US Patent 7040918 Cable connector for differential transmission

A differential transmission cable connector is disclosed that includes a contact assembly and an alignment member. In the contact assembly, signal contact pairs of first and second signal contacts and ground contacts are arranged alternately. The first connection part of each first signal contact, the second connection part of each second signal contact, and the drain wire connection part of each ground contact project from the rear side of the contact assembly. The alignment member aligns first and second signal wires extending from a differential transmission cable so that the first and second signal wires are arranged in positions corresponding to the first and second connection parts, respectively. The alignment member is joined to the contact assembly. The first and second signal wires and the drain wires are connected to the first and second connection parts and the drain wire connection parts, respectively.