Patent ID: 7083465

Claim:
A cable assembly comprising: a first connector comprising a first insulative housing, a plurality of signal and power contacts, a pair of spacers and a first cover over-molded with a rear end of the first housing, the first housing comprising an elongated base defining a pair of side by side mating ports along a front-to-back direction and a pair of recesses extending forwardly from a rear surface thereof, the signal and power contacts respectively received in the mating ports and each having a straight tail portion extending rearwardly beyond the rear surface, the spacers respectively received in the recesses and veiling the rear surface except defining a plurality of through holes which allows the tail portions of the signal and power contacts to snugly extend therethrough; a second connector comprising a second insulative housing, a plurality of signal and power terminals and a shield partially enclosing die second housing, the second housing comprising a base portion, a tongue portion perpendicularly extending from the base portion, the base portion and the tongue portion together define a plurality of grooves from a rear end of the base portion to a front end of the tongue portion for receiving the signal and power terminals; and a cable set comprising a signal cable and a plurality of power wires arranged side by side, the signal cable electrically connecting with the signal contacts of the first connector and terminated to the signal terminals of the second connector, the power wires electrically connecting with the power contacts of the first connector and terminated to the power terminals of the second connector; wherein the first connector remains some power contacts free from any connection.