Patent ID: 8093717

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first die including a first die active surface and a first die backside surface; a microstrip spacer (MSS) including a plurality of spaced-apart conductive planes disposed therein, wherein the MSS includes a first side and a second side that are parallel-planar to the plurality of spaced-apart conductive planes, and wherein the MSS first side is disposed upon one of the first die active surface and the first die backside surface; a second die including a second die active surface and a second die backside surface, wherein one of the second die active surface and the second die backside surface is disposed against the MSS second side, and wherein one of the first die and the second die principally includes dynamic random-access memory, and wherein the other of the first die and the second die principally includes logic circuitry; and a third die disposed on the MSS second side, wherein the MSS contains an inductor.