Patent ID: 7165981
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing; at least a first array of three spaced-apart conductive terminals supported by the housing, the first terminal array including a pair of first differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signals therethrough and a first ground terminal associated with said first differential signal terminal pair, said first ground and differential signal terminals having contact portions at first ends thereof for contacting like terminals in an opposing connector, the contact portions of said first differential signal and ground terminals being arranged to extend in a first direction on said connector housing, said first ground and differential signal terminal contact portions being spaced apart from each other along their length such that first ground and differential signal terminal contact portions are arranged at vertices of an imaginary triangle, at least part of said first ground terminal contact portion overlying a portion of said first differential signal terminal contact portions.