Patent ID: 6537086
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector used for transmitting high speed signals between an electrical component and a circuit board, comprising:a dielectric body defining a plurality of passageways; and a plurality of signal contact units being retained in the passageways of the dielectric body, each signal contact unit having a differential pair of upper and lower contacts separated from each other wherein the lower contact is shorter than the upper contact in total length, each of the upper and lower contacts comprising a retaining body, a resilient beam and a soldering portion extending from opposite ends of the retaining body, the retaining body of the lower contact defining a cutout in an upper side thereof adjacent to the upper contact; wherein the cutout of the lower contact is substantially shaped like an inverted funnel in cross section and is defined by a pair of lateral sides and a bottom side connecting the later sides, a first distance between upper ends of the lateral sides being shorter than a second distance between lower ends of the lateral sides; and wherein a first electrical path through the lower contact passes under the cutout for increasing an effective length thereof to be substantial equal to a second electrical path through the upper contact.