Patent ID: 7148428

Claim:
A system, comprising: a flex cable, to transmit signals between a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit, the flex cable comprising a signaling path between the integrated circuits, the first integrated circuit being disposed upon a printed circuit board and the second integrated circuit being disposed upon a second printed circuit board, the printed circuit boards comprising signaling traces, wherein the signaling path is not coupled to the signaling traces, the flex cable comprising: a first portion, having a flattened surface, the flattened surface being substantially parallel to and proximately attached to the printed circuit board; a flex-to-package connector fixably attached to the printed circuit board, to couple the first portion to the first integrated circuit; a second portion, coupled to the first portion by a flex-to-flex connector, the second portion having a second flattened surface, the second flattened surface being substantially parallel to and proximately attached to the second printed circuit board; and a second flex-to-package connector to couple the second portion to the second integrated circuit; and an anchor to couple the printed circuit board to the second printed circuit board, the anchor further transmitting second signals between the printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the second signals are not transmitted over the signaling path.