Abstract: A circuit board for transitioning a cable to a connector comprises a circuit board having an outer surface. A circuit trace provided on the outer surface has a cable pad and a contact pad provided at different ends of the outer surface. A ground plane is held by the circuit board. A ground link on the outer surface is connected to the ground plane. The circuit trace and the ground link are located immediately adjacent one another. A resistive coating is provided over the circuit trace and the outer surface of the circuit board. The resistive coating has a mask aperture there-through exposing an uncoated portion of the circuit trace and exposing the ground link to the ground plane. A conductive jumper material is provided on the uncoated portion of the circuit trace and the ground link to render the circuit trace electrically common with the ground plane.