Patent ID: 6979208

Claim:
A system, comprising: a printed circuit board; a socket mounted on the printed circuit board, the socket including a conductive power panel, a conductive ground panel, a thin non-conductive layer interposed between the conductive power panel and the conductive ground panel, a socket body encompassing the conductive power panel, the conductive ground panel, and the thin non-conductive layer, and a conductive finger extending from each of the conductive power panel and the conductive ground panel in the same direction and positioned to engage side terminals on an integrated circuit package, wherein each successive side terminal alternately is to conduct power and to ground power; and the integrated circuit package mounted on the socket, wherein the integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit package is connected to the side terminals, the side terminals to supply power and ground signals to the integrated circuit, wherein the side terminals include a plurality of segments, wherein each successive segment alternately contacts a power conductor and a ground conductor.