Patent ID: 11967548
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for a circuit board, comprising:
a chip including an integrated circuit;
a casing comprising an integrated circuit and including an upper portion formed on a side of said chip and a lower portion formed on another side of said chip;
plural through-wafer vias (TWVs) for electrically connecting said integrated circuit of said chip and said integrated circuit of said casing;
a system board configured to be electrically connected to the casing; and
upper and lower cards connected to said casing for electrically connecting said casing to the system board;
wherein said chip comprises a silicon die formed on said integrated circuit of said chip, and said plural through-wafer vias are formed in silicon pillars of said silicon die to form an input and output circuit.