Patent ID: 7651336

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first electrical interconnect structure having i) a first separation layer with first and second surfaces, the first separation layer having a dielectric component, ii) first ground layer and, iii) a first signal conducting layer geometrically parallel with, and electrically isolated from, the first ground layer, the first signal conducting layer comprising a first plurality of cantilever beam conductors forming a first cantilever beam layer, each of the first plurality of cantilever beam conductors comprising a center section disposed between first and second ends, wherein the center sections of at least some of the first plurality of cantilever beam conductors are in physical contact with the first separation layer, and wherein none of the first and second ends of the first plurality of cantilever beam conductors are in physical contact with the first separation layer, and wherein the first ground layer comprises a second plurality of cantilever beam conductors that are in electrical continuity with each other, and which collectively form a second cantilever beam layer, each of the second plurality of cantilever beam conductors having a first end and a second end and a central section disposed between the first and second ends.