Cable end connector assembly having relatively simple structure and improved terminal structure

A cable end connector assembly, comprising:

• a metal shell;
• a pull tab slideably mounted in the shell;
• a latch mounted in the shell and drivably connected with the pull tab, the latch being adapted for latching with a complementary connector;
• an insulative housing received in the metal shell;
• a plurality of signal and grounding terminals alternately disposed in the insulative housing, each signal terminal comprising a mating portion adapted for electrically connecting with the complementary connector and a tail portion having a plurality of grasping portions vertically bending therefrom;
• a cable comprising a plurality of lines each having a pair of upper and lower signal conductors and a grounding conductor, the signal conductors respectively soldered with the signal terminals and being grasped by the grasping portions of the signal terminals;
• and
• a plurality of shielding plates secured to the insulative housing, each shielding plate electrically connecting with the grounding conductor, and the signal conductor being located between two neighboring shielding plates.

A cable connector assembly comprising:

• a cover assembly;
• a connector module retained in said cover assembly and comprising:
• a housing defining a forwardly extending tongue thereof;
• a plurality of signal and grounding terminals alternately disposed in the housing and exposed to an exterior on said extending tongue;
• a plurality of shielding plates disposed in the housing, each of said shielding plates contacting the corresponding grounding terminals and separating the corresponding two neighboring signal terminals;
• and
• a cable comprising a plurality of lines each including a pair of signal conductors and a grounding conductor;
• wherein
• the signal conductors are mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding signal terminals, respectively, and the grounding conductor is mechanically and electrically connected to the shielding plate.