Interconnect cable with edge finger connector

A method comprising:

• providing a conductor having an elongate body configured to carry electrical signals;
• and
• coupling a first contact directly to a first end of the conductor, wherein the first contact is configured to contact a pad on an edge finger;
• coupling a second contact directly to a second end of the conductor, wherein the second contact is configured to be coupled to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) case, and wherein the SFP case is configured to couple the second contact to an SFP cable;
• wherein a ground shield is disposed around the conductor;
• coupling a ground bar to the ground shield;
• and
• coupling a ground contact to the ground bar, the ground contact configured to couple the ground bar to a ground pad of the edge finger;
• wherein the edge finger is included in or coupled to a substrate to route electrical signals to or from a processor coupled to the substrate.

A system comprising:

• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• a package assembly coupled to the PCB, the package assembly including:
• a substrate;
• a processor disposed on the substrate;
• an edge finger included in or coupled to the substrate, the edge finger including a plurality of pads to route electrical signals to or from the processor;
• and
• an interconnect cable coupled to the package assembly via the edge finger, the interconnect cable including:
• a conductor having an elongate body configured to carry the electrical signals;
• and
• a first contact directly coupled to a first end of the conductor, wherein the first contact is configured to contact a first pad of the plurality of pads of the edge finger;
• a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) case configured to couple the interconnect cable to an external SFP cable;
• and wherein the interconnect cable further includes a second contact directly coupled to a second end of the conductor and to the SFP case;
• a ground shield disposed around the conductor;
• a ground bar coupled to the ground shield;
• and
• a ground contact coupled between the ground bar and a ground pad of the edge finger.