Patent ID: 7845985

Claim:
An co-edge connector, comprising: a first housing with a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, a first face and a second face, the first housing including a plurality of channels positioned on the first face and extending a portion of the distance between the first side and the second side; a second housing with a third face and a fourth face, the second housing configured to mate with the first housing so that the third face opposes the first face; and two terminals positioned in the plurality of channels and configured to be broadside coupled, each terminal including a body portion and a first leg and a second leg, the first and second leg extending from the body portion in opposite directions, the body portion secured to the first housing, wherein the connector is configured, in operation, to mate with a first panel and a second panel and is further configured to couple a first set of two signal traces adjacent a first edge of the first panel with a second set of two signal traces adjacent a second edge of the second panel, wherein the two terminals are configured to act as a signal pair and to provide a data rate of at least 8 gigabits per second (Gbps) between the first and second panel with a return loss performance of at least −10 db.