Ribbon cable connector with ground bus

摘要

An electrical connector for terminating flat cable (30) of the type having a plurality of signal conductors (32) and ground conductors (34) in parallel alignment, comprises a housing (10) which holds a plurality of signal contacts (12) and a ground bus (14). Each of the signal contacts has a signal conductor termination slot (66) configured for insulation displacement termination of a respective signal conductor. The ground bus has a plurality of ground conductor termination slots (72) each configured for insulation displacement termination of a respective ground conductor, and at least one bypass slot (74) configured to permit at least one of the signal conductors to pass through the ground bus without termination thereto. The signal conductor termination slots, the ground conductor termination slots and the or each bypass slot are arranged such that the plurality of signal and ground conductors reside in a common plane in the connector after termination thereto.