An electrical connector may include a cord comprising a plurality of wires and a plug extending from the cord. The plug may include a row of conductive signal pads arranged in a plane across the plug, the pads in the row being coupled to the plurality of wires, a plurality of conductive ground traces arranged in the plane across the plug and extending between the pads in the row, with at least one trace extending between adjacent pads, and a ground pad arranged in the plane and located adjacent to the row of conductive signal pads.