Electrical connector and connector assembly with ground terminal electrically connected to conductive mounting block

A connector assembly, comprising:

• an electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising:
• a first conductive body defining a first receiving slot extending along a first direction;
• a first terminal module being at least partially mounted to the first conductive body;
• the first terminal module comprising a plurality of first conductive terminals;
• the plurality of first conductive terminals comprising a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal, a first ground terminal located on one side of the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal, and a second ground terminal located on another side of the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal;
• each of the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal comprising a first contact arm;
• the first contact arm comprising a first contact portion protruding into the first receiving slot;
• neither the first signal terminal nor the second signal terminal being in contact with the first conductive body;
• the first signal terminal further comprising a first mounting foot;
• the second signal terminal further comprising a second mounting foot;
• the first ground terminal comprising a first tail portion;
• the second ground terminal comprising a second tail portion;
• and
• a conductive mounting block mounted to the first terminal module;
• the conductive mounting block comprising a first shielding rib, a second shielding rib and a first hollow hole;
• at least one of the first tail portion of the first ground terminal and the second tail portion of the second ground terminal being electrically connected to the conductive mounting block;
• both the first mounting foot of the first signal terminal and the second mounting foot of the second signal terminal passing through the first hollow hole to be located between the first shielding rib and the second shielding rib;
• and
• a circuit board comprising a plurality of first conductive pads, a first ground conductive pad and a second ground conductive pad;
• the plurality of first conductive pads comprising a first signal conductive pad and a second signal conductive pad;
• the first signal conductive pad and the second signal conductive pad forming a first signal conductive pad group;
• the first ground conductive pad and the second ground conductive pad being located on two sides of the first signal conductive pad group, respectively;
• a length of the first ground conductive pad along the first direction being greater than a length of the first signal conductive pad along the first direction, and being also greater than a length of the second signal conductive pad along the first direction;
• a length of the second ground conductive pad along the first direction being greater than the length of the first signal conductive pad along the first direction, and being also greater than the length of the second signal conductive pad along the first direction;
• wherein the first mounting foot of the first signal terminal is in electrical contact with the first signal conductive pad;
• the second mounting foot of the second signal terminal is in electrical contact with the second signal conductive pad;
• the first shielding rib of the conductive mounting block is in electrical contact with the first ground conductive pad;
• and the second shielding rib of the conductive mounting block is in electrical contact with the second ground conductive pad.