
providing said buffered data to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data; and
during the same operation, providing saved said data to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said magnetic tape drive additionally accesses said plurality of write heads to different sets of wraps of said tracks of magnetic tape, such that either of said sets of write heads may write data to at least some of said wraps;
wherein said step of providing said buffered data to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape, additionally comprises writing said provided data to one of said wraps, said data to be saved;
wherein said step of, during the same operation, providing saved said data transactions to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape, additionally comprises rewriting saved said data to said magnetic tape to another of said wraps; and
additionally comprising the steps of:
seeking to an alternate of said wraps to continue to write said provided data to be saved; and
seeking back to said one of said wraps and said another of said wraps.
13. A computer product embodied on a computer readable medium usable with at least one programmable computer processor having computer readable code embodied therein, said at least one programmable computer processor for operating a recording system for a magnetic tape drive; said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads; said recording system comprising at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs; and said recording system for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data from said plurality of data flow outputs to magnetic tape; said computer program product comprising:
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to operate said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to save said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to, during the same operation, operate said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said data to be written to magnetic tape is in the form of data transactions; and said computer program product additionally comprises:
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to respond to an indication that said data transactions are to be written to magnetic tape as synchronized data transactions; operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said synchronized data transactions from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner, and saving said provided data transactions at said at least one buffer; and, during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement.
14. The computer program product of claim 13, additionally comprising computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to operate said recording system to cause said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write separator signals between said discontinuously written data transactions.
15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said magnetic tape drive additionally comprises an interface; said computer program product additionally comprising computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to, for each said synchronized data transaction, return a command complete at said interface upon completion of said writing said synchronized transaction to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner.
16. A computer product embodied on a computer readable medium usable with at least one programmable computer processor having computer readable code embodied therein, said at least one programmable computer processor for operating a recording system for a magnetic tape drive; said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads; said recording system comprising at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs; and said recording system for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data from said plurality of data flow outputs to magnetic tape; said computer program product comprising:
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to operate said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to save said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to, during the same operation, operate said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said magnetic tape drive comprises a wrap control for translating said plurality of write heads laterally to different sets of wraps of said tracks of magnetic tape, such that either of said sets of write heads may write data to at least some of said wraps; and said computer program product additionally comprises:
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to operate said wrap control, said at least one buffer and said recording system to write provided data from said at least one buffer to one of said wraps, said data to be saved, and to rewrite saved said data on another of said wraps; and
computer readable program code causing said at least one programmable computer processor to operate said wrap control, said at least one buffer and said recording system to seek to an alternate of said wraps to continue to write said provided data to be saved, and to seek back to said one of said wraps and said another of said wraps.
17. Control logic for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads; at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs; and a recording system for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data from said plurality of separate data flow outputs to magnetic tape; said control logic:
operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said data to be written to said magnetic tape is in the form of data transactions; and wherein said control logic additionally responds to an indication that said data transactions are to be written to magnetic tape as synchronized data transactions; operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided synchronized data transactions to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner, and saving said provided synchronized data transactions at said at least one buffer; and, during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite saved said synchronized data transactions to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement.
18. The control logic of claim 17, wherein said control logic additionally operates said recording system to cause said separate set of said plurality of write heads to write separator signals between said discontinuously written data transactions.
19. The control logic of claim 17, said magnetic tape drive additionally comprises an interface, and wherein said control logic additionally, for each said synchronized data transaction, returns a command complete at said interface upon completion of said writing said synchronized transaction to tracks of magnetic tape in a discontinuous manner.
20. Control logic for a magnetic tape drive, said magnetic tape drive having a plurality of write heads for writing to magnetic tape while said magnetic tape is moved longitudinally with respect to said plurality of write heads; at least one buffer storing data to be written to magnetic tape, said at least one buffer having a plurality of separate data flow outputs; and a recording system for operating separate sets of said plurality of write heads to write data from said plurality of separate data flow outputs to magnetic tape; said control logic:
operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide data from said at least one buffer to cause a separate set of said plurality of write heads to write said provided data from said at least one buffer to tracks of magnetic tape;
saving said provided data at said at least one buffer; and
during the same operation, operating said at least one buffer and said recording system to provide saved said data from said at least one buffer to cause another separate set of said plurality of write heads to rewrite said saved data to other tracks of said magnetic tape in a continuous arrangement, whereby said separate sets of said plurality of write heads, write said data to magnetic tape, and rewrite said saved data to said magnetic tape, during the same operation, said rewritten data comprising a continuous arrangement of said data;
wherein said magnetic tape drive additionally comprises a wrap control for translating said plurality of write heads laterally to different sets of wraps of said tracks of magnetic tape, such that either of said sets of write heads may write data to at least some of said wraps; and wherein said control logic operates said wrap control, said at least one buffer and said recording system to write provided data from said at least one buffer to one of said wraps, said data to be saved, and to rewrite saved said data on another of said wraps; and to seek to an alternate of said wraps to continue to write said provided data to be saved, and to seek back to said one of said wraps and said another of said wraps.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-11. (Cancelled)
12. An assembly comprising:
a connector with a dielectric body with first and second longitudinally opposed and laterally offset portions and an internal cavity, an offset electrically conductive path being disposed within the internal cavity and extending from the first portion of the dielectric body to the second portion of the dielectric body and including a compressible conductor disposed within the internal cavity in the second portion of the dielectric body;
a component adjacent the second portion of the body having a substantially flat mating portion in contact with and arranged substantially perpendicular to an end of the compressible conductor.
13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a compressible wire bundle.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein:
the compressible conductor further comprises an electrically conductive plunger in electrical connection with the wire bundle.
15. The assembly of claim 12, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a spring probe.
16. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the connector has a tuned characteristic impedance.
17. The assembly of claim 12, wherein:
the electrically conductive path includes a first conductor with a first end disposed in the internal cavity in the first portion of the body and a second end disposed in the internal cavity in the second portion of the body, the second end of the first conductor being in electrical contact with the compressible conductor.
18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a compressible wire bundle.
19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein:
the compressible conductor further comprises an electrically conductive plunger in electrical connection with the wire bundle.
20. The assembly of claim 17, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a spring probe.
21. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the first conductor is a bent conductive pin.
22. The assembly of claim 12, further comprising:
a connector housing.
23. The assembly of claim 22, wherein the connector housing includes a first connector housing portion and a second connector housing portion.
24. The assembly of claim 22, wherein the connector housing comprises metal.
25. A method for connecting a mating portion of a first component with a mating portion of a second component, comprising:
providing a connector with a dielectric body with first and second longitudinally opposed and laterally offset portions and an internal cavity, an offset electrically conductive path being disposed within the internal cavity and extending from the first portion of the dielectric body to the second portion of the dielectric body and including a compressible conductor disposed within the internal cavity in the second portion of the dielectric body;
positioning a first component with a first mating portion adjacent the first portion of the dielectric body such that a first end of the electrically conductive path is in electrical contact with the first mating portion; and
positioning a second component with a second mating portion adjacent the second portion of the body such that an end of the compressible conductor is in electrical contact with the second mating portion, wherein the second mating portion is substantially flat and arranged substantially perpendicular with the compressible conductor.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a compressible wire bundle.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein:
the compressible conductor further comprises an electrically conductive plunger in electrical connection with the wire bundle.
28. The method of claim 25, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a spring probe.
29. The method of claim 25, wherein the connector has a tuned characteristic impedance.
30. The method of claim 25, wherein:
the electrically conductive path includes a first conductor with a first end disposed in the internal cavity in the first portion of the body and a second end disposed in the internal cavity in the second portion of the body, the second end of the first conductor being in electrical contact with the compressible conductor.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a compressible wire bundle.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein:
the compressible conductor further comprises an electrically conductive plunger in electrical connection with the wire bundle.
33. The method of claim 30, wherein:
the compressible conductor comprises a spring probe.
34. The method of claim 30, wherein the first conductor is a bent conductive pin.
35. The method of claim 30, wherein the conductor has a tuned characteristic impedance.
36. The method of claim 25 further comprising disposing the connector within a connector housing.
37. The method of claim 36 wherein the connector housing includes a first connector housing portion and a second connector housing portion.
38. The method of claim 36, wherein the connector housing comprises metal.
39. A connector providing an offset interconnect, comprising:
a dielectric body with first and second longitudinally opposed and laterally offset portions and an internal cavity;
an offset electrically conductive path disposed within the internal cavity, the offset electrically conductive path extending from the first portion of the dielectric body to the second portion of the dielectric body and including a first compressible conductor disposed within the internal cavity in the first portion of the dielectric body and a second compressible conductor disposed within the internal cavity in the second portion of the dielectric body.
40-42 (cancelled).
43. A connector providing an offset interconnect, comprising:
a dielectric body with first and second longitudinally opposed and laterally offset portions and an internal cavity, wherein the first portion comprises a first opening and the second portion comprises a second opening;
an offset electrically conductive path disposed within the internal cavity, the offset electrically conductive path extending from the first portion of the dielectric body to the second portion of the dielectric body and including a first compressible conductor disposed at least partially within the internal cavity in the first portion of the dielectric body, wherein a portion of the first compressible conductor extends through the first opening.
44. The connector of claim 43, further comprising:
a second compressible conductor disposed with in the internal cavity in the second portion, wherein a portion of the second compressible conductor extends through the second opening.
45. The connector of claim 44, wherein the first compressible conductor comprises a compressible wire bundle.
46. The connector of claim 45, wherein the first compressible conductor further comprises an electrically conductive plunger in electrical connection with the wire bundle.
47. The connector of claim 46, wherein a portion of the electrically conductive plunger extends through the first opening.
48. The connector of claim 47, wherein the compressible conductor comprises a spring and a plunger, and wherein a portion of the plunger extends through the first opening.
49. The connector of claim 48, wherein the connector has a tuned characteristic impedance.
50. A stacked circuit board assembly comprising:
a first circuit board, comprising at least a first mating portion;
a second circuit board, comprising at least a second mating portion, wherein the first mating portion is laterally offset from the second mating portion when the first and second circuit boards are in respective assembled positions;
a connector for electrically connecting the first and second mating portions, wherein the connector comprises an offset electrically conductive path from the first mating portion to the second mating portion, wherein the electrically conductive path comprises a first compressible conductor in electrical contact with the first mating portion and a second compressible conductor in electrical contact with the second mating portion.
51. The stacked circuit board assembly of claim 50, wherein the connector comprises a connector body portion comprising a first connector body portion and a second connector body portion, wherein the first compressible conductor is at least partially within the first connector body portion and the second compressible conductor is at least partially within the second connector body portion.
52. The stacked circuit board assembly of claim 51, wherein the connector body comprises a dielectric.
53. The stacked circuit board assembly of claim 51, further comprising a connector housing arranged between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, the connector housing comprising a first connector housing portion for housing at least the first connector body portion and a second connector housing portion for housing at least the second connector housing portion.
54. The stacked circuit board assembly of claim 53, wherein the connector housing comprises metal.