Patent ID: 6120306
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector for mounting to a circuit substrate comprising:a housing; anda connector pair supported by said housing, said connector pair including:a header connector having an electrically conductive connector housing, an opening in which an insulator element having a pin opening is disposed, a signal pin extending through said pin opening in said insulator element and through said connector housing and separated from said connector housing by said insulator element, and a raised ground surface surrounding said insulator element and said signal pin; anda socket connector, having a signal receptacle contact, a ground receptacle contact, and a dielectric film separating said signal contact and said ground contact from one another, so that, in mated condition, said signal contact mechanically connects and electrically contacts with said signal pin, and said ground contact mechanically connects and electrically contacts with said raised ground surface.