Patent ID: 8018738

Claim:
A voltage regulator comprising: an interposer including: a plurality of electrical connections suitable for coupling to a printed circuit board (PCB) on a first side of the interposer; and a power plane and a ground plane, wherein the power plane is electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical connections and wherein the ground plane is electrically coupled to at least one other of the plurality of electrical connections; and a DC-DC converter, wherein the DC-DC converter is electro-mechanically attachable to and detachable from the interposer, wherein the interposer includes, on a second side, a socket configured to receive two or more electromechanical connecting members of the DC-DC converter; wherein at least one of the electromechanical connecting members is electrically coupled to the power plane and at least one other one of the electro-mechanical connecting members is electrically coupled to the ground plane when the DC-DC converter is attached to the interposer.