Patent ID: 8007316

Claim:
A contact assembly of a first connector, the contact assembly comprising: a conductive body extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and a mounting end; a first dielectric layer disposed over the conductive body between the mating end and the mounting end; and a first conductive layer disposed over the first dielectric layer and separated from the conductive body by the first dielectric layer, wherein the first conductive layer, the first dielectric layer, and the conductive body form a capacitive element, wherein the capacitive element is configured to mate with a mating contact of a second connector to establish a signal propagation path that extends from the second connector and through the first conductive layer, the first dielectric layer, and the conductive body to the first connector, and wherein the conductive body, the first dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer form a contact pin that is receivable into the mating contact of the second connector.