Electronic connector for controlling phase relationship between signals

A connector, comprising:

• a connector body;
• a substrate having a dielectric constant that varies with location within the substrate;
• a first electronic conductor having a first pathway within the substrate and a corresponding first effective dielectric constant with respect to the first electronic conductor, the first electronic conductor providing electronic communication between a first pair of locations on the substrate;
• a second electronic conductor having a second pathway within the substrate and a corresponding second effective dielectric constant with respect to the second electronic conductor, the second electronic conductor providing electronic communication between another pair of locations on the substrate;
• and
• wherein a length of the first electronic conductor between the first pair of locations on the substrate is greater than a length of the second electronic conductor between the second pair of locations on the substrate, the first and second electronic conductors have substantially the same impedance, and the first effective dielectric constant is less than the second effective dielectric constant.

A method of manufacturing a connector, comprising:

• forming a first conductor having a first conductor length, a first conductor thickness, and a first conductor width;
• forming a second conductor having a second conductor length, a second conductor thickness, and a second conductor width;
• forming a substrate having a dielectric constant that varies with location within the substrate;
• disposing the first conductor along a first pathway within the substrate to provide a first effective dielectric constant with respect to the first conductor;
• disposing the second conductor along a second pathway within the substrate to provide a second effective dielectric constant with respect to the second conductor;
• and
• wherein the first conductor length is greater than the second conductor length, the first effective dielectric constant is less than the second effective dielectric constant, and the first and second conductors have substantially the same impedance.