CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A FLOATING SHIELD DIVIDING CONTACTS FORMED IN DIFFERENTIAL PAIRS

摘要

A connector assembly is provided including a housing having a top end and a bottom end with contact channels extending through the housing. The connector assembly also includes contacts provided in the contact channels that are arranged in differential pairs and an electrically common shield having dividers mounted in the housing to separate adjacent differential pairs of the contacts. The electrically common shield is isolated from ground.