Patent ID: 8202117

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first contact module comprising a first insulative body and a plurality of first contacts mounted on the first insulative body, each of the first contacts comprising a first contact portion extending beyond the first insulative body, the first contacts being arranged on a first vertical plane; a second contact module comprising a second insulative body and a plurality of second contacts mounted on the second insulative body, each of the second contacts comprising a second contact portion extending beyond the second insulative body, the second contacts being arranged on a second vertical plane spaced apart from the first vertical plane; and a shield plate disposed adjacent to a side of the second contact module; wherein the first insulative housing disposed adjacent to an opposite side of the second insulative housing; wherein the electrical connector is devoid of shield between the first contact module and the second contact module; wherein the first contact module comprises at least one first differential pair constituted by a pair of said first contacts disposed adjacent to each other along a vertical direction; wherein the second contact module comprises at least one second differential pair constituted by a pair of said second contacts disposed adjacent to each other along the vertical direction; wherein the at least one first differential pair and the at least one second differential pair are offset along the vertical direction.