Author: claimsbot

I claim:

1. In a method of carrying out an annealing stage of a galvannealing process in which, after being coated by a hot galvanizing process, strip or sheet material, particularly of steel, is annealed by carrying out a heating step of the coated material, wherein the coated material is subsequently held at final end temperature, wherein the improvement comprises interrupting during annealing the heating step with at least one additional holding step, so that a stepwise increase of the temperature is adjusted over time.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one additional holding step is carried out at a temperature below the final annealing temperature.
3. An apparatus for carrying out an annealing stage of a galvannealing process in which, after being coated by a hot galvanizing process, strip or sheet material, particularly of steel, is annealed by carrying out a heating step of the coated material, wherein the coated material is subsequently held at final end temperature, the apparatus comprising a zone for inductively heating the coated material and a second zone for holding the strip at final temperature, further comprising at least one additional holding zone in the zone for inductively heating the material.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, comprising a first induction zone, a subsequent first holding zone, a subsequent second induction zone, and a subsequent second holding zone.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the induction zones are each comprised of a plurality of induction coils.
6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the induction zones are each comprised of one induction coil.
7. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the holding zones are resistor-heated.
8. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the holding zones are gas-heated.
9. A coated fine sheet of higher-strength steel produced by carrying out a method of carrying out an annealing stage of a galvannealing process in which strip or sheet material, particularly of steel, after being coated by a hot galvanizing process, is annealed by carrying out a heating step of the coated material, wherein the coated material is subsequently held at final end temperature, and wherein during annealing the heating step is interrupted with at least one additional holding step, so that a stepwise increase of the temperature is adjusted over time.
10. A coated fine sheet of IF-steel produced by carrying out a method of carrying out an annealing stage of a galvannealing process in which strip or sheet material, particularly of steel, after being coated by a hot galvanizing process, is annealed by carrying out a heating step of the coated material, wherein the coated material is subsequently held at final end temperature, and wherein during annealing the heating step is interrupted with at least one additional holding step, so that a stepwise increase of the temperature is adjusted over time.

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. A method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
retaining hierarchical data received from a data source in a buffer of the switchrouter, wherein the hierarchical data is sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data;
selecting a fixed data transmission rate for the retained hierarchical data in the buffer of the switchrouter;
providing initial hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the fixed data transmission rate, the initial hierarchical data including an access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data; and
providing additional hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the fixed data transmission rate.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting at least one of a known data transmission rate, a provided data transmission rate, or a calculated data transmission rate as the fixed data transmission rate.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving hierarchical data from a data source for at least one of video content or directory data.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting at least one of intermediate join data, buffered frames, delayed frames, or current frames as the initial hierarchical data.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
selecting data including a synthesized access point to enable access to the additional hierarchical data without first receiving an access point of the additional hierarchical data as the intermediate join data.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting data in which at least one of interpretation or use of future data depends on previous data as the hierarchical data.
7. The method of claim 1, including calculating the fixed data transmission rate using an average data rate for the received hierarchical data; and
wherein the selecting the fixed data transmission rate includes selecting the calculated data transmission rate.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the retaining the hierarchical data includes retaining hierarchical data of at least one of a first data type or a second data type; and
wherein the selecting the fixed data transmission rate includes selecting a calculated data transmission rate for the hierarchical data of the first data type and not selecting a calculated data transmission rate for the hierarchical data of the second data type.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the hierarchical data of the first data type includes at least one of audio content or video content, and wherein the hierarchical data of the second data type includes a web page.
10. The method of claim 1, including:
providing an additional access point not previously in the received hierarchical data to enable faster access to the received hierarchical data; and
wherein the providing the initial hierarchical data includes providing the additional access point to enable decoding of the hierarchical data.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate device comprises a device selected from a set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR) or a video decoder.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the switchrouter is connected to the data source via a first network and connected to the intermediate device via a second network.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the switchrouter comprises a plurality of buffers, wherein each of the plurality of buffers is associated with a corresponding multicast.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the switchrouter receives is configured to receive configuration information for at least one buffer of the plurality of buffers of the switchrouter as out of band communication, wherein the configuration information comprises information prioritizing a multicast stream associated with the at least one buffer.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the switchrouter is configured to receive the hierarchical data and the initial hierarchical data from the data source as a primary data stream and a secondary data stream, respectively.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the primary data stream comprises original frames including at least one original access point and wherein the secondary data stream comprises a subset of the original frames and at least one new access point.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one new access point is configured to enable decoding of the subset of the original frames before an additional original access point of the primary data stream subsequent to the at least one original access point is received at the switchrouter.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the switchrouter is configured to discard from the buffer a portion of the primary data stream that precedes the secondary data stream when the secondary data stream is received at the switchrouter.
19. A method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying a first data unit as a first access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the first access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data;
retaining the first data unit and a number of additional data units of the number of hierarchical data in the switchrouter units until a second data unit is identified as a second access point among the hierarchical data units;
providing the first data unit and the number of additional data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device in response to a request when a current data unit of the number of hierarchical data units is not the first access point; and
wherein the first access point is an initial element among the number of hierarchical data units that enables processing of at least some of the additional data units, the first access point decodable without reference to other data units.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting a frame of video content as a data unit.
21. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting a number of hierarchical data units as the number of data units.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising selecting data units in which at least one of interpretation or use of future data units depend on a received data unit identified as an access point for the future data units as the hierarchical data units.
23. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting at least one of a channel change request or a directory listing request as the request.
24. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting a portion of data for at least one of a data packet or a frame of video content after the first access point as the additional data units.
25. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting a data unit that is used to process the number of additional data units as the first access point.
26. A method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, one or more additional data units of the number of hierarchical data units after the access point, the retained data units being to decode the number of hierarchical data units after the access point until a next access point; and
providing the retained data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device in response to a request when a current data unit of the hierarchical number of data units is not an access point.
27. The method of claim 26 further comprising:
selecting at least one of a starting element of a stream of data to be processed before a remaining portion of the stream of data, a top element of a data set to be processed before the remaining portion of the data set, a group of pictures start marker, or a key frame of video content as an access point.
28. The method of claim 27 further comprising:
selecting an element of a data set to be processed before processing a remaining portion of the data set to enable access to the remaining portion of the data set as the top element of the data set.
29. The method of claim 26 further comprising selecting frames of video content as the data units.
30. A method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a plurality of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, and the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, data units of the plurality of hierarchical data units after the access point, the retained data units being to decode a remaining portion of the number of hierarchical data units until a next access point;
reconstructing, in the switchrouter, data units from the retained data units; and
providing from the switchrouter to the intermediate device the first data unit and the reconstructed data units in response to a request when a current data unit of the plurality of hierarchical data units is not an access point.
31. The method of claim 30, further comprising:
selecting at least one of a starting element of a data stream to be processed before a remaining portion of a data stream, a top element of a data set to be processed before the remaining portion of the data set, a GOP start marker, and a key frame of video content as an access point.
32. The method of claim 30, further comprising selecting frames of video content as the data units.
33. The method of claim 30, further comprising selecting data units of a hierarchical data type as the data units.
34. A method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, and the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, data units of the number of hierarchical data units after the access point used to decode a remaining portion of the number of hierarchical data units until a next access point;
selecting a data transmission rate; and
providing the retained data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the calculated data transmission rate in response to a request when a current data unit of the number of hierarchical data units is not an access point.
35. The method of claim 34, further comprising selecting frames of video content as the data units.
36. The method of claim 34, further comprising selecting data units of a hierarchical data type as the data units.
37. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
retaining hierarchical data received from a data source in a buffer of the switchrouter, wherein the hierarchical data is sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data;
selecting a fixed data transmission rate for the retained hierarchical data in the buffer of the switchrouter;
providing initial hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the fixed data transmission rate, the initial data including an access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data; and
providing additional hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the fixed data transmission rate.
38. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying a first data unit as a first access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the first access point is to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the first access point decodable without reference to other data units;
retaining the first data unit and a number of additional data units of the number of hierarchical data units in the switchrouter until a second data unit is identified as a second access point among the data units;
providing the first data unit and the number of additional data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device in response to a request when a current data unit of the number of hierarchical data units is not the first access point; and
wherein the first access point is an initial element among the number of hierarchical data units that enables processing of at least some of the additional data units.
39. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the first access point is to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the first access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, one or more additional data units of the number of hierarchical data units after the access point, the retained data units being to decode the number of hierarchical data units after the access point until a next access point; and
providing the retained data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device in response to a request when a current data unit of the number of hierarchical data units is not an access point.
40. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a plurality of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data, the access point is to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, data units of the plurality of hierarchical data units after the access point, the retained data units being to decode a remaining portion of the number of hierarchical data units until a next access point;
reconstructing, in the switchrouter data units from the retained data units; and
providing from the switchrouter to the intermediate device the first data unit and the reconstructed data units in response to a request when a current data unit of the plurality of hierarchical data units is not an access point.
41. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for distributing data from a switchrouter to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode the data and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, the method comprising:
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, a first data unit as an access point among a number of hierarchical data units, wherein the hierarchical data units are sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data;
identifying and retaining, in the switchrouter, data units of the number of hierarchical data units after the access point used to decode a remaining portion of the number of hierarchical data units until a next access point, wherein the access point is decodable without reference to other hierarchical data;
select a data transmission rate; and
provide the retained data units from the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the calculated data transmission rate in response to a request when a current data unit of the number of hierarchical data units is not an access point.
42. An apparatus comprising:
means for retaining hierarchical data received from a data source in a buffer of a switchrouter, wherein the switchrouter is connected to an intermediate device connected to one or more user devices, wherein the intermediate device is configured to decode data received from the switchrouter and to present the decoded data to the one or more user devices, wherein the hierarchical data is sequential data in which use of future data depends on previous data;
means for selecting a fixed data transmission rate for the retained hierarchical data in the buffer;
means for providing initial hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate device at the fixed data transmission rate, the initial hierarchical data including an access point to enable decoding of hierarchical data, the access point decodable without reference to other hierarchical data; and
means for providing additional hierarchical data from the buffer of the switchrouter to the intermediate data at the fixed data transmission rate.

1. An electronic device comprising an electrically-conductive perforated patterned structure which is enclosed between a dielectric layer and an active element of the electronic device, said perforated patterned structure comprises a geometrical pattern defining an array of spaced-apart perforation regions surrounded by continuous electrically conductive regions, said pattern being such as to allow the active element of the electronic device to be in direct contact with said dielectric layer aligned with the perforation regions, a material composition of the device and features of said geometrical pattern being selected to provide a desired electrical conductance of the electrically-conductive perforated patterned structure and a desired profile of a charge carriers’ injection barrier along said structure.
2. The device of claim 1, comprising said active element on top of the electrically-conductive perforated patterned structure, said active element comprising an organic or amorphous semiconductor material composition corresponding to an active cell of a thin film transistor structure, said electrically-conductive perforated patterned structure being one of a source and drain electrodes enclosed between the dielectric layer of a gate on dielectric structure and said active element.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein said transistor structure is configured and operable as a vertical field effect transistor (VFET) structure with the source and drain electrodes arranged in a spaced-apart relationship in different layers, with the active element therebetween, one of said source and drain electrodes being said patterned perforated electrically-conductive structure.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive regions are formed by one or more metals or semiconductors.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the features of said geometrical pattern comprise a thickness of at least the electrically conductive layer structure, lateral dimensions of the perforation region and that of electrically-conductive surrounding, and a fill factor of perforations within the electrically-conductive structure.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein said material composition is selected to provide a certain electrical conductivity profile across the source electrode, said certain electrical conductivity profile being selected to provide the desired charge carrier’s injection.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein said material composition comprises a single material layer or a multi-layer structure.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein said patterned source electrode has anisotropic injection properties.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein said geometrical pattern is formed by depositing at least one electrically conductive material on said dielectric layer via a patterning mask comprising a block copolymer layer, thereby enabling nano-scale features of the pattern and independent selection of materials for the electrically conductive patterned structure and the dielectric layer underneath said structure.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein said block copolymer comprises PS-b-PMMA,
11. A method for use in manufacturing a vertical thin film transistor structure, the method comprising applying patterning to at least one layer of a source electrode structure to create an array of spaced-apart perforations surrounded by the continuous electrically conductive regions along said electrode, said patterning utilizing a block copolymer material as a patterning mask to thereby enabling to provide a selected thickness of the patterned layer and lateral feature size of the pattern.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said patterning creates nano-scale pattern features.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein said patterning comprises selecting an optimized relationship between the electrode layer thickness and the layer patterned perforations for a given selected dielectric layer thickness underneath the patterned electrode structure.
14. The method of claim 11, comprising providing a desired electrical conductivity along the patterned electrode and desired charge carriers’ injection barrier by appropriately selecting the source electrode material composition, geometry, and fill factor of the perforations.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said selecting of the source electrode material composition comprises providing a single material layer or a multi-layer structure.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein said patterning comprises controlling evaporation of one or more electrically conductive materials and selecting a dielectric material of a desired dielectric permeability.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein said patterning comprises creating a phase separation of diblock copolymer into a first phase and a second phase; dissolving the first phase of the diblock copolymer; evaporating at least one electrically conductive material onto said patterned block copolymer serving as a patterning mask; dissolving the second phase of the block copolymer by performing a lift-off process for the conductive material to thereby remove the mask and create a patterned conductive layer.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said creating of said phase separation comprises solvent annealing.

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. A connector assembly comprising:
a body having a top side and a bottom side;
a bottom signal plate connected to the bottom side, the bottom signal plate being configured for capacitive coupling to a conductor of a coplanar waveguide;
a bottom grounding plate connected to the bottom side and spaced apart from the bottom signal plate, the bottom grounding plate being configured for capacitive coupling to a grounding plane of the coplanar waveguide;
a first electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom signal plate and extending to the top side;
a second electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate and extending to the top side;
a dielectric adhesive at least partially covering the bottom signal plate and the bottom grounding plate;
a top grounding plate disposed on the top side, the top grounding plate being electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate through the second electrically conductive pathway; and
a microstrip disposed on the top side and electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway, the microstrip and the top grounding plate being spaced apart,
wherein the microstrip extends from the first electrically conductive pathway towards the top grounding plate.
2. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the body, the bottom signal plate, the bottom grounding plate, the first electrically conductive pathway and the second electrically conductive pathway comprise a printed circuit board.
3. The connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising a terminal attached to the microstrip and the top grounding plate on the top side, the terminal being configured to receive a coaxial cable and the terminal being electrically connected to the first electrically conductive pathway and to the second electrically conductive pathway.
4. The connector assembly of claim 1 further comprising circuitry in line with the microstrip.
5. A method of assembling a connector arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a coplanar waveguide having a center conductor and a grounding plane;
providing a connector assembly including:
a body having a top side and a bottom side;
a bottom signal plate connected to the bottom side;
a bottom grounding plate connected to the bottom side and spaced apart from the bottom signal plate;
a first electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom signal plate and extending to the top side;
a second electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate and extending to the top side; and
a dielectric adhesive at least partially covering the bottom signal plate and the bottom grounding plate;

aligning the connector assembly with the coplanar waveguide such that the bottom signal plate aligns with the center conductor and such that the bottom grounding plate aligns with the grounding plane; and
pressing the connector assembly and the coplanar waveguide together such that the dielectric adhesive adheres the connector assembly to the coplanar a waveguide
wherein a gap is disposed about a periphery of the center conductor such that the center conductor and the grounding plane are spaced apart, the gap being configured as a loop with a widened end, the method further comprising the step of aligning the bottom signal plate with the widened end.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the connector assembly further includes a top grounding plate disposed on the top side, the top grounding plate being electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate through the second electrically conductive pathway, wherein the connector assembly further includes a microstrip disposed on the top side, the microstrip being electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway, wherein the microstrip and the top grounding plate are spaced apart, the method further comprising the steps of:
providing a coaxial cable having a central conductor and a grounding shield; and
connecting the coaxial cable to the connector assembly such that the grounding shield is electrically connected to the top grounding plate and the central conductor is electrically connected to the microstrip.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the connecting step comprises soldering the grounding shield to the top grounding plate and soldering the central conductor to the micro strip.
8. A connecting arrangement comprising:
a coplanar waveguide having a center conductor and a grounding plane; and
a connector assembly including:
a body having a top side and a bottom side;
a bottom signal plate connected to the bottom side;
a bottom grounding plate connected to the bottom side and spaced apart from the bottom signal plate;
a first electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom signal plate and extending to the top side;
a second electrically conductive pathway electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate and extending to the top side; and
a dielectric adhesive at least partially covering the bottom signal plate and the bottom grounding plate
wherein the bottom signal plate is capacitively coupled with the center conductor, wherein the bottom grounding plate is capacitively coupled with the grounding plane, and wherein the dielectric adhesive adheres the connector assembly to the coplanar waveguide and
wherein a gap is disposed about a periphery of the center conductor such that the center conductor and the grounding plane are spaced apart, the gap being configured as a loop with a widened end and wherein the bottom signal plate is aligned with the widened end.
9. The connecting arrangement of claim 8:
wherein the body comprises a printed circuit board;
wherein a gap is disposed about a periphery of the center conductor such that the center conductor and the grounding plane are spaced apart, the gap being configured as a loop with a widened end,
wherein the bottom signal plate is aligned with the widened end,
wherein the connector assembly further includes a top grounding plate disposed on the top side, the top grounding plate being electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate through the second electrically conductive pathway,
wherein the connector assembly further includes a microstrip disposed on the top side, the microstrip being electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway, the microstrip and the top grounding plate being spaced apart,
wherein the microstrip extends from the first electrically conductive pathway towards the top grounding plate,
wherein a characteristic impedance of the microstrip is substantially the same as a characteristic impedance of the coplanar waveguide,
wherein the first electrically conductive pathway comprises a via hole, and
wherein the second electrically conductive pathway comprises a via hole.
10. The connecting arrangement of claim 8, wherein the body, the bottom signal plate, the bottom grounding plate, the first electrically conductive pathway and the second electrically conductive pathway comprise a printed circuit board.
11. The connecting arrangement of claim 8, wherein the connector assembly further includes a microstrip disposed on the top side, the microstrip being electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway.
12. The connecting arrangement of claim 11, wherein a characteristic impedance of the microstrip is substantially the same as a characteristic impedance of the coplanar waveguide.
13. The connecting arrangement of claim 8, wherein the connector assembly further includes a top grounding plate disposed on the top side, the top grounding plate being electrically connected to the bottom grounding plate through the second electrically conductive pathway.
14. The connecting arrangement of claim 13, wherein the connector assembly further includes a microstrip disposed on the top side and electrically connected to the bottom signal plate through the first electrically conductive pathway, the microstrip and the top grounding plate being spaced apart.