Patent ID: 9246251
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing have a card slot; a first wafer having a first and second ground terminal, the first and second ground terminals having, respectively, a first and second contact positioned on opposite sides of the card slot, the first wafer having a bar electrically connecting the first and second ground terminal, the bar including a plurality of first junctions; a second wafer having a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal, the second wafer supporting a plurality of tail stubs, the signal terminals each having a contact, a signal tail and a body extending therebetween, the contacts of the first and second signal terminals positioned on opposite sides of the card slot and the plurality of tail stubs each having a second junction and a ground tail; a third wafer having a third signal terminal and a fourth signal terminal, the third and fourth signal terminals each having a contact, a signal tail and a body extending therebetween, the contacts of the third and fourth signal terminals positioned on opposite sides of the card slot, the first terminal of the second wafer and the third terminal of the third wafer forming a first broad-side coupled differential pair and the second terminal of the second wafer and the fourth terminal of the third wafer forming a second broad-side coupled differential pair; and a plurality of conductive members electrically connecting the first junctions with the second junctions.