Connector adapted to be used for transmission of a balanced signal and substrate for mounting the connector

摘要

In a connector (1) including an insulator (2) and first and second signal contacts (3,4) held by the insulator, each of the first and the second signal contacts includes a fixed portion (3a,4a) fixed to the insulator, a contacting portion (3b,4b) connected to one end of the fixed portion and extending in a first direction (A1), a bent portion (3c,4c) connected to the other end of the fixed portion, a first intermediate portion (3d,4d) extending from the bent portion in the first direction, a second intermediate portion (3e,4e) extending from the first intermediate portion in a second direction (A2), and a terminal portion (3f,4f) extending from the second intermediate portion in the first direction. The first intermediate portions are placed at positions which are different from each other in the second direction. The second intermediate portions are different from each other in the first direction. The bent portions are shaped to make the first and the second signal contacts be substantially equal in total length to each other.