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1. A cable, comprising:a first portion;a second portion;a first fold between the first portion and the second portion;a first shim bonded between the first portion and the second portion;a third portion; anda second fold between the second portion and the third portion,wherein the first portion is bonded to the third portion.2. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the first fold.3. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first shim is bonded to an upper surface o...
1. A cable, comprising:a first portion;a second portion;a first fold between the first portion and the second portion;a first shim bonded between the first portion and the second portion;a third portion; anda second fold between the second portion and the third portion,wherein the first portion is bonded to the third portion.2. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the first fold.3. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first shim is bonded to an upper surface of the first portion by a first adhesive layer and to a lower surface of the second portion by a second adhesive layer.4. A cable, according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the first and second adhesive layers comprises a pressure-sensitive acrylic layer.5. A cable, according to claim 3, wherein the first adhesive layer, the first shim, and the second adhesive layer have a combined thickness of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the first fold.6. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first shim comprises a wedge-shaped shim.7. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first shim comprises a glass-filled epoxy material.8. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the second fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.9. A cable, according to claim 1, further comprising a second shim bonded between the first portion and the third portion.10. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the second shim is bonded to a lower surface of the first portion by a third adhesive layer and to an upper surface of the third portion by a fourth adhesive layer.11. A cable, according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the third and fourth adhesive layers comprises a pressure-sensitive acrylic layer.12. A cable, according to claim 10, whereinthe third adhesive layer, the second shim, and the fourth adhesive layer have a combined thickness of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.13. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the second shim comprises a wedge-shaped shim.14. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the second shim comprises a glass-filled epoxy material.15. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the first shim is bonded between the first portion and the second portion by a pressure-sensitive acrylic.16. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the first shim is integral with the cable.17. A cable, according to claim 9, wherein the first shim comprises a filled adhesive material.18. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the first portion is bonded to the third portion by a pressure-sensitive acrylic.19. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the second shim is bonded between the first portion and the third portion by a pressure-sensitive acrylic.20. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the second shim is integral with the cable.21. A cable, according to claim 1, wherein the second shim comprises a filled adhesive material.22. A cable, according to claim 1, further comprising a sleeve disposed about the first and second folds.23. A cable, comprising:a first portion;a second portion;a first fold between the first portion and the second portion;a first shim bonded between the first portion and the second portion;a conductor;a first shielding layer disposed above the conductor;a second shielding layer disposed below the conductor;a first edge conductor disposed laterally in a first direction from the conductor;a second edge conductor disposed laterally in a second direction, opposite from the first direction, from the conductor;a first via electrically coupling the first shielding layer, the first edge conductor, and the second shielding layer; anda second via electrically coupling the first shielding layer, the second edge conductor, and the second shielding layer.24. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim is bonded between the first portion and the second portion by a pressure-sensitive acrylic.25. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the cable further comprises:a third portion;a second fold between the second portion and the third portion; anda second shim bonded between the second portion and the third portion.26. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.27. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim is bonded to an upper surface of the second portion by a third adhesive layer and to a lower surface of the third portion by a fourth adhesive layer.28. A cable, according to claim 27, wherein at least one of the third and fourth adhesive layers comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.29. A cable, according to claim 27, wherein the third adhesive layer, the second shim, and the fourth adhesive layer have a combined thickness of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.30. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim comprises a wedge-shaped shim.31. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim comprises a glass-filled epoxy material.32. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim is bonded between the second portion and the third portion by a pressure-sensitive acrylic.33. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim is integral with the cable.34. A cable, according to claim 25, wherein the second shim comprises a filled adhesive material.35. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim is integral with the cable.36. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim further comprises a wedge-shaped shim.37. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim further comprises a filled adhesive layer.38. A cable, according to claim 23, further comprising:a third portion; anda second fold between the second portion and the third portion,wherein the first portion is bonded to the third portion.39. A cable, according to claim 38, wherein the second fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.40. A cable, according to claim 38, further comprising a second shim bonded between the first portion and the third portion.41. A cable, according to claim 40, wherein the second shim is bonded to a lower surface of the first portion by a third adhesive layer and to an upper surface of the third portion by a fourth adhesive layer.42. A cable, according to claim 41, wherein at least one of the third and fourth adhesive layers comprises a pressure-sensitive acrylic layer.43. A cable, according to claim 41, whereinthe third adhesive layer, the second shim, and the fourth adhesive layer have a combined thickness of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the second fold.44. A cable, according to claim 40, wherein the second shim comprises a wedge-shaped shim.45. A cable, according to claim 40, wherein the second shim comprises a glass-filled epoxy material.46. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first fold has a radius of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the first fold.47. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim is bonded to an upper surface of the first portion by a first adhesive layer and to a lower surface of the second portion by a second adhesive layer.48. A cable, according to claim 47, wherein the first adhesive layer, the first shim, and the second adhesive layer have a combined thickness of at least about two times a thickness of the cable within the first fold.49. A cable, according to claim 23, wherein the first shim comprises a glass-filled epoxy material.50. A cable, according to claim 23, further comprising a sleeve disposed about the first fold.51. A cable, comprising:a body comprising at least one conductor and having a fold, extending across the at least one conductor, with a bend radius;means for defining the bend radius of the fold;a first shielding layer disposed above the conductor;a second shielding layer disposed below the conductor;a first edge conductor disposed laterally in a first direction from the conductor;a second edge conductor disposed laterally in a second direction, opposite from the first direction, from the conductor;a first via electrically coupling the first shielding layer, the first edge conductor, and the second shielding layer; anda second via electrically coupling the first shielding layer, the second edge conductor, and the second shielding layer.52. A cable, according to claim 51, wherein the body includes a second fold extending across the at least one conductor and having a bend radius, the cable further comprising means for defining the bend radius of the second fold.53. A method for making a cable, comprising:creating a first fold between a first portion and a second portion of the cable;bonding a first shim between the first portion and the second portion of the cable;creating a second fold between the second portion of the cable and a third portion of the cable; andbonding the first portion of the cable to the third portion of the cable.54. A method, according to claim 53, further comprising bonding a second shim between the first portion of the cable and the third portion of the cable.