Patent ID: 7708600

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for connecting with an electronic element and capable of mating with at least one of a first and a second complementary connectors to form an electrical connection between the electronic element and the complementary connectors, comprising: a housing comprising an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, and a pair of sidewalls connecting with the upper and lower walls, the housing defining a receiving space circumscribed by the upper wall, the lower wall and the sidewalls; a plurality of first terminals assembled to the upper wall of the housing and at least one second terminal assembled to the housing, each of the first and second terminals comprising a mating portion, an intermediate portion retaining to the housing and a tail portion, the mating portions of the first terminals exposed to the receiving space of the housing adapted for mating with the first complementary connector, and the mating portion of the at least one second terminal laterally exposed outside the housing adapted for mating with the second complementary connector together with the first terminals, wherein the at least one second terminal is assembled to one of the sidewalls of the housing, wherein the upper wall of the housing defines a plurality of first channels communicating with the receiving space, and wherein the first terminals are assembled to the first channels, wherein the sidewall of the housing assembled with the at least one second terminal defines a second channel spaced from the first channels and the receiving space, wherein the at least one second terminal transmits power for the electrical connector, and the first terminals comprise a plurality of signal terminals and grounding terminals, wherein the signal terminals of the first terminals are arranged as differential pairs, and the grounding terminals are arranged at opposite sides of the differential pairs, wherein the tail portion of the at least one second terminal is U-shaped and further comprising a conductive shell at least partially enclosing the housing and the first and second terminals, wherein the conductive shell comprises a first shell half and a second shell half assembled to the first shell half.