Patent ID: 7744416

Claim:
A high speed connector assembly with a shielding system, comprising: a plurality of pairs of differential signal contact terminals and each of the signal contact terminals having a median portion, a first engaging portion extending from the median portion, and a second engaging portion extending from the median portion opposite to the first engaging portion; a plurality of pairs of ground contact terminals with the pairs of signal contact terminals arranged therebetween, wherein at least one of said ground contact terminals has a tail portion angled away from the median portion of one of the signal contacts; and a shielding ground bus having a first portion electrically interconnecting to at least one of the pairs of ground contact terminals, and a second shroud portion different from the first portion and substantially enclosing the median portions of the pair of differential signal contact terminals; the shielding bus further comprising at least one spring arm to interconnect to one of the ground contact terminals.