Electrical connector having terminating device

An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board and defining a receptacle for receiving a mating plug, said electrical connector comprising:

• a plurality of conductive contacts electrically connecting to said printed circuit board and comprising a contact portion extending into said receptacle for mating with said plug;
• a terminating device comprising a plurality of impedance elements for respectively electrically connecting to corresponding conductive contacts and absorbing high frequency signals originating from active electronic circuitries of said printed circuit board when said plug and the electrical connector are unmated;
• wherein the terminating device further comprises a common conductive member, said impedance elements electrically connecting corresponding contacts to said common conductive member;
• wherein said common conductive member connects to ground, and wherein when said plug is partially inserted into the receptacle, and the plug contacts the conductive contacts with the conductive contacts remaining connected to said impedance elements so that the electronic static charge on the plug is discharged;
• wherein each of said conductive contacts comprises a securing portion for securing the conductive contact in the receptacle, a floating cantilever extending from the securing portion, said floating cantilever comprising said contact portion and a distal end extending from said contact portion, and wherein said terminating device abuts said conductive contacts on said distal ends;
• wherein said securing portions are soldered onto a daughter printed circuit board, said daughter printed circuit board being mounted in a side wall of said receptacle parallel to an inserting direction of the plug.