Electrical connector having conformal pin organizer

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing having contact channels, the housing having a mounting end configured to be mounted to a circuit board;
• signal contacts received in corresponding contact channels, the signal contacts having mating ends, the signal contacts having terminating ends configured to be terminated to the circuit board, each terminating end having a shoulder, a neck extending from the shoulder and a pin extending from the neck, the neck being narrower than the complaint pin and the shoulder;
• ground contacts received in corresponding contact channels, the ground contacts having mating ends, the ground contacts having terminating ends configured to be terminated to the circuit board, each terminating end having a pin;
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• a conformal pin organizer coupled to the mounting end of the housing, the conformal pin organizer having ground openings receiving terminating ends of corresponding ground contacts with the conformal pin organizer spaced apart from the terminating ends of the ground contacts such that air gaps are formed between the terminating ends of the ground contacts and the conformal pin organizer, the conformal pin organizer having signal openings receiving terminating ends of corresponding signal contacts, the conformal pin organizer having deflecting portions extending into the signal openings, the conformal pin organizer positioned along the terminating ends of the signal contacts such that the deflecting portions engage the necks of the corresponding terminating ends.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a circuit board having a mounting surface, the circuit board having signal vias and ground vias;
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• an electrical connector mounted to the mounting surface, the electrical connector comprising:
• a housing having a mounting end mounted to the mounting surface of the circuit board, the housing having contact channels;
• signal contacts received in corresponding contact channels, the signal contacts having mating ends, the signal contacts having terminating ends terminated to the circuit board, each terminating end having a shoulder, a neck extending from the shoulder and a compliant pin extending from the neck, the compliant pin being press fit in the corresponding signal via of the circuit board, the neck being narrower than the complaint pin and the shoulder;
• ground contacts received in corresponding contact channels, the ground contacts having mating ends, the ground contacts having terminating ends terminated to the circuit board, each terminating end having a compliant pin press fit in the corresponding ground via of the circuit board;
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• a conformal pin organizer positioned between the mounting end of the housing and the mounting surface of the circuit board, the conformal pin organizer having ground openings receiving terminating ends of corresponding ground contacts, the conformal pin organizer having signal openings receiving terminating ends of corresponding signal contacts, the conformal pin organizer having deflecting portions extending into the signal openings, the conformal pin organizer positioned along the terminating ends of the signal contacts such that the deflecting portions engage the necks of the corresponding terminating ends.