Patent ID: 8202121
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for a cable comprising: signal pins arranged as a pair with the signal pins carrying differential signals, each of the signal pins having a mating end and a wire end, the wire end configured to be electrically coupled to a wire of the cable, the mating end configured to be inserted into a via of a substrate; a pin retainer having apertures extending therethrough, the pair of signal pins inserted through the apertures of the pin retainer such that the mating ends of the signal pins extend from the pin retainer; and a ground frame having a wire end and a mating end, an opening extending between the wire end and the mating end, the pin retainer positioned within the opening of the ground frame such that the mating ends of the signal pins extend from the mating end of the ground frame, the wire end of the ground frame configured to contact a shield of the cable, wherein the ground frame includes a ground pin extending from the mating end of the ground frame, the ground pin configured to be inserted into a via of the substrate.