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

Claim 0:
1. A printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an array of signal pads on a first surface of the PCB, the each signal pad of the array of signal pads being associated with a signal contact of a central processing unit (CPU), a first power contact pad on the first surface of the PCB, the first power contact pad configured to provide power for the CPU apart from the array of signal pads; and a first ground contact pad on a second surface of the PCB, the first ground contact pad configured to provide a ground for the CPU apart from the array of signal pads, wherein the first power contact pad provides the power for the CPU through a power distribution hat affixed atop the CPU, and wherein the first ground contact pad provides the ground for the CPU through a heat sink affixed atop the CPU.