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1. A connector assembly, comprising:
an insulative housing comprising an insulative upper housing half and an insulative lower housing half, a side wall of the lower housing half defining at least one opening therein, a corresponding side wall of the upper housing half having at least one latch, the upper housing half being removably assembled to the lower housing half by the at least one opening receiving and engaging the at least one latch; a plurality of vertically spaced apart circuit board cable assemblies disposed within the housing, each circuit board cable assembly comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:
an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;a mating end for engaging a mating connector and a cable end opposite the mating end;a first plurality of conductive contact pads disposed on the upper and lower surfaces at the mating end for engaging terminals of a mating connector; anda second plurality of conductive contact pads disposed on the upper and lower surfaces at the cable end and electrically connected to the first plurality of conductive contact pads; anda pair of shielded cables, each shielded cable comprising:
a plurality of conductor sets, each conductor set extending along a length of the cable and comprising two or more insulated conductors, each insulated conductor comprising a central conductor surrounded by a dielectric material;first and second conductive shielding films disposed on opposite first and second sides of the shielded cable, the first and second conductive shielding films including cover portions and pinched portions arranged such that, in transverse cross section, the cover portions of the first and second shielding films in combination substantially surround each conductor set, and the pinched portions of the first and second shielding films in combination form pinched portions of the shielded cable on each side of each conductor set; exposed ends of the central conductors in the pair of shielded cables being terminated at the second plurality of conductive contact pads; and an overmold molded around the plurality of vertically spaced apart circuit board cable assemblies, the overmold tightly enclosing each circuit board cable assembly along a rear to front direction of the overmold portions of the pair of shielded cables behind the cable end of the PCB, the cable end of the PCB, the exposed ends of the central conductors in the pair of shielded cables, the second plurality of conductive contact pads, and a portion of the PCB in front of the second plurality of conductive contact pads with the first plurality of conductive contact pads projecting forwardly from a front end of the overmold, wherein the connector assembly is assembled by first inserting the overmold in one of the upper and lower housing halves and then assembling the upper and lower housing halves. |
