Patent ID: 8771016
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a plurality of columns, each column comprising a plurality of conductive elements, the plurality of columns aligned in parallel such that the plurality of conductive elements in the plurality of columns are disposed in a plurality of rows, each conductive element having a broadside portion and an edge portion, the edge portion constructed to be narrower than the broadside portion, wherein a first broadside and a second broadside of the broadside portion are joined by a first edge and a second edge of the edge portion, the first broadside and the second broadside each being wider than the first edge and the second edge; and lossy material disposed adjacent the conductive elements of each of the plurality of columns, wherein the plurality of columns and the lossy material are configured such that conductive elements provide differential signal conducting paths having a nominal impedance, and the lossy material is positioned such that signal paths formed from adjacent conductive elements in the same column have an impedance no less than 80% of the nominal impedance and signal paths formed from adjacent conductive elements in adjacent columns have an impedance no greater than 120% of the nominal impedance.