Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating port in a transverse direction, a top wall and a bottom wall horizontally extending in two sides of the mating port, and a number of terminal passageways; and a terminal module received in the insulative housing, the terminal module comprising an insulative plate extending along the transverse direction and a number of conductive terminals insert molded in the insulative plate, the conductive terminal having a fixed section in the insulative plate and a contact section extending from the fixed section and received in a corresponding terminal passageway, the conductive terminals comprising a number of pairs of differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signal; wherein the insulative plate has a number of slots, the slot having two opposite edges, the pair of signal terminals having closer inner edges, the inner edge being between two opposite edges of the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating port in a transverse direction, a top wall and a bottom wall horizontally extending in two sides of the mating port, and a number of terminal passageways; and a terminal module received in the insulative housing, the terminal module comprising an insulative plate extending along the transverse direction and a number of conductive terminals insert molded in the insulative plate, the conductive terminal having a fixed section in the insulative plate and a contact section extending from the fixed section and received in a corresponding terminal passageway, the conductive terminals comprising a number of pairs of differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signal; wherein the insulative plate has a number of slots, the slot having two opposite edges, the pair of signal terminals having closer inner edges, the inner edge being between two opposite edges of the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to be straddle mounted to a PCB and a method for mounting such an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining a datum to abut the bottom side of the PCB and an upper row of contacts fastened in the housing. Each upper contact has a flexible mounting portion extending from the housing to abut the top side of the PCB. The mounting portions of the top contacts and the datum of the housing is adapted to clip the PCB thereby positioning the electrical connector related to the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to be straddle mounted to a PCB and a method for mounting such an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining a datum to abut the bottom side of the PCB and an upper row of contacts fastened in the housing. Each upper contact has a flexible mounting portion extending from the housing to abut the top side of the PCB. The mounting portions of the top contacts and the datum of the housing is adapted to clip the PCB thereby positioning the electrical connector related to the PCB.