SHIELDED BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR

A board-to-board connector (1) for connecting printed boards (2, 3) to each other comprises : a receptacle (10) comprising a plurality of signal contact elements (12) to be electrically connected to one of the printed boards (2), and a plug (20) comprising a plurality of signal contact elements (22) to be electrically connected to the other of the printed boards (3), the signal contact elements (22) being configured so that each of the signal contact elements (22) of the plug (20) is in contact with the corresponding signal contact element (12) of the receptacle (10) when the plug (20) has been inserted into the receptacle (10). The receptacle (10) comprises an electromagnetic interference shield (13) which continuously or discontinuously surrounds the plurality of signal contact elements (12) of the receptacle (10), and the plug (20) comprises an electromagnetic interference shield (23) which continuously or discontinuously surrounds the plurality of signal contact elements (22) of the plug (20). The shield (13) of the receptacle (10) and the shield (23) of the plug (20) are in direct contact with each other, the contact arrangement being provided along the entire perimeter of the connector (1).