Patent ID: 7708569

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an array of electrical contacts extending along a plurality of rows and columns, wherein each of the columns is spaced apart from an adjacent column by a constant column pitch, and the array of electrical contacts includes: a first electrical contact disposed in a first column and a second electrical contact disposed in a second column adjacent the first column, wherein the first and second electrical contacts are disposed in a first row and are arranged broadside-to-broadside so as to define a first broadside coupled differential signal pair; a third electrical contact disposed in the second column and a fourth electrical contact disposed in a third column adjacent the second column, wherein the third and fourth electrical contacts are disposed in a second row adjacent the first row, and the third and fourth electrical contacts are arranged broadside-to-broadside so as to define a second broadside coupled differential signal pair; and a fifth electrical contact disposed in the first column and a sixth electrical contact disposed in a fourth column adjacent the first column, wherein the fifth and sixth electrical contacts are disposed in a third row adjacent the second row, and the fifth and sixth electrical contacts are arranged broadside-to-broadside so as to define a third broadside coupled differential signal pair.