Flexible high-impedance interconnect cable having unshielded wires

A cable assembly comprising:

• a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
• the wires having intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions being detached from each other;
• a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires;
• and
• each wire being entirely non-conductive except for a central conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer.

A cable assembly comprising:

• a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end;
• the first ends of the wires are arranged in parallel, adjacent to each other, in a selected sequence, and the second ends of the wires are arranged in parallel, adjacent to each other, in the selected sequence;
• the wires having unshielded intermediate portions between the first and second ends, the intermediate portions being detached from each other;
• a conductive shield loosely surrounding the intermediate portions of the wires, such that the wires are arranged differently with respect to each other at different positions along the length of the intermediate portions;
• and
• each wire being entirely non-conductive except for a central conductor surrounded by a nonconductive insulating layer.