Patent ID: 8322031

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an apparatus for interconnecting electronic components, the method comprising: form a dielectric substrate having a first surface facing opposite to a second surface; forming a first passage through the dielectric substrate along a first longitudinal axis oriented at a first oblique angle relative to the first surface; after forming the first passage, at least partially filling the first passage with conductive material; forming a second passage through the dielectric substrate along a second longitudinal axis oriented at a second oblique angle relative to the surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the second longitudinal axis is non-parallel to the first longitudinal axis; after forming the second passage, at least partially filling the second passage with conductive material; electrically coupling the conductive material in the first passage to a first terminal on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and a second terminal on the second surface of the dielectric substrate; and electrically coupling the conductive material in the second passage to a third terminal on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and a fourth terminal on the second surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the third terminal is spaced apart from the first terminal in a first direction, and wherein the fourth terminal is spaced apart from the second terminal in a second direction, opposite to the first direction.