Patent ID: 7348494

Claim:
An interconnection device comprising: first and second outer layers, each including substrate material; at least one inner layer disposed between said first and second outer layers, said inner layer including at least one conductive signal trace disposed on a rigid substrate material proximate to an edge of the interconnection device and being accessible for direct electrical connection with a corresponding exposed signal trace, wherein at least one conductive protrusion is formed on said conductive inner layer trace, and wherein said protrusion is resilient; and shielding disposed around the at least one signal trace, including a first shielding wall on a layer below the trace, a second shielding wall on a layer above the trace, and third and fourth shielding walls on either side of the trace, the first, second, third and fourth shielding walls being connected such that uninterrupted shielding is provided for 360° around the trace.