Patent ID: 7812462
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an integrated circuit die having a first electrical contact adapted to provide a single electrical signal therethrough; an electrical connector coupled to said first electrical contact and adapted to provide an electrical connection from said integrated circuit die through said first electrical contact to an outside component; and a first plurality and a second plurality of electrically conductive paths connected to an electrical source and the first electrical contact, the first and second pluralities of electrically conductive paths adapted to provide the same electrical signal simultaneously to the first electrical contact, wherein: each of said first plurality of electrically conductive paths connects to a different interface location on the periphery of the first electrical contact; each of said second plurality of electrically conductive paths connects to a different interface location substantially away from and within the periphery of the first electrical contact; each of said first and second pluralities of electrically conductive paths is configured to have a non-zero current density when said same electrical signal passes therethrough; and the current density at the interfaces of the first plurality of electrically conductive paths is substantially less than at the interfaces of the second plurality of electrically conductive paths, there being no other electrically conductive paths that connect directly to the periphery of the first electrical contact other than the first plurality of electrically conductive paths.