Patent ID: 7435913
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for interconnecting electronic components, the apparatus comprising: a dielectric portion having a first surface opposite to a second surface, wherein the dielectric portion carries an integrated circuit; a first passage formed through the dielectric portion along a first longitudinal axis oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first surface, wherein the first passage is at least partially filled with a first portion of conductive material after forming; a second passage formed through the dielectric portion along a second longitudinal axis that is non-parallel to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the second longitudinal axis is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first surface of the dielectric portion, and wherein the second passage is at least partially filled with a second portion of conductive material after forming; a first terminal disposed on the first surface of the dielectric portion and electrically connected to the integrated circuit; a second terminal disposed on the second surface of the dielectric portion, wherein the first portion of conductive material at least partially filling the first passage electrically connects the first terminal to the second terminal; a third terminal disposed on the first surface of the dielectric portion, wherein the third terminal is offset from the first terminal in a first direction; and a fourth terminal disposed on the second surface of the dielectric portion, wherein the fourth terminal is offset from the second terminal in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the second portion of conductive material at least partially filling the second passage electrically connects the third terminal to the fourth terminal.