Electrical connector and method of manufacturing electrical connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• a first plurality of conductors each extending along a first direction and arranged side by side in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
• a first plurality of terminals each extending along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction and arranged side by side in the second direction, each of the first plurality of terminals being configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding conductor among the first plurality of conductors;
• a first carrier portion adjacent to proximal end portions of the first plurality of terminals, the first carrier portion extending in the second direction;
• and
• a housing accommodating distal end portions of the first plurality of conductors, the first plurality of terminals, and the first carrier portion, wherein
• at least one first terminal among the first plurality of terminals is connected to the first carrier portion, and at least one second terminal among the first plurality of terminals is isolated from the first carrier portion.

A method of manufacturing an electrical connector, comprising:

• preparing a terminal member including a plurality of terminals and a first carrier portion connected to proximal end portions of the plurality of terminals;
• preparing a housing for the electrical connector, the housing being configured to accommodate the plurality of terminals;
• attaching the terminal member to the housing such that each of distal end portions of the plurality of terminals is located at a predetermined position with respect to the housing;
• and
• cutting a portion between a proximal end portion of a signal terminal used as a signal line among the plurality of terminals and the first carrier portion.