Patent ID: 8018722

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the substrate includes a plurality of apertures, each aperture passing from the first surface to the second surface; a plurality of microelectronic components, each of the plurality of microelectronic components including a respective integrated circuit located within a hollow of a package, wherein each of the plurality of microelectronic components has a back surface and a front surface, and wherein the front surface of each microelectronic component is coupled to the first surface of the substrate and arranged to at least partially align the hollow of the package for each of the plurality of microelectronic components with a respective aperture of the substrate; a single first heat dissipation device coupled to the back surface of each of the microelectronic components; and a plurality of second heat dissipation devices, each of the plurality of second heat dissipation devices including a main body and a protrusion extending from the main body, wherein each of the plurality of second heat dissipation devices is coupled to the second surface of the substrate, and wherein the protrusion of each respective second heat dissipation device extends through a respective aperture of the substrate.