Patent ID: 6979784

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a component comprising one or more integrated circuits and a component package to which the one or more integrated circuits are coupled, the component package having a bottom comprising a plurality of conductors for providing signal connection to the one or more integrated circuits, a top to which the one or more integrated circuits are coupled, and a plurality of sides, wherein at least one of the plurality of sides includes at least one power pad for providing a power supply voltage to the one or more integrated circuits and wherein at least one of the plurality of sides includes at least one ground pad for providing a ground to the one or more integrated circuits; and a circuit board configured to be placed over a top of the component, the circuit board including a bottom side that faces the component during use, the bottom side of the circuit board comprising a first plurality of conductive pads to be electrically coupled to the power and ground pads on the component to supply power and ground connection to the component.