Patent ID: 7815468

Claim:
A connector to be engaged with and connected to an opponent connector, the connector comprising: a ground plate extending in a first direction; a plurality of first signal contacts placed side by side in the first direction, the plurality of first signal contacts being configured to come in contact with a plurality of second signal contacts of the opponent connector; and a plurality of first ground contacts placed side by side in the first direction, the plurality of first ground contacts being configured to come in contact with a plurality of second ground contacts of the opponent connector; wherein the ground plate and the first ground contacts are formed in a unified body by processing a single metal plate; the ground plate and the first ground contacts are electrically connected to each other at opponent connector sides thereof; and the first ground contacts are shifted toward the opponent connector relative to the first signal contacts so as to come in contact with the second ground contacts of the opponent connector before the first signal contacts come in contact with the second signal contacts of the opponent connector.