An RF feed-through connector has a single pin or multi-pins supported and
hermetically sealed between a first portion of the connector facing the
hermetically sealed interior portion of an electronics-containing housing
and a second portion of the connector exposed to ambient conditions in
which the electronics-containing housing is placed. The invention is
particularly directed to a new hermetically sealed RF feed-through
connector architecture in which the connector's outer shell contains a
relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) portion that
enables it to be soldered to a low CTE insert that supports one or more
hermetically sealed longitudinal signal pins. The connector's outer shell
also includes a relatively high CTE portion that allows the shell to be
readily joined as by welding to an adjacent support structure, such as a
relatively high CTE aluminum housing and the like.