Patent ID: 11963289
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method, comprising: providing, on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), an array of signal pads, the each signal pad of the array of signal pads being associated with a signal contact of a central processing unit (CPU); providing, on the first surface of the PCB, a first power contact pad, the first power contact pad configured to provide power for the CPU apart from the array of signal pads; and providing, on a second surface of the PCB, a first ground contact pad, the first ground contact pad configured to provide a ground for the CPU apart from the array of signal pads, providing, by the first power contact pad, the power for the CPU through a power distribution hat affixed atop the CPU, and providing, by the first ground contact pad, the ground for the CPU through a heat sink affixed atop the CPU.