Patent ID: 7040934

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a socket connector to connect to a backplane and to receive an electronic device, the socket connector including: a plurality of pairs of signal contacts disposed on opposing sides of an upper portion of the socket connector to receive signals from the electronic device, each of the pairs of signal contacts having a first contact to receive first differential phase signals and a second contact to receive second differential phase signals; a plurality of ground pins to connect to a ground plane of the backplane, wherein one of the ground pins is between each of the pairs of signal contacts; and a plurality set of ground frames disposed below the plurality of pairs of signal contacts to connect to the ground plane and to isolate the opposing plurality of pairs of signal contacts from each other, wherein each ground frame spans at least a length of two ground pins and two pairs of signal contacts, and wherein the each ground frame is soldered to each through-hole of the backplane.