referring to fig1 a , 1b , 2 , 3a , 3b , 3c and 4 , a carrier 1 in accordance with the present invention includes a base 10 having upper and lower faces 11 , 12 with the lower face 12 facing upward for facilitating description . a row of first tabs 15 extends from the lower face 12 and defines a first retaining slot 16 between adjacent first tabs 15 . inner walls of the first retaining slot 16 form projections 15a thereon which reduce a width of the first retaining slot 16 . the first retaining slot 16 has a round bottom ( not labeled ) for mating with an outer periphery of a conductive wire 40 . a row of guiding tabs 25 extends from the lower face 12 and is arranged parallel to the row of first tabs 15 . a guiding slot 26 is defined between adjacent guiding tabs 25 . each guiding slot 26 is aligned with the corresponding first retaining slot 16 . the guiding slot 26 also has a round bottom for mating with the conductive wire 40 . a first guiding slit 20 is defined between ends of the first tabs 15 and the guiding tabs 25 . the first retaining and guiding slots 16 , 26 are dimensioned to mate with the corresponding conductive wire 40 whereby the conductive wire 40 can be snugly seated therein . each conductive wire 40 includes a conductor 41 coated with an insulation layer 42 . the carrier 1 includes a row of second tabs 35 extending from the lower face 12 . a second retaining slot 36 is defined between adjacent tabs 35 . inner walls of the second retaining slot 36 form projections 35a which reduce a width of the second retaining slot 36 . the second retaining slot 36 has a round bottom ( not labeled ) for mating with an outer periphery of the conductive wire 40 . the second retaining slot 36 is aligned with the guiding slot 26 . a mounting block 17 extends from each lateral end of the base 10 . a guiding post 17a and a hook 17b are integrally formed on a lower face thereof . the guiding post 17a can be snugly received in a guiding hole 51 defined in a housing 50 while the hook 17b engages with a wedge 52 , including upper and lower wedges 52a , 52b at first and second stages , respectively , formed on the housing 50 . the mounting block 17 further includes a trapezoidal wedge 17c which engages with an emi bracket ( not shown ). a second guiding slit 21 is defined between ends of the first and second tabs 15 , 35 . the first and second guiding slits 20 , 21 receive insulation displacement sections 71 of terminals . in addition , an array of channels 20a , 21a is defined through the base 10 . each channel 20a ( 21a ) intersects with the corresponding retaining slot 36 ( 16 ) whereby when the insulation displacement section 71 cuts through the insulation 42 of the conductive wire 40 , tips of the insulation displacement section 71 extend into the channel 20a ( 21a ) ( fig8 b ). in this embodiment , the base 10 of the carrier 1 forms the first tabs 15 , the guiding tabs 25 , and the second tabs 35 and defines the first retaining slots 16 . the guiding slots 26 , and the second retaining slots 36 . the guiding slits 20 , 21 separate the tabs into the first tabs 15 , the guiding tabs 25 and the second tabs 35 . the channels 20a , 21a are defined through the base 10 from the guiding slits 20 , 21 . still referring to fig4 the housing 50 includes a front mating portion 55 for mating with a complementary connector ( not shown ) and a rear termination portion 56 for terminating with the conductive wires 40 . the termination portion 56 includes a first tier 56a and a second tier 56b located in different levels . a plurality of terminals 70 are embedded into the housing 50 with the termination displacement section 71 extending upward therefrom . the termination of the conductive wires 40 with the insulation displacement sections 71 is facilitated by the carrier 1 . referring to fig5 a , 6b , 7 , 8a and 8b , before the conductive wires 40 are terminated to the insulation displacement sections 71 , the conductive wires 40 are selectively assembled to the carrier 1 according to printed color codes . each carrier 1 has thirty - four retaining slots 16 , 36 for assembling thirty - six conductive wires 40 therein . the carrier 1 is then assembled to the tiers 56 in two different stages . the guiding post 17b of the carrier 1 is aligned with the guiding hole 51 of the tiers 56 and guided thereby while receiving a downward force whereby the hook 17a of the carrier 1 engages with the upper wedge 52a of the housing 50 . at the first stage , the insulation displacement sections 71 are received within the guiding slits 20 , 21 while the insulation layer 42 of the conductive wire 40 is located at a flared entrance 72a of a slot 72 defined in the insulation displacement section 71 . a further downward force exerted on the upper face 11 of the carrier 1 results in the conductive wires 40 being moved downward into the slot 72 of the insulation displacement section 71 . during the downward movement of the carrier 1 the insulation layer 42 of the conductive wire 40 is pierced by inner blades 71a of the insulation displacement section 71 thereby establishing an electrical connection therebetween . since the insulation displacement sections 71 are guided by the guiding slits 20 , 21 and the channels 20a , 21a , the terminations between the insulation displacement sections 71 and the conductors 41 of the conductive wires 40 can be effectively performed . if the insulation displacement section 71 moves during the termination process , the support thereof by inner walls of the guiding slits 20 , 21 assures effective terminations . it is noted that in comparison with the prior art which needs to have the conductive wires one by one respectively engaged with the corresponding terminals through insulation displacement sections by several individual pressing actions , the invention provides a carrier adapted to carry all the conductive wires at one time to approach the corresponding insulation displacement sections of the terminals , and further have all the conductive wires simultaneously engaged with the insulation displacement sections of the terminals by only one pressing operation . it is also contemplated that the prior arts generally put the conductive wires on the corresponding insulation displacement sections of the terminals and directly press the wires downward to have the insulation displacement sections of the terminals pierce into the conductors of the conductive wires , wherein the conductive wires and the corresponding insulation displacement sections of the terminals all lack sufficient support to maintain themselves in assured relative positions , thus tending to result in defective insulation displacement contact therebetween due to possible tilting of either of them during pressing . in contrast , in the invention , the conductive wires and the insulation displacement sections of the terminals can be first reliably retained in relative positions by the carrier at the first stage , and then under that situation , the pressing forces are applied thereto at the second stage . therefore , the insulation displacement contact between the conductive wires and the insulation displacement sections of the terminals can be expected to be in a good status . it should be understood that the key arrangement for this implementation is to set the depth of the retaining slot is large enough to accommodate the individual conductive wire therein so that when the individual independent conductive wire is sandwiched between the retaining slot and the insulation displacement section of the corresponding terminal , the tip of the insulation displacement section of the terminal can be first engaged within the guiding slit before the insulation displacement section of the terminal starts piercing into the conductive wire . it is also appreciated that the subject idc connector is substantially of an intermediate product which cooperating with the assembled conductive wires , is adapted to further be molded to form a complete cable connector assembly . while the present invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment , the description is illustrative of the invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention . various modifications to the present invention can be made to the preferred embodiment by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims .