Patent ID: 8216001

Claim:
A connector assembly for connecting a first printed circuit board with a second printed circuit board, the connector assembly comprising: a first column of differential signal pair contact ends offset from a second column of differential signal pair contact ends so that, for each differential signal pair contact end in the first column of differential signal pair contact ends, the closest differential signal pair contact end in a same row and in the second column of differential signal pair contact ends is of a first polarity; a third column of differential signal pair contact ends offset from a fourth column of differential signal pair contact ends so that, for each differential signal pair contact end in the third column of differential signal pair contact ends, the closest differential signal pair contact end in a same row and in the fourth column of differential signal pair contact ends is of a second polarity, opposite the first polarity; and conductive elements electrically connecting the first column of differential signal pair contact ends to the third column of differential signal pair contact ends and electrically connecting the second column of differential signal pair contact ends to the fourth column of differential signal pair contact ends, wherein the first and second columns of differential signal pair contact ends are configured to connect to first and second columns of differential signal pair launches, respectively, on the first printed circuit board, and wherein the third and fourth columns of differential signal pair contact ends are configured to connect to third and fourth columns of differential signal pair launches, respectively, on the second printed circuit board.