Patent ID: 7803009

Claim:
A plug connector, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending from the base portion in a first mating direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and comprising a number of signal contacts and a number of power contacts; a circuit board with a plurality of through holes therein, the signal contacts soldered with the circuit board; and a plurality of wires comprising a plurality of signal wires and a plurality of power wires respectively electrically connecting with the contacts; wherein the signal wires are flatly soldered on the circuit board, the power wires are soldered with the contacts directly or electrically connected with the contacts by the circuit board, the signal wires are arranged to extend laterally along a second direction perpendicular to a first mating direction, and the power wires are arranged to extend along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction.