A cable assembly comprising a connector with a termination that enables high density and high signal integrity. Shields of cables are terminated to a paddle card via a conductive structure attached to a surface of the paddle card. The signal conductors of the cables are terminated to pads on the paddle card that are exposed within openings of the conductive structure. Such a structure creates a ground structure per cable that provides low insertion loss and low crosstalk, even when multiple cables are aligned side by side and terminated in one or more rows. The cables may be drainless, enabling a large number of cables, such as eight cables, to be packed within the width of a paddle card specified in high density standards such as QSFP-DD or OSFP. The cables may nonetheless have large diameter signal conductors, enabling 2.5 or 3 meter assemblies with less than 17 dB insertion loss.

A connector (1) includes: a first connector (10) including a first contact (30a) attached to a first insulator (20); a second connector (50) including a second contact (70a) attached to a second insulator (60); and a shield member attached to the first insulator (20) and the second insulator (60). The shield member includes a first base portion (41), and a first extending portion (42) that extends from the first base portion (41) along a fitting direction and that is disposed on each of two sides in a first direction with respect to a contact part between the first contact (30a) and the second contact (70a) in a fitted state, the first direction being perpendicular to the fitting direction.

Provided is a connector including a surrounding wall with an improved strength against an outward force. The connector of the invention includes a contact that contacts a counter contact of a counter connector, a housing to which the contact is fitted and attached, and a surrounding wall disposed to surround the housing. A gap is provided between the housing and the surrounding wall, and in a connector fitting state, the surrounding wall is in contact with a counter surrounding wall of the counter connector that has entered the gap. The surrounding wall is provided with a protrusion portion protruding outward in a second direction intersecting a first direction, and an end portion on a board side of the protrusion portion in the first direction is in contact with a board.

An electrical connector for connecting to an array of surface contacts includes a connector body and a plurality of cable terminators. The connector body defines an interior volume and includes an external surface defining a plurality of cable openings each configured to receive a respective multi-conductor cable therethrough and a plurality of passageways. The plurality of cable terminators are each configured to couple with a respective multi-conductor cable exiting the second section of a respective passageway. Each cable terminator includes a plurality of pins each configured to couple with a respective conductor of the multi-conductor cable and to extend to a respective contact surface. The contact surfaces of the plurality of cable terminators extend to a second plane. The first plane and the second plane are coplanar when the array is in the connection position.

An electrical connector for connecting to an array of surface contacts includes a connector body and a plurality of cable terminators. The connector body defines an interior volume and includes an external surface defining a plurality of cable openings each configured to receive a respective multi-conductor cable therethrough and a plurality of passageways. The plurality of cable terminators are each configured to couple with a respective multi-conductor cable exiting the second section of a respective passageway. Each cable terminator includes a plurality of pins each configured to couple with a respective conductor of the multi-conductor cable and to extend to a respective contact surface. The contact surfaces of the plurality of cable terminators extend to a second plane. The first plane and the second plane are coplanar when the array is in the connection position.

An electrical connector comprises a housing, a shield arranged within the housing and a first signal terminal. The shield includes a first shielding part extending in a first direction, and a second shielding part integrally connected to the first shielding part and extending in a second direction at a predetermined angle to the first direction. The first signal terminal is provided in the housing and is at least partially accommodated within the shield.

An electrical connector comprises a housing, a shield arranged within the housing and a first signal terminal. The shield includes a first shielding part extending in a first direction, and a second shielding part integrally connected to the first shielding part and extending in a second direction at a predetermined angle to the first direction. The first signal terminal is provided in the housing and is at least partially accommodated within the shield.

An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a number of first conductive terminals and a number of second conductive terminals. The insulating body includes a mating slot for receiving a mating board. Each first conductive terminal includes a first extension arm having a first mating portion. Each second conductive terminal includes a second extension arm having a second mating portion. The first mating portion and the second mating portion are adapted to jointly clamp the mating board. Extension directions of the first extension arm and the second extension arm are opposite to each other. The first conductive terminals or the second conductive terminals include at least one radio frequency signal terminal for transmitting a radio frequency signal.

An edge launch radio frequency (RF) signal connector includes ground contact tabs that have radially extending arms. The arms cover a gap between a substrate, such as a circuit board, and the connector to reduce the RF ground path between the RF reference ground and a signal pin supported by the connector. The arms extend radially inwardly from the protruding ground contact tabs toward a central support aperture that supports the signal pin. The arms and the ground contact tabs are formed integrally with the main connector body as one piece. The arms and the ground contact tabs may be planar in shape such that the arms and the ground contact tabs lie flush on the substrate when the connector is arranged over the edge of the substrate.

A connector comprises a housing adapted to be mounted on a mounting panel and a terminal fixed within the housing. The housing includes a body, a base formed on a bottom of the body and a tongue protruding from the bottom of the base. The base is adapted to be fixed on one side of the mounting panel. A first positioning post is formed on the base for mating with a first positioning hole formed in the mounting panel to locate the housing at a predetermined position with respect to the mounting panel. The tongue is adapted to pass through an installation opening formed in the mounting panel to connect a circuit board.