Connector assembly with folded flat cable

A connector assembly, comprising:

• first and second connectors, each connector comprising:
• an insulative housing comprising a mating end for mating with a mating connector and an opposing cable end for receiving one or more cables;
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• a circuit board at least partially disposed within the insulative housing and comprising:
• an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;
• a mating section at a front end of the circuit board the mating section comprising a plurality of mating terminals on each of the upper and lower surfaces for making contact with corresponding terminals of a mating connector, the mating terminals comprising A terminals A1 through An, where n is an integer≥2, sequentially arranged on the upper surface and B terminals B1 through Bn, sequentially arranged on the lower surface, terminal Ai, for each i from 1 to n, corresponding to and aligned with terminal Bi, the A1 and An terminals of the first connector having a same positional relationship as the A1 and An terminals of the second connector;
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• a termination section at a rear end of the circuit board and disposed at the cable end of the insulative housing, the termination section comprising a plurality of termination terminals on each of the upper and lower surfaces electrically connected to the mating terminals;
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• substantially flat first and second cables comprising a plurality of electrical conductors terminated at the termination terminals of the first and second connectors such that for each i from 1 to n, terminal Ai of the first connector is electrically connected, via a different electrical conductor of the first cable, to the terminal Ai of the second connector, and terminal Bi of the first connector is electrically connected, via a different electrical conductor of the second cable, to the terminal Bi of the second connector, wherein each cable includes a bend angle greater than about 150° around at least two fold lines that extend across an entire width of the cable.