Patent ID: 6848944
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a substantially planar dielectric; a substantially planar ground plane disposed on one planar surface of the dielectric; and a plurality of differential pair signal conductors disposed on the opposing planar surface of the dielectric, each of the plurality of differential pair signal conductors having a corresponding pair of signal contact pins, each signal contact pin of the pair of signal contact pins comprising a) a surface mount portion surface mounted to one of the plurality of differential pair signal conductors, b) a mating portion extending from the surface mount portion, and c) an offset portion between the mating portion and the surface mount portion, offsetting the mating portion from the surface mount portion, wherein for each pair of signal contact pins, the offset portions of the pair of signal contact pins offset the mating portions of the pair of signal contact pins to opposite sides of the dielectric.