Patent ID: 9666990
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A plug connector comprising: a plug body having a terminating end configured to terminate to an electrical component and a mating end configured to mate with a mating electrical connector, the plug body having a first outer side and a second outer side, the plug body having pockets between the first and second outer sides; a plug shroud extending from the plug body at the terminating end, the plug shroud being configured to be coupled to the electrical component; a contact array held by the plug body, the contact array having signal contacts and ground contacts interleaved between corresponding signal contacts, the signal and ground contacts being exposed along the first and second outer sides, at least some of the ground contacts being aligned with corresponding pockets; and resonance-control lossy inserts provided in corresponding pockets adjacent corresponding ground contacts, the lossy inserts being manufactured from lossy material capable of absorbing electrical resonance propagating through the plug body, wherein each lossy insert ties a plurality of ground contacts together.