Patent ID: 7153162

Claim:
A backplane connector comprising: a receptacle connector for mounting to a vertical board and a plug connector for mounting to a daughter board, the plug connector including an insulative housing having an opening which receives the receptacle connector, a plurality of conductive pin terminals arranged in plurality of vertical columns and horizontal rows within the housing, and a plurality of vertical shielding plates arranged between the pin terminals; said receptacle connector including a plurality of conductive contacts for contacting with the pin terminals, a plurality of horizontal shielding plates spaced-apart for intersecting the vertical shielding plates in a cross-like fashion, and a receptacle connector housing holding the contacts and the horizontal shielding plates; and, wherein slits for allowing insertion of the vertical shield plates are provided in said housing and said horizontal shielding plates of said receptacle connector, and, wherein said plurality of pin terminals are formed as terminal units in which said vertical rows of pin terminals between said vertical shielding plates are integrated, said receptacle connector housing is formed by a plurality of housing units stacked together in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction and connected to each other, said horizontal shielding plates being respectively integrated with said housing units, said horizontal shielding plates being integrally formed with said respective housing units by insert molding.