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An electrical connector may include a cord comprising wires and a plug extending from the cord. The plug may include a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug and a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug. The first top row of contacts may be cou

An electrical connector may include a cord comprising wires and a plug extending from the cord. The plug may include a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug and a first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug. The first top row of contacts may be coupled to the plurality of wires and include a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, and a second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol. The first bottom row of contacts may be coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees.

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1. An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; anda plug extending from the cord, the plug including: a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug, the first top row of contacts being coupled to the plurality of wires and including: a first top di

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An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; anda plug extending from the cord, the plug including: a first top row of contacts included in a top portion of the plug, the first top row of contacts being coupled to the plurality of wires and including: a first top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a first communication protocol, anda second top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to a second communication protocol,the first top differential signaling pair being closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than the second top differential pair and the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol; anda first bottom row of contacts included in a bottom portion of the plug, the first bottom row of contacts being coupled to the first top row of contacts and arranged to maintain a same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths as the first top row of contacts to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees. 2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the plug further includes: a second top row of contacts included in the top portion of the plug, the second top row of contacts being coupled to the plurality of wires and including a third top differential signaling pair configured to carry signals according to the first communication protocol, the third top differential signaling pair being closer to a center of the second top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second top row; anda second bottom row of contacts included in the bottom portion of the plug, the second bottom row of contacts being coupled to the second top row of contacts and arranged to maintain the same arrangement of contacts and electrical paths to the plurality of wires when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees. 3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the plug comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB comprising at least a top layer including the top portion of the plug, a bottom layer comprising the bottom portion of the plug, a plurality of middle layers between the top layer and the bottom layer, a first side adjacent to the top layer and the bottom layer, and a second side opposing the first side and adjacent to the top layer and the bottom layer;the first top differential signaling pair comprises a first top contact and a second top contact;the bottom portion comprises a first bottom differential signaling pair comprising a first bottom contact and a second bottom contact, the first bottom contact being coupled to the first top contact by a via and the second bottom contact being coupled to the second top contact; andthe plurality of middle layers, the plurality of middle layers including a middle layer that is closer to the top layer than to the bottom layer, the middle layer including the via coupling the first top contact to the first bottom contact, the via being closer to a first axis than to a second axis, the first axis extending from the first bottom contact to the top layer in a direction perpendicular to the top layer and the bottom layer, the second axis extending from the first top contact to the bottom layer in the direction perpendicular to the top layer and the bottom layer. 4. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the first via is approximately equidistant from the first top contact and the first bottom contact. 5. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein: the via includes a first via; andthe middle layer includes a second via coupling the second top contact to the second bottom contact, the second via being closer to a third axis than to a fourth axis, the third axis extending from the second bottom contact to the top layer in the direction perpendicular to the top layer and the bottom layer, the fourth axis extending from the second top contact to the bottom layer in the direction perpendicular to the top layer and the bottom layer, the second via being approximately equidistant from the second top contact and the second bottom contact. 6. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first top row of contacts further comprises a ground contact between the first top differential signaling pair and the second top differential signaling pair. 7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first top row of contacts includes at least one top ground contact, a front portion of the at least one top ground contact being closer to a front portion of the plug than any portion of any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts. 8. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first top row of contacts includes at least one top ground contact, the at least one top ground contact being longer than any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts. 9. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first top row of contacts includes a top power contact, the top power contact being wider than any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts. 10. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the first top differential signaling pair is configured to transmit and/or receive data according to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 or USB 3.1 protocol; andthe second top differential signaling pair is configured to transmit and/or receive data according to a USB 2.0 protocol. 11. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a selection circuit configured to switch the first communication protocol between a first high speed communication protocol and a second high speed communication protocol. 12. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a selection circuit configured to switch the first communication protocol between Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 or USB 3.1 and DisplayPort. 13. An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; anda plug extending from the cord, the plug including: a top portion, a first side portion adjacent to the top portion, a bottom portion adjacent to the first side portion and opposing the top portion, and a second side portion adjacent to the top portion and to the bottom portion, the second side portion opposing the first side portion;the top portion including at least: a first top row of contacts, the first top row of contacts including: a first top contact that is closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first top row of contacts; andat least one top ground contact, a front portion of the at least one top ground contact being closer to a front portion of the plug than any portion of any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts; and a second top row of contacts including a second top contact that is closer to a center of the second top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second top row of contacts; andthe bottom portion including at least: a first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom row of contacts including a first bottom contact that is closer to a center of the first bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom contact being coupled to the first top contact; anda second bottom row of contacts including a second bottom contact that is closer to a center of the second bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second bottom row of contacts, the second bottom contact being coupled to the second top contact. 14. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein: the first top contact is included in a first top differential signaling pair comprising the first top contact and a third top contact, the third top contact being closer to the center of the first top row than contacts in the first top row other than the first top contact;the first bottom contact is included in a first bottom differential signaling pair comprising the first bottom contact and a third bottom contact, the third bottom contact being coupled to the third top contact and closer to the center of the first bottom row than contacts in the first bottom row other than the first bottom contact;the first top contact and the first bottom contact are a same distance from the first side portion; andthe third top contact and the third bottom contact are a same distance from the second side portion. 15. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein: the first top contact is included in a first top differential signaling pair comprising the first top contact and a third top contact, the third top contact being closer to the center of the first top row than contacts in the first top row other than the first top contact;the first bottom contact is included in a first bottom differential signaling pair comprising the first bottom contact and a third bottom contact, the third bottom contact being coupled to the third top contact and closer to the center of the first bottom row than contacts in the first bottom row other than the first bottom contact;the first top contact and the third bottom contact are a same distance from the first side portion; andthe third top contact and the first bottom contact are a same distance from the second side portion. 16. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein: the first top row of contacts is a first distance from a front of the plug; andthe second top row of contacts is a second distance from the front of the plug, the second distance being greater than the first distance. 17. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first top row of contacts includes a top power contact, the top power contact being wider than any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts. 18. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein: the first top row of contacts includes a third top contact that is closer to the second side portion than either the first top contact or the second top contact. 19. The electrical connector of claim 18, wherein the first and second top contacts are configured to transmit and/or receive signals according to a first communication protocol and the third top contact is configured to transmit and/or receive signals according to a second communication protocol, the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol. 20. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein: the plug comprises a printed circuit board (PCB);the first top row of contacts and the second top row of contacts are included on a top layer of the PCB; andthe first bottom row of contacts and the second bottom row of contacts are included on a bottom layer of the PCB. 21. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the electrical connector comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. 22. The electrical connector of claim 13, further comprising: a multiplexer coupled to the wires comprised by the cord and to the first top contact, the second top contact, the first bottom contact, and the second bottom contact, the multiplexer being configured to switch the electrical connector between a DisplayPort mode and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) mode. 23. An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; anda plug extending from the cord, the plug comprising electrical contacts on a top portion and a bottom portion of the plug so that when the plug is rotated one hundred and eighty degrees an arrangement and coupling of the electrical contacts remains the same, the electrical contacts comprising: a top row of electrical contacts on the top portion of the plug, the top row of electrical contacts comprising a first top differential pair configured to transmit signals according to a first communication protocol and a second top differential pair configured to transmit signals according to a second communication protocol, the first top differential pair being closer to a center of the top row of electrical contacts than the second top differential pair, the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol. 24. The electrical connector of claim 23, wherein: the first communication protocol includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 or USB 3.1 communication protocol; andthe second communication protocol includes a USB 2.0 communication protocol. 25. An electrical connector comprising: a cord comprising a plurality of wires; anda plug extending from the cord, the plug including: a top portion, a first side portion adjacent to the top portion, a bottom portion adjacent to the first side portion and opposing the top portion, and a second side portion adjacent to the top portion and to the bottom portion, the second side portion opposing the first side portion;the top portion including at least: a first top row of contacts, the first top row of contacts including: a first top contact that is closer to a center of the first top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first top row of contacts; andat least one top ground contact, the at least one top ground contact being longer than any of the other contacts in the first top row of contacts; anda second top row of contacts including a second top contact that is closer to a center of the second top row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second top row of contacts; andthe bottom portion including at least: a first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom row of contacts including a first bottom contact that is closer to a center of the first bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the first bottom row of contacts, the first bottom contact being coupled to the first top contact; anda second bottom row of contacts including a second bottom contact that is closer to a center of the second bottom row of contacts than remaining contacts in the second bottom row of contacts, the second bottom contact being coupled to the second top contact. 26. The electrical connector of claim 25, wherein: the first top contact is included in a first top differential signaling pair comprising the first top contact and a third top contact, the third top contact being closer to the center of the first top row than remaining contacts in the first top row other than the first top contact;the first bottom contact is included in a first bottom differential signaling pair comprising the first bottom contact and a third bottom contact, the third bottom contact being coupled to the third top contact and closer to the center of the first bottom row than remaining contacts in the first bottom row other than the first bottom contact;the first top contact and the first bottom contact are a same distance from the first side portion; andthe third top contact and the third bottom contact are a same distance from the second side portion. 27. The electrical connector of claim 25, wherein: the first top row of contacts includes a third top contact that is closer to the second side portion than either the first top contact or the second top contact. 28. The electrical connector of claim 27, wherein the first and second top contacts are configured to transmit and/or receive signals according to a first communication protocol and the third top contact is configured to transmit and/or receive signals according to a second communication protocol, the first communication protocol having a higher data rate than the second communication protocol.