Patent ID: 7364461

Claim:
An assembly having a first surface and a second surface, comprising: a first layer having a first aperture that extends therethrough; a second layer joined to the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises: a second aperture having a first diameter that is smaller than a second diameter of said first aperture, and wherein said second aperture has a center that is substantially concentric to the center of said first aperture, and a signal via that extends from said second aperture to a surface of the second layer, wherein said signal via has a center that is substantially concentric to the center of said second aperture, wherein said signal via has a third diameter that is smaller than said first diameter of said second aperture; and a coaxial cable affixed to said assembly, wherein an exposed portion of a conductive core of said coaxial cable is positioned in said signal via, wherein an exposed portion of an insulating spacer sheath of said coaxial cable is positioned in said second aperture, and wherein an exposed portion of a conductive sheath of said coaxial cable is positioned in said first aperture.