Patent ID: 7722400
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for a plurality of differential pairs, comprising: a first housing supporting a first array of differential pair conductors and a plurality of shield tab receptacles formed in the housing between adjacent columns of the differential pairs; a second housing for mating with the first housing and supporting a second array of differential pair conductors and a plurality of electrically conductive shield tabs extending from the second housing between adjacent columns of the differential pairs for insertion into the shield tab receptacles of the first housing so as to provide an electromagnetic shield between adjacent columns of the first and second arrays of the differential pairs when the first and second housings are mated; and a plurality of conductive ground blades extending from the first housing and between adjacent rows of the first array of differential pairs, the ground blades configured to be inserted into the second housing when the housings are mated.