High frequency electrical connector

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a plurality of conductive members disposed in a plurality of parallel columns of conductive members, each of the plurality of conductive members comprising a mating interface portion;
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• a plurality of lossy members, each lossy member being elongated in at least one direction that is parallel to a respective column of the plurality of parallel columns of conductive members and being positioned adjacent the mating interface portions of conductive members in the respective column of the plurality of parallel columns, wherein:
• the plurality of parallel columns are disposed in pairs;
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• a lossy member of the plurality of lossy members is positioned between adjacent pairs of columns and the space between the parallel columns of each pair is substantially free of the lossy members.

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a plurality of conductive members disposed in a plurality of parallel columns of conductive members, each of the plurality of conductive members comprising a mating interface portion;
• and
• a plurality of lossy members, each lossy member being elongated in at least one direction that is parallel to a respective column of the plurality of parallel columns of conductive members and being positioned adjacent the mating interface portions of conductive members in the respective column of the plurality of parallel columns;
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• an insulative housing comprising:
• a plurality of insulative members, each insulative member having a column of conductive members affixed thereto;
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• a front housing portion, the front housing portion comprising a plurality of openings and a plurality of slots, wherein the mating interface portion of each conductive member of the plurality of conductive members is at least partially disposed within an opening and each lossy member of the plurality of lossy members is at least partially disposed within a respective slot of the plurality of slots.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a plurality of subassemblies, each of the plurality of subassemblies comprising a plurality of conductive members, each of the plurality of conductive members adapted at least to be a signal conductor and comprising a mating contact portion, the mating contact portions of the plurality of subassemblies being arranged in parallel columns;
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• a housing portion comprising a plurality of openings disposed in parallel columns, with the columns of mating contact portions of the plurality of subassemblies being positioned in the plurality of openings, the housing portion comprising insulative regions and lossy regions, the lossy regions being positioned to separate pairs of adjacent columns of mating contact portions of conductive members adapted at least to be signal conductors, wherein, for each of the plurality of subassemblies:
• the subassembly further comprises an insulative portion having a first face and a second face;
• the mating contact portions of the plurality of conductive members extend through the first face;
• each of the plurality of conductive members further comprises a contact tail, the contact tails extending through the second face;
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• each of the plurality of conductive members further comprises an intermediate portion electrically coupling the contact tail and the mating contact portion.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a plurality of subassemblies, each subassembly comprising:
• a first wafer, the first wafer comprising:
• a first plurality of conductive elements, each of the first plurality of conductive elements having a broad side, a mating contact portion and a contact tail;
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• a first plurality of insulative members, each insulative member of the first plurality of insulative members being positioned between adjacent conductive elements of the first plurality of conductive elements;
• a second wafer, the second wafer comprising:
• a second plurality of conductive elements, each of the second plurality of conductive elements comprising a broad side, a mating contact portion and a contact tail, the first wafer being attached to the second wafer with the broad sides of the first plurality of conductive elements and the broad sides of the second plurality of conductive elements aligned to form pairs, each pair comprising a conductive element of the first plurality of conductive elements and a conductive element of the second plurality of conductive elements, the first and second pluralities of conductive elements being configured such that, within each pair the broad sides of the conductive elements of the pair are separated by a distance smaller than a distance separating mating contact portions;
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• an insert that is separately manufactured and assembled with the first wafer, the insert comprising a planar portion and being separated from the first plurality of conductive members by the first plurality of insulative members, the insert comprising a material that attenuates electromagnetic radiation.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a plurality of subassemblies disposed in parallel, each subassembly comprising:
• a plurality of conductive elements arranged in a column;
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• an insulative member holding the plurality of conductive elements;
• a plurality of inserts that are separately manufactured and assembled with the plurality of subassemblies, each insert comprising a material that attenuates electromagnetic radiation, each insert positioned between adjacent subassemblies of the plurality of subassemblies, at least a portion of the each insert being adjacent a respective column of conductive elements in an adjacent subassembly.