Patent ID: 8506317

Claim:
A cable assembly comprising at least one electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a top, a bottom and two sidewalls interconnecting to form a mating face at one end and a rear face at another end and whereby there is a mating slot formed at the mating face for receiving a complementary connector; a first set of contacts mounted in a first set of channels incorporated at the top of the insulative housing and a second set of contacts mounted in a second set of channels incorporated at the bottom of the insulative housing; and an electrically conductive shielding device located between the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts, a cable housing having a top cover and a bottom cover whereby the top cover is coupled to the bottom cover by a coupling device; and at least one printed circuit board enclosed within the cable housing, wherein each printed circuit board is coupled to the electrical connector at one end and to at least one shielded cable at another end.