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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Steven E. Minich, York, PA (US);
Mark R. Gray, York, PA (US);
Vittal Balasubramanian, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Inventors:
Steven E. Minich, York, PA (US);
Mark R. Gray, York, PA (US);
Vittal Balasubramanian, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
FCI Americas Technology LLC, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A row-based electrical connector includes a connector housing that supports a plurality of electrical contacts that define broadside coupled differential signal pairs along a row direction. The electrical connector further includes conductive ground shields disposed between adjacent differential signal pairs, and a conductive plate in electrical communication with the ground shields and electrically isolated from the differential signal pairs.