Patent ID: 6940361

Claim:
A system, comprising: a transmission line to which an intermediate element is fixed or configured to be fixed by screws, the transmission line being configured to provide a self-aligned transition with a module; the intermediate element fixed to or configured to be fixed to a rim of an open end of the transmission line designated for connection to the module, said intermediate element comprising an arrangement of soldering pads configured to match and to be soldered by reflow with solder particles arranged on the module to be connected to said transmission line, thereby providing a self-aligned transition; and the module destined to form the self-aligned transition with the transmission line and provided with the arrangement of solder particles that are configured to match and to be soldered by reflow to the soldering pads arranged on the intermediate element fixed to or configured to be fixed to the rim of the transmission line, wherein the transmission line is connected by reflow soldering via the intermediate element to the module.