Patent ID: 7456505

Claim:
A device, comprising: a substrate; an integrated circuit disposed on the substrate; a plurality of pads arranged directly on a surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the integrated circuit, wherein the plurality of pads comprises: a first row of pads comprising a plurality of signal pads for transmission of a signal; and a second row of pads comprising a plurality of power supply pads for connection to a potential, wherein the first row of pads and the second row of pads are laterally separated from one another, and wherein each signal pad has a respective power supply pad to support the transmission of the respective signal through the respective signal pad; a redistribution element arranged on the surface of the substrate and comprising a plurality of contact elements including a respective contact element for each of the signal pads and power supply pads, the redistribution element comprising a first redistribution layer and a second redistribution layer, wherein the contact elements for the first row of pads are arranged on the first redistribution layer and the contact elements for the second row of pads are arranged on the second redistribution layer; and a plurality of conductors connecting each of the signal pads and power supply pads to its respective contact element.