A connector comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. Each of the contacts extends in a longitudinal direction and has a retained portion, a contacting portion disposed in front of the retained portion in the longitudinal direction, and a connecting portion disposed behind the retained portion in the longitudinal direction. Each of the contacting portion and the connecting portion are shifted with respect to the retained portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The housing is in contact with the retained portion of each of the contacts from both above and below in the vertical direction and from both right and left in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction.

A connector assembly includes a plug connector assembly and a receptacle connector assembly matched with each other. The plug connector assembly includes a metal shell and a plug connector. The plug connector includes a number of plug terminal modules. Each plug terminal module includes a first differential signal terminal, a first ground terminal, and a second ground terminal. The receptacle connector assembly includes a metal cage and a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a number of receptacle terminal modules. Each receptacle terminal module includes a second differential signal terminal, a metal shield surrounding member surrounding a periphery of the second differential signal terminal, and a receptacle cable electrically connected to the second differential signal terminal.

A connector assembly includes a plug connector assembly and a receptacle connector assembly matched with each other. The plug connector assembly includes a metal shell and a plug connector. The plug connector includes a number of plug terminal modules. Each plug terminal module includes a first differential signal terminal, a first ground terminal, and a second ground terminal. The receptacle connector assembly includes a metal cage and a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a number of receptacle terminal modules. Each receptacle terminal module includes a second differential signal terminal, a metal shield surrounding member surrounding a periphery of the second differential signal terminal, and a receptacle cable electrically connected to the second differential signal terminal.

A card edge connector for use with high-speed signals. The card edge connector includes a shielding member held in a base portion of a housing of the card edge connector on a side of a first terminal row of the card edge connector facing away from a second terminal row and spaced apart from the first terminal row. The shielding member is configured to overlap at least intermediate portions of a plurality of pairs of first signal terminals, and to electrically connect a plurality of ground terminals to each other. Such a configuration enables the card edge connector to meet signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 128 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

A card edge connector for use with high-speed signals. The card edge connector includes a shielding member held in a base portion of a housing of the card edge connector on a side of a first terminal row of the card edge connector facing away from a second terminal row and spaced apart from the first terminal row. The shielding member is configured to overlap at least intermediate portions of a plurality of pairs of first signal terminals, and to electrically connect a plurality of ground terminals to each other. Such a configuration enables the card edge connector to meet signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 128 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

A multi-piece connector is provided. The multi-piece connector is formed by using an assembling component to assemble a primary connector sub-component and a secondary connector sub-component to a plastic casing. Thus, even if the connector is finished, the number and structure of conductive terminals of the connector can still be modified and customized by adjusting the primary connector sub-component and the secondary connector sub-component in response to development requirements for the electronic device.

A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion, a first circuit board having an imager, a second circuit board in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board, and a rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to an electrical connection of a wire harness of a vehicle. The rear housing portion when joined with the front housing portion forms a camera housing. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having at least three terminals that, with the rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion, electrically connect to respective terminals of the electrical connector at the second circuit board. The connector includes an electrically conductive metallic clamping element that engages a metallic shield element at the electrical connector at the second circuit board to establish a ground path from the connector of the rear housing portion to the second circuit board.

A plug connector adapted for connecting corresponding wires includes an insulative body integrally formed with two rows of plug contacts in a lateral direction and a transverse bar. The plug contacts are categorized with differential-pair contacts and grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in a longitudinal direction. The transverse bar extends along the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction and is unitarily linked to rear ends of all the grounding contacts of each row of plug contacts while being isolated from the differential-pair contacts. All the contacts and the transverse bar are stamped from a same sheet metal initially, and the differential-pair contacts are successively disconnected from the transverse bar after the plug contacts are integrally formed with the insulative body.

A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, and at least one terminal assembly disposed in the insulating housing. The at least one terminal assembly includes a base body, a plurality of terminals fastened to the base body, and a metal block. A surface of the base body is recessed inward to form a fastening groove. The plurality of the terminals include a plurality of grounding terminals and differential signal terminals. Each of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals has a fastening portion. The fastening portions of at least several of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals are exposed to the fastening groove. The metal block is fastened in the fastening groove. The fastening portions of the grounding terminals which are exposed to the fastening groove are electrically connected with the metal block to form a grounding structure.

A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, and at least one terminal assembly disposed in the insulating housing. The at least one terminal assembly includes a base body, a plurality of terminals fastened to the base body, and a metal block. A surface of the base body is recessed inward to form a fastening groove. The plurality of the terminals include a plurality of grounding terminals and differential signal terminals. Each of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals has a fastening portion. The fastening portions of at least several of the plurality of the grounding terminals and the differential signal terminals are exposed to the fastening groove. The metal block is fastened in the fastening groove. The fastening portions of the grounding terminals which are exposed to the fastening groove are electrically connected with the metal block to form a grounding structure.