Contact module and connector having the same

A connector connecting first and second boards, comprising:

• a connector body;
• and
• at least one pair of contact modules provided in the connector body in a mutually opposing manner,
• the contact modules each comprising:
• a strip base;
• a plurality of first protrusions continuously extending from a first end of the base and including same materials as the base, said first protrusions each having a first contact portion and having spring characteristics at least in a part including said first contact portion;
• and
• a plurality of second protrusions continuously extending from a second end of the base and including the same materials as the base, said second protrusions each having a second contact portion and having spring characteristics at least in a part including said second contact portion, the second end being opposite to the first end,
• said base comprising:
• a sheet made of a metal material;
• an insulating film formed on at least one side of said sheet;
• and
• a film including a noble metal material formed on the insulating film,
• wherein said film forms said first and second contact portions and circuit patterns, said circuit patterns being formed between the first and second contact portions,
• the first and second contact portions and the circuit patterns integrally form a plurality of contacts, said contacts each comprising one of the first contact portions, a corresponding one of the second contact portions, and the circuit pattern therebetween, and
• the connector body comprises a pair of press members pressing the contact portions backward and forward so as to change a distance between the opposing first contact portions of the pair of the contact modules.