Patent ID: 7537960

Claim:
A method of making a multi-chip package configured to provide high-speed serial communications between semiconductor dice forming a portion thereof, comprising: providing a package substrate; forming a first semiconductor die comprising a first processor having a first set of speed and performance criteria associated therewith, the first semiconductor die further comprising first electronic circuitry in addition to the first processor; forming a second semiconductor die comprising a second processor having a second set of performance and speed criteria associated therewith, the first set of criteria being different from the second set of criteria, the second semiconductor die further comprising second electronic circuitry in addition to the second processor; attaching the first and second dice to the package substrate; and operatively coupling the first and the second semiconductor dice together using three or less communication links disposed on or within the multi-chip package such that the first and second dice are configured to communicate with one another by means of a high-speed serial communications protocol, the first processor and first electronic circuitry being optimized for performance in respect of the first set of criteria, the second processor and second electronic circuitry being optimized for performance in respect of the second set of criteria, wherein all communications between the first and the second semiconductor dice occur over the three or less communication links.