Abstract: A coaxial cable that includes a first inner conductor, a first dielectric material that encircles the first inner conductor and a first outer conductor that encircles both the first dielectric material and the first inner conductor is improved to comprise a second inner conductor, a second dielectric material, and a second outer conductor. The second inner conductor has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the first inner conductor and is electrically coupled to the first inner conductor. The geometric shape of the second dielectric material and the second outer conductor, from an axial perspective, is in the range of an ellipse having an eccentricity in a range greater than zero and less than one to an elongated circle.

Abstract: A method of joining surface mount components includes screen printing a single layer of solder paste or other adhesive onto a substrate, positioning a component with a planar lead with a hole through the planar lead over the solder and mounting a second component over the hole in the first lead. The assembly is heated or otherwise processed until the solder or adhesive flows by capillary action through the hole and into the space between the components such that it forms solder joint between the stacked components.