Patent ID: 6848917

Claim:
A connector assembly for use in connecting to differential signal circuits on at least one circuit board, comprising: a connector housing, the connector housing including a plurality of longitudinally extending and transversely extending walls that define, in part, a plurality of cavities in said housing, the cavities extending completely through said connector housing, said housing having conductive surfaces including on the surfaces of said plurality of cavities for providing a reference ground surrounding each of said cavities; a plurality of terminal assemblies received in said cavities, each of the terminal assemblies including at least one differential signal pair, said at least one differential signal pair including tail portions on at least one end of said terminal assemblies for connecting the differential signal pairs to circuits on said at least one circuit board, said terminal assemblies being at least partially held within said cavities; and, a plurality of ground terminal members disposed along said plurality of walls and in electrical contact with said conductive surfaces of the housing for electrically connecting said conductive surfaces to ground circuits on said at least one circuit board, said ground terminal members being further adjacently located to differential signal pairs at the connector to circuit board interface.