Electrical connector having improved terminal configuration

An electrical connector comprising:

• a first linear array of electrical terminals extending along a first direction, the first linear array comprising a first differential signal pair and a first ground terminal;
• a second linear array of electrical terminals extending along the first direction and positioned adjacent to the first linear array, the second linear array comprising a second differential signal pair and a second ground terminal;
• wherein the first differential signal pair is offset from the second differential signal pair at a mounting interface;
• and
• wherein each electrical terminal of the first differential signal pair comprises a compliant portion having a cross-section that defines a first edge and a first broadside that is longer than the first edge, the first edge having a first width, and wherein the first ground terminal comprises a compliant portion having a cross-section that defines a second edge and a second broadside that is longer than the second edge, the second edge having a second width that is greater than the first width of the first edge.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing;
• a first lead frame comprising a first plurality of electrical terminals;
• a second lead frame comprising a second plurality of electrical terminals, the second lead frame positioned adjacent to the first lead frame;
• wherein a first electrical terminal of the first plurality of electrical terminals has a mounting end having a cross-section that defines a first edge having a first maximum width and a first broadside that is longer than the first edge, a second electrical terminal positioned adjacent to the first electrical terminal in the first lead frame has a mounting end having a cross-section that defines a second edge having a second maximum width and a second broadside that is longer than the second edge, a third electrical terminal of the second plurality of electrical terminals has a mounting end having a cross-section that defines a third edge having a third maximum width that is approximately the same as the second maximum width, and a fourth electrical terminal positioned adjacent to the third electrical terminal in the second lead frame has a mounting end having across-section that defines a fourth edge having a fourth maximum width that is approximately the same as the first maximum width, wherein the first maximum width is not equal to the second maximum width;
• wherein the first differential signal pair is offset from the second differential signal pair at a mounting interface.