Patent ID: 7782629

Claim:
An electronic structure, comprising: a first substrate, the first substrate including a first and a second surface wherein said surfaces are approximately parallel to each other and wherein the separation distance between the first and the second surface defines a thickness of the first substrate, the first substrate further including a passageway for receiving an electronic component, the passageway extending from the first surface to the second surface, and wherein the first substrate further includes electrical conducting material around at least a portion of the passageway at the first and at the second surface; an electronic component of approximately the same length as or less than the thickness of the first substrate wherein the cross section of the electrical component approximates that of the passageway and wherein the electronic component includes a first terminating electrical contact at a first end of the electronic component and a second terminating electrical contact at a second end of the electronic component, wherein the electronic component is disposed within the passageway; and a continuous portion of solder mechanically and electrically connecting the first terminating electrical contact to the electrical conducting material around the passageway at the first surface, wherein the continuous portion of solder is in direct contact with both the first terminating electrical contact and the electrical conducting material around the passageway at the first surface.