Male and female connectors with modules having ground and shield parts

A female connector configured to be connected to a male connector, comprising:

• a plurality of female connector modules arranged side by side in a lateral direction,
• the female connector modules each including
• a plurality of elastic female connector contact parts and a plurality of elastic female connector ground contact parts provided on a first side of the female contact module on which side the female connector is configured to be connected to the male connector;
• a plurality of female connector terminal parts and a plurality of female connector ground terminal parts provided on a second side of the female contact module opposite to the first side, the female connector terminal parts being joined to the corresponding female connector contact parts;
• and
• a female connector shield part provided on the second side so as to cover the female connector terminal parts and the female connector ground terminal parts, the female connector shield part being connected to the female connector ground contact parts,
• wherein the female connector ground terminal parts are joined to the female connector shield part.

A connector, comprising:

• a male connector;
• and
• a female connector,
• wherein
• the male connector includes
• a plurality of male connector modules arranged side by side in a lateral direction,
• the male connector modules each including
• an insulating substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing away from each other;
• a plurality of interconnection parts for electrical signal transmission on the first surface of the insulating substrate;
• a male connector ground part formed on the second surface so as to substantially cover the second surface of the insulating substrate;
• a plurality of male connector contact parts provided at respective first ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface of the insulating substrate;
• a plurality of male connector terminal parts joined to respective second ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface of the insulating substrate;
• and
• a male connector shield part provided on a side on which the male connector is connected to the female connector, the male connector shield part being connected to the male connector ground part and projecting relative to ends of the male connector contact parts in a direction in which the male connector is connected to the female connector,
• wherein the male connector contact parts are provided on the first surface of the insulating substrate on a surface of the male connector shield part facing toward a same direction as the first surface of the insulating substrate,
• the female connector includes
• a plurality of female connector modules arranged side by side in the lateral direction,
• the female connector modules each including
• a plurality of elastic female connector contact parts and a plurality of elastic female connector ground contact parts provided on a first side of the female contact module on which side the female connector is connected to the male connector;
• a plurality of female connector terminal parts and a plurality of female connector ground terminal parts provided on a second side of the female contact module opposite to the first side, the female connector terminal parts being joined to the corresponding female connector contact parts;
• and
• a female connector shield part provided on the second side so as to cover the female connector terminal parts and the female connector ground terminal parts, the female connector shield part being connected to the female connector ground contact parts,
• wherein the female connector ground terminal parts are joined to the female connector shield part, and
• the male connector contact parts and the female connector contact parts are in contact and the female connector ground contact parts and the male connector shield part are in contact with the male connector and the female connector being fit to each other.