Patent ID: 7223107

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric housing defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough and a receiving chamber therein; a shielding shell having an inner frame overlaid with inner walls of said receiving chamber; a plurality of power and signal terminals received in said passageways and each having a contact portion exposed to the receiving chamber and a solder foot extending beyond said dielectric housing, the solder foot of the power terminals generally having a greater width than that of the signal terminals, the power terminals disposed at one end of the dielectric housing; and at least one solder pad contact disposed in one of said passageways at the other end of the dielectric housing opposite to the power terminals, the solder pad contact having a solder foot extending beyond said dielectric housing and having a greater width than that of the signal terminal, the solder pad contact not exposed to the receiving chamber and used solely for attachment to a printed circuit board so as to cooperate with the power terminals in providing a balanced solder attachment to the printed circuit board.