Electrical connectors having open-ended conductors

A contact sub-assembly comprising:

• a printed circuit including first and second open-ended conductors;
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• a plurality of mating conductors that are configured to transmit signal current, wherein each of the mating conductors extends between an engagement portion and an interior portion of the respective mating conductor, the engagement portions of the mating conductors configured to engage contacts of a mating connector, the engagement portions being located proximate a first nodal region, the interior portions of the mating conductors being located proximate a second nodal region;
• the first open-ended conductor electrically connected to the engagement portion of a first mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the first nodal region;
• and
• the second open-ended conductor electrically connected to the interior portion of a second mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the second nodal region, wherein the first open-ended conductor is capacitively coupled to the second open-ended conductor.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a connector body configured to mate with a plug connector;
• a plurality of mating conductors and configured to transmit signal current along an interconnection path between a first nodal region and a second nodal region, each of the mating conductors having a mating portion proximate the first nodal region and an interior portion proximate the second nodal region;
• a first open-ended conductor electrically connected to a first mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the first nodal region;
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• a second open-ended conductor electrically connected to a second mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the second nodal region, wherein the first and second open-ended conductors are configured to capacitively couple the first and second mating conductors thereby providing a compensation region that is electrically parallel to the interconnection path.