Patent ID: 7094102

Claim:
A differential electrical connector having differential pairs held in an insulative housing in a plurality of rows, wherein each of the plurality of rows comprises: a plurality of signal conductors provided as differential pairs, with each signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to a printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween having a first width; for each differential pair of signal conductors, one first contact end lies along a first line that is parallel to the plurality of rows and the other first contact end lies along a second line that is parallel to and spaced from the first line; a plurality of ground conductors with each ground conductor corresponding to a differential pair of signal conductors; each ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween having a second width that is at least twice the first width; and the first contact end of each ground conductor lying along a third line that is parallel to and spaced from the first and second lines.