Patent ID: 8099687

Claim:
An integrated circuit, comprising: a first plurality of connections arranged in rows on the integrated circuit; and a second plurality of connections arranged in columns on the integrated circuit intersecting with the connections arranged in the rows, the second plurality of connections including a set of outer connections and one or more inner connections, wherein the set of outer connections and the one or more inner connections are to couple the integrated circuit to one side of a substrate, a first connection in the set of outer connections being arranged on a first end of the one or more inner connections, a second connection in the set of outer connections being arranged on a second end of the one or more inner connections, and the set of outer connections corresponds to interchangeable signals, wherein the interchangeable signals are arranged in first and second outer columns and wherein the second outer column is located on a side of the integrated circuit that is opposite to a side of the integrated circuit on which the first outer column is located.