Patent ID: 7744414

Claim:
An electrical connector system comprising: a header comprising a leading end having a plurality of differential signal pins that are insertable into an electronic device and at least two separated stripline ground plates extending from the leading end toward a mating end of the header; and a carrier assembly coupleable with the mating end of the header, the carrier assembly comprising: an organizer comprising a plurality of column organizer plates and row organizer plates that interlock to define an array of channels, a plurality of termination devices, each termination device at least partially disposed within one of the channels and including a contact configured to that electrically couple with one of the differential signal pins, an insulator disposed around the contact, and a tubular shield disposed around the insulator; wherein the organizer abuts the stripline ground plate to electronically shield connections within the electrical connector system, and wherein the header comprises a wall defining the leading end and the stripline ground plates comprise short-shielded stripline ground plates having ends that are co-planar with an interior surface of the wall, the organizer and the tubular shields of the termination devices spaced from the ends of the short-shielded stripline ground plates to electrically shield the electrical connector system.