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Abstract

A high frequency cable assembly with a plug connector terminating shielded cables via cable termination assemblies mounted to a paddle card. Cable termination assemblies provide paths for ground current between the cable shield and paddle card providing low insertion and return loss and crosstalk at frequencies up to at least 53 GHz, which supports data rates of 224 Gbps and above. Disclosed features of the cable termination assemblies may be used alone or in combination and include: termination of a row of cables, structures configured based on angle of arrival of cables to the cable termination assembly, ground members that align with individual cables, and upper and lower ground members coupled to the cable shield and ground structures of the paddle card that at least partially encircle signal paths outside the cable shields. The upper and lower ground members provide ground current paths paralleling those signal paths with substantially uniform spacing.

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