Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable that includes a cable conductor having an end portion. The cable assembly includes a contact terminated to the end portion of the cable conductor. The contact includes a mating end and a terminating end. The mating end has a mating interface configured to be mated to a mating contact. The terminating end is configured to be joined to the end portion of the cable conductor at a termination. The terminating end includes a folded portion to increase a thickness of the terminating end at the termination.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable connector that includes a connector housing extending between a mating end and a cable end. The cable connector includes cable modules received in a cavity in a module stack. Each cable module includes a module housing holding signal contacts and cables terminated to the signal contacts. The cable connector includes a connector identification module received in the cavity configured to be mated with the mating connector assembly with the cable modules. The connector identification module includes an identification device held by an identification module housing. The identification device has unique identification data stored on the identification device. The identification device is operably coupled to the identification contact to transmit the unique identification data to the mating connector assembly.

Abstract: A connector assembly for mating with a mating connector assembly includes a connector holder that has a frame defining a connector chamber configured to be mounted to a panel. The connector assembly includes a cable connector received in the connector chamber and extending forward from the front of the frame to pass through an opening in the panel for mating with the mating connector. The connector assembly includes a connector identification module held by the frame including a mating end configured to be mated with a mating identification module of the mating connector assembly. The connector identification module includes an identification device having unique identification data and operably coupled to the identification contacts to transmit the unique identification data to the mating identification module.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable connector including a connector housing holding contact assemblies with cables terminated to signal contacts and shields. The cable connector assembly includes a connector identification module configured to be mated with a mating connector assembly. The connector identification module includes an identification contact assembly received in the cavity and coupled to the connector housing. The identification contact assembly includes an identification contact holder holding an identification signal contact. The connector identification module includes an identification device having unique identification data stored on the identification device. The identification device is operably coupled to the identification signal contact to transmit the unique identification data to the mating connector assembly.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector holder having a frame holding a cable connector in a connector chamber. The cable connector includes a connector housing holding contact assemblies. The connector assembly includes a mounting assembly for mounting the connector holder to a panel. The mounting assembly includes a shaft, a biasing member operably coupled between the connector holder and the shaft, and a support element configured to be operably coupled between the shaft and the panel to support the shaft relative to the panel. The shaft is received in a locating opening and is undersized relative to the locating opening to allow a limited amount of floating movement in the locating opening in a float direction perpendicular to the mating direction to allow the connector holder and the cable connector to move relative to the panel.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector holder having a frame including an upper frame member, a lower frame member, and first and second side frame members defining a connector chamber. The frame includes a rear frame member rearward of the connector chamber. The connector assembly includes a cable connector received in the connector chamber having a connector housing holding contact assemblies. The connector assembly includes a biasing member operably coupled between the cable connector and the rear frame member of the connector holder. The biasing member forward biases the cable connector and is compressible in a rearward compression direction to allow the cable connector to move rearward relative to the rear frame member.

Abstract: A circuit board for use in a modular electrical connector. Signal pathways is provided on a first surface. First ground pathways is provided on the first surface adjacent at least one of the signal pathways. Second ground pathways are provided on a second surface in line with the signal pathways. Vias extend from the first ground pathways through the circuit board to the second ground pathways, thereby placing the first ground pathways in electrical engagement with the second ground pathways. The first ground pathways, the vias and the second ground pathways extend along multiple pairs of the signal pathways and form cavities around the multiple pairs of the signal pathways to provide electrical shielding for the multiple pairs of the signal pathways.

Abstract: A circuit board for use in a modular electrical connector. The circuit board has a first surface and an oppositely facing second surface. Signal pathways are provided on the first surface. The signal pathways have signal pathway ends abutting a mounting end of the circuit board. First ground pathways are provided on the first surface. The first ground pathways are positioned adjacent at least one of the signal pathways. The first ground pathways have first ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. One or more second ground pathways are provided on the second surface. The one or more second ground pathways have second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. The positioning of the signal pathway ends, the first ground pathway ends and the second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end reduces crosstalk between signal pairs.

Abstract: A socket contact includes a main body extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and a terminating end of the socket contact. The main body has a first side and a second side. The main body has a front and a rear extending between the first side and the second side. The socket contact includes a contact tail at the terminating end configured to be terminated to a circuit board. The socket contact includes a mating socket at the mating end. The mating socket includes a first beam and a second beam opposite the first beam. The mating socket includes a third beam longitudinally offset from the first beam and longitudinally offset from the second beam.

Abstract: A circuit board for use in a modular electrical connector. The circuit board has a first surface and an oppositely facing second surface. Signal pathways are provided on the first surface. The signal pathways have signal pathway ends abutting a mounting end of the circuit board. First ground pathways are provided on the first surface. The first ground pathways are positioned adjacent at least one of the signal pathways. The first ground pathways have first ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. One or more second ground pathways are provided on the second surface. The one or more second ground pathways have second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end of the circuit board. The positioning of the signal pathway ends, the first ground pathway ends and the second ground pathway ends abutting the mounting end reduces crosstalk between signal pairs.

Abstract: A circuit board for use in a modular electrical connector. Signal pathways is provided on a first surface. First ground pathways is provided on the first surface adjacent at least one of the signal pathways. Second ground pathways are provided on a second surface in line with the signal pathways. Vias extend from the first ground pathways through the circuit board to the second ground pathways, thereby placing the first ground pathways in electrical engagement with the second ground pathways. The first ground pathways, the vias and the second ground pathways extend along multiple pairs of the signal pathways and form cavities around the multiple pairs of the signal pathways to provide electrical shielding for the multiple pairs of the signal pathways.

Abstract: A socket contact includes a main body extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and a terminating end of the socket contact. The main body has a first side and a second side. The main body has a front and a rear extending between the first side and the second side. The socket contact includes a contact tail at the terminating end configured to be terminated to a circuit board. The socket contact includes a mating socket at the mating end. The mating socket includes a first beam and a second beam opposite the first beam. The mating socket includes a third beam longitudinally offset from the first beam and longitudinally offset from the second beam.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use in an electrical connector system which controls cross talk and signal radiation. The electrical connector includes a housing having a plurality of modules. The modules have mating ends and mounting ends. Signal contacts are positioned in the modules. The signal contacts extend between the mating ends and the mounting ends and are arranged in pairs to carry differential signals. Ground contacts are positioned in the modules. The ground contacts extend between the mating ends and the mounting ends. Respective ground contacts of the ground contacts are positioned adjacent to respective signal contacts of the signal contacts. Ground plates are positioned in the modules. The ground plates extend between the mating ends and the mounting ends, the ground contacts are electrically connected to the ground plates.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly which controls cross talk and signal radiation. Signal pathways are provided on modules in a first connector housing, with the signal pathways being arranged in differential pairs. Second ground pathways are positioned between side surfaces of the modules and respective signal pathways of the signal pathways. Signal contacts are positioned in the second connector housing. Second ground contacts are positioned in the second connector housing. The second ground contacts are positioned between side surfaces of the second modules and respective signal contacts of the signal contacts. The second ground pathways engage the second ground contacts of the second modules to balance the differential pairs of signal pathways to optimize impedance and shielding of the signal pathways.

Abstract: An electrical connector with an insert assembly used to retain contact in an electrical connector. The insert assembly includes a rear insert and a front insert. The rear insert has a rear insert front surface, a rear insert rear surface and a rear insert outer surface. The rear insert outer surface extends between the rear insert front surface and the rear insert rear surface. Rear insert contact-receiving openings extend from the rear insert front surface to the rear insert rear surface. Latches are provided in the rear insert outer surface and are provided in alignment with respective rear insert contact-receiving openings. The latches are integrally formed in the rear insert outer surface. The latches are positioned proximate to the rear insert contact-receiving openings thereby allowing the latches to deform into the rear insert contact-receiving openings.

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a base that includes first and second side edges, and a forward edge that extends between the first and second side edges. At least one contact arm extends from the forward edge of the base for making electrical contact with a contact pad. Each of the first and second side edges defines one or more protrusions configured to engage an interior portion of a connector housing for securing the electrical contact within the connector housing. The one or more protrusions on the first side edge are asymmetrically arranged with respect to the one or more protrusions on the second side edge such that respective centers of each of the one or more protrusions on the first side edge are misaligned with respective centers of each of the one or more protrusions on the second side edge.

Abstract: A grounding connector includes a shell having a mating end and a mounting end. The shell defines a cavity open at the mating end configured to receive a mating component. The shell has a base at the mounting end having a plurality of contact channels open to the cavity. Grounding contacts are received in corresponding contact channels. The grounding contacts have mating ends and compliant portions opposite the mating ends. The mating ends are positioned in the cavity for mating with the mating component. The compliant portions are received in the contact channels to mechanically and electrically connect each of the grounding contacts to the shell and to each other through the shell.

Abstract: A press-fit circuit board connector including a housing and mating and mounting contact assemblies received in the housing. The mating contact assembly having mating contacts having mating pins defining a pin mating interface. The mounting contact assembly having an interposer circuit board and mounting contacts electrically connected to the interposer circuit board. The mounting contacts have press-fit mounting pins at mounting ends of the mounting contacts. The interposer circuit board is received in the cavity with the press-fit mounting pins of the mounting contacts arranged at the mounting end for press-fit termination to the host circuit board.

Abstract: A shroud that forms part of an electrical connector for securing a plurality of circuit wafers within the electrical connector includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of vertical members extending between the top and bottom walls that define a plurality of slots for receiving the plurality of circuit wafers. Each vertical member includes a first side that faces a second side of an adjacent vertical member. The first side defines top, middle, and bottom surface regions that are spaced apart from the second side of the adjacent vertical member by a first distance, and first and second recessed surface regions between the top, middle, and bottom surface regions that are spaced apart from the second side of the adjacent vertical member by a second distance that is greater than the first distance. The first and second recessed surface regions are positioned so as to prevent direct contact between the vertical members and one or more high-frequency traces disposed on the plurality of circuit wafers.

Abstract: A grounding connector includes a shell having a mating end and a mounting end. The shell defines a cavity open at the mating end configured to receive a mating component. The shell has a base at the mounting end having a plurality of contact channels open to the cavity. Grounding contacts are received in corresponding contact channels. The grounding contacts have mating ends and compliant portions opposite the mating ends. The mating ends are positioned in the cavity for mating with the mating component. The compliant portions are received in the contact channels to mechanically and electrically connect each of the grounding contacts to the shell and to each other through the shell.