Patent ID: 8188369

Claim:
A cable assembly, comprising: a housing, comprising a receiving space; a flexible substrate, received in the receiving space of the housing and comprising a first row of golden fingers extending across a front end of the flexible substrate, and a second row of golden fingers extending across a rear end of the substrate in align with the first row of golden fingers; at least one matching stratum attached on the flexible substrate for regulating the impedance of flexible substrate and comprising a pair of slots; and a shell, covering the flexible substrate with the golden fingers exposed out the shell, the matching stratum and the housing and comprising a connecting element electrically connected to the matching stratum and a pair of fastening rims extending inwardly therefrom and corresponding to the slots of the matching stratum; wherein said connecting element extends from the back edge of the shell and forms a top connected to the matching stratum, said matching stratum comprises a dielectric stratum attached on the flexible substrate and an electric stratum attached on the dielectric stratum, said connecting element of the shell is electrically connected to the electric stratum, the fastening rims are respectively inserted into the slots of the matching stratum.