Patent ID: 7722401

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a) a housing having a first surface; b) a plurality of conductors disposed at least in part within the housing, the plurality of conductors being disposed in a plane, the plurality of conductors comprising: i) a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor, longer than the first signal conductor; and ii) a ground conductor adjacent the second conductor; wherein the housing comprises: at least one first region of a first dielectric constant, the at least one first region being disposed along at least a portion of a length of the first signal conductor; and at least one second region of a second dielectric constant, lower than the first dielectric constant, the at least one second region extending into the housing from the first surface and being disposed along at least a portion of a length of the second signal conductor between the second signal conductor and the ground conductor; and at least one third region of lossy material between the ground conductor and the first surface, the at least one third region being disposed along at least a portion of a length of the ground conductor adjacent the at least one second region.