An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.

An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.

A Rj45 plug (34) comprising: a housing (42,50) with an opening; a sled assembly (60,100,152,180) contained within the housing wherein the sled assembly (10,100,152,180) has a plurality of contacts (68,158,184) accessible via the opening; and a plug interface contact (PIC) cover (62,112,158,182) at least partially surrounding a first contact of the plurality of contacts wherein the PIC cover (62,112,158,182) is electrically insulated from the first plug interface contact of the plurality of contacts and electrically connected to a second plug interface contact of the plurality of contacts.

A Rj45 plug (34) comprising: a housing (42,50) with an opening; a sled assembly (60,100,152,180) contained within the housing wherein the sled assembly (10,100,152,180) has a plurality of contacts (68,158,184) accessible via the opening; and a plug interface contact (PIC) cover (62,112,158,182) at least partially surrounding a first contact of the plurality of contacts wherein the PIC cover (62,112,158,182) is electrically insulated from the first plug interface contact of the plurality of contacts and electrically connected to a second plug interface contact of the plurality of contacts.

An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.

An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector, may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.

Guide element for electrical cores in a cable with at least four guide tracks, one for each electrical core of the cable, wherein the guide tracks run in such a way that at a first end of the guide element, at least two cores exchange places relative to a second end of the guide element opposite the first end.

An electrical connector includes an insulating body and a first terminal module. The first terminal module includes a first insulating portion and a number of first terminals. The first terminals include a number of pairs of first signal terminals and a number of first ground terminals. The first insulating portion has a first side surface and a second side surface. The electrical connector includes a first metal shield mounted to the second side surface. The first metal shield is located between the second side surface and the insulating body. The first metal shield is in contact with the first ground terminals. The present disclosure increases the shielding area and improves the quality of signal transmission. The present disclosure also relates to an electrical connector assembly and an electrical connector module including the above-mentioned electrical connector.

A connector having favorable crosstalk characteristics and common conversion characteristics and high noise immunity is provided. The connector includes a first connector having at least one pair of first terminals disposed in one housing and a second connector that includes at least one pair of second terminals disposed in another housing, and configured to be connected to the one pair of first terminals. The connector includes at least one first terminal surrounding conductors fixed inside the one housing, individually surrounding the pairs of first terminals, and are insulated from other members, and at least one second terminal surrounding conductors are fixed inside the other housing, individually surrounding the pairs of second terminals, and are insulated from other members. When the first terminals are respectively connected to the second terminals, the first terminal surrounding conductors are respectively connected to the corresponding second terminal surrounding conductors as well.

A communication connector including a plurality of conductors each having a plug contact region and an opposing cable conductor termination region. The plurality of conductors are arranged in respective communication pairs. The communication connector includes a coupling zone between a first conductor of a first communication pair and a second conductor of a second communication pair. The coupling zone has at least one first conductive finger connected to the first conductor and at least one second conductive finger connected to the second conductor, each of the first conductive fingers are adjacent to at least one of the second conductive fingers.