Patent ID: 9363887
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H05K

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for performing communication control, the apparatus comprising at least one portion of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a control module implemented with at least one integrated circuit (IC) whose package comprises a plurality of sets of terminals, each set of the plurality of sets of terminals corresponding to one of a plurality of sub-modules of the control module, wherein within the sets of terminals, a set of terminals corresponding to a specific sub-module of the sub-modules comprise a power-input terminal arranged to input power from outside the control module, and the control module comprises: an ancillary circuit implemented with a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB comprising a plurality of contact pads arranged within a contact pad area on the PCB, the contact pad area including a plurality of sub-areas respectively corresponding to the sets of terminals, wherein within the plurality of contact pads, those arranged within one of the sub-areas are utilized for electrically connecting one set of the sets of terminals to the ancillary circuit, and the contact pads comprise: