Patent ID: 7775802

Claim:
An electrical connector system for mounting a substrate, the system comprising: a plurality of wafer assemblies, each wafer assembly comprising: a center frame defining a first side and a second side opposing the first side; a first array of electrical contacts; a second array of electrical contacts; and a plurality of ground shields; wherein the first and second sides each define a plurality of electrical contact channels; wherein at least one of the first and second sides defines a plurality of ground shield channels that are positioned on the wafer assembly such that each ground shield channel is separated from another ground shield channel by an electrical contact channel of the plurality of electrical contact channels; wherein the first array of electrical contacts is positioned substantially within the plurality of electrical contact channels of the first side; wherein the second array of electrical contacts is positioned substantially within the plurality of electrical contact channels of the second side; and wherein the plurality of ground shields is positioned substantially within the plurality of ground shield channels.