Patent ID: 7819697

Claim:
An electrical connector system for mounting a substrate, the system comprising: a plurality of wafer assemblies defining a mating end and a mounting end, each of the wafer assemblies comprising: a first housing defining a plurality of first electrical contact channels; a first array of electrical contacts positioned substantially within the plurality of first electrical contact channels, each electrical contact of the first array of electrical contacts defining an electrical mating connector extending past an edge of the first housing at the mating end of the wafer assembly; a second housing configured to mate with the first housing, the second housing defining a plurality of second electrical contact channels; a second array of electrical contacts positioned substantially within the plurality of second electrical contact channels, each electrical contact of the second array of electrical contacts defining an electrical mating connector extending past an edge of the second housing at the mating end of the wafer assembly; and a ground frame positioned at a side of the second housing, the ground frame defining a plurality of ground mating tabs extending past the edge of the second housing at the mating end of the wafer assembly; and a wafer housing adapted to position the plurality of wafer assemblies adjacent to one another in the electrical connector system.