Electrical interconnection system and device

An electrical connector housing comprising:

• a connector housing base;
• two or more connector housing walls extending in a first direction from a side of said connector housing base, each of said connector housing walls having first and second sides;
• two or more connector housing channels, each of said connector housing channels being defined by one or more of said sides of said connector housing walls;
• and
• three or more rows of electrical contacts disposed within said two or more connector housing channels;
• wherein each of said electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a respective solder tail portion exiting from said connector housing base, said solder tail portions coupled to a first row of electrical contacts exiting from said connector housing base in a first plane, and said solder tail portions coupled to a second row of electrical contacts exiting from said connector housing base in a second plane different from said first plane;
• and
• wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said first and second rows of electrical contacts exit from said connector housing base in a second direction and wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said third row of electrical contacts exit from said connector housing in a third direction, said second direction being different from said third direction, and said second and third directions being different from said first direction.

An electrical interconnection system comprising:

• a socket and mating plug;
• said socket comprising:
• a socket housing having two or more adjacent socket housing walls extending in a first direction from a side of said socket housing and including first and second socket housing walls, each of said socket housing walls having first and second sides, and
• three or more rows of socket electrical contacts including a first row of socket electrical contacts disposed on said first side of said first socket housing wall, a second row of socket electrical contacts being disposed on said second side of said first socket housing wall, and a third row of socket electrical contacts disposed on one of said first or second sides of said second socket housing wall,
• wherein each of said socket electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a respective solder tail portion exiting from said socket housing, said solder tail portions coupled to said second row of socket electrical contacts exiting from said socket housing in a first plane and said solder tail portions coupled to said third row of socket contacts exiting from said socket housing in a second plane different from said first plane;
• and
• wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said second and third rows of socket electrical contacts exit from said socket housing in a second direction and wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said first row of socket electrical contacts exit from said socket housing in a third direction, said second direction being substantially opposite to said third direction, and said second and third directions being substantially perpendicular to said first direction;
• said plug comprising:
• a plug housing having two or more adjacent plug housing walls extending in a fourth direction from a side of said plug housing and including first and second plug housing walls, each of said plug housing walls having first and second sides, and
• three or more rows of plug electrical contacts oriented to make electrical contact with said three or more rows of socket electrical contacts when said plug and socket are mated, said three or more rows of plug electrical contacts including a first row of plug electrical contacts disposed on said first side of said first plug housing wall, a second row of plug electrical contacts being disposed on said second side of said first plug housing wall, and a third row of plug electrical contacts disposed on one of said first or second sides of said second plug housing wall,
• wherein each of said plug electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a respective solder tail portion exiting from said plug housing, said solder tail portions coupled to said first row of plug electrical contacts exiting from said plug housing in a third plane and said solder tail portions coupled to said second row of plug contacts exiting from said plug housing in a fourth plane different from said third plane;
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• wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said first and second rows of plug electrical contacts exit from said plug housing in a fifth direction and wherein said solder tail portions coupled to said third row of plug electrical contacts exit from said plug housing in a sixth direction, said fifth direction being substantially opposite to said sixth direction, and said fifth and sixth directions being substantially perpendicular to said fourth direction.