Patent ID: 8764488

Claim:
A connector for mounting on a circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a first wall, a second wall, and a receptor slot defined between the first and second walls; a row of first terminals supported by the insulative housing and protruding downwardly into the receptor slot, the row of first terminals including a first ground terminal, a second ground terminal, and a first differential pair positioned between the first and second ground terminals; a row of second terminals supported by the insulative housing and protruding upwardly into the receptor slot, the row of second terminals including a third ground terminal, a fourth ground terminal, and a second differential pair positioned between the third and fourth ground terminals, the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals separated from each other along a front-to-back direction to define a locating space therebetween; and a bridge positioned in the locating space and electrically coupling the first ground terminal with the second ground terminal.