High speed, high density electrical connector

An electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end and a second electrical connector on the other end and having a plurality of wafers, with each of the plurality of wafers comprising:

• an insulative housing;
• a plurality of signal conductors, with each signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end connectable to the second electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing;
• a plurality of shield strips with each shield strip corresponding to one of the plurality of signal conductors, each of the shield strips having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end connectable to the second electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing adjacent one of the plurality of signal conductors;
• the second contact end of the shield strips including opposing contacting members configured to provide a predetermined amount of flexibility for mating to the second electrical connector;
• each intermediate portion of the shield strip having a surface with a first edge and a second edge, at least one of the first edge or the second edge being bent such that when the plurality of signal conductors and the corresponding shield strips are disposed in the insulative housing, the bent edge of the intermediate portion is directed toward the corresponding signal conductor;
• and
• wherein the first contact end of the shield strips comprises at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the shield strips and the signal conductors configured to be attachable to the printed circuit board.