Patent ID: 8354743

Claim:
A system comprising: a package base comprising a plurality of tiers, wherein the plurality of tiers comprises a first tier and a second tier, wherein the package base defines a bottom surface, and wherein the first tier has a first height relative to the bottom surface and the second tier has a second height relative to the bottom surface; a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts comprises a first electrical contact on the first tier and a second electrical contact on the second tier; a plurality of electrically conductive vias within the package base; and a plurality of integrated circuits, wherein the plurality of integrated circuits comprises a first integrated circuit electrically coupled to the first electrical contact and a second integrated circuit electrically coupled to the second electrical contact, wherein the first integrated circuit is positioned substantially at the first height and the second integrated circuit is positioned substantially at the second height, wherein the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit are stacked in a substantially z-axis direction, and wherein the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit are mechanically coupled to one another.