Patent ID: 6955565

Claim:
A wafer connector for connection to a backplane, comprising: an insulative connector housing having a mating end and a termination end, a plurality of conductive contacts disposed within the housing for connecting to a like plurality of conductors of a plurality of cables, each of the cables including at least one signal wire and a shielding member associated with the signal wire, the connector contacts including a plurality of signal contacts and at least one ground contact, a first conductive grounding shield supported by the connecting housing extending over the contacts and having an elongated ground member extending rearwardly from the first grounding shield into a termination area between at least two of the cables, and, a shielding assembly extending over the termination area, the shielding assembly including an insulative bridging member that extends between a rear edge of the first grounding shield and the cable shielding member, and a second conductive grounding shield overlying the bridging member, the second grounding shield also extending between and making contact with the first grounding shield rear edge and of the cable shielding member to provide grounding to said connector between said first grounding shield and said cable shielding member.