1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electrical connector for being mounted to a circuit board, and more particularly to an electrical connector with an improved spacer for heat dissipation.
2. Description of Related Art
With rapid development of electronic technologies, electrical connectors have been widely used in electronic devices for exchanging information and data with external devices. A conventional QSFP connector usually includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a spacer for organizing the contacts and a metallic shielding cage enclosing the insulative housing. Each contact includes a soldering portion extending beyond the insulative housing for being soldered to a circuit board.
However, since the spacer and the contacts are wholly embedded, the air permeability of spacer of the conventional QSFP connector is poor. As a result, heat generated by the contacts cannot be easily dissipated to the air, thereby decreasing the working life of the QSFP connector.
Hence, an electrical connector with an improved spacer for robust heat dissipation is desired.