Patent ID: 7091586

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) package, comprising: an IC die having a planar topside surface; a substrate to which the IC die is operatively coupled, including a first set of connections coupled between the substrate and the IC die and a second set of connections to couple the substrate to one of a connector or a printed circuit board; a voltage regulation module (VRM) to provide a regulated voltage to the IC die; and an interconnect member coupled between the VRM and the substrate, the interconnect member comprising: a thermally and electrically conductive integrated heat spreader (IHS) thermally coupled to the planar topside surface of the IC die and electrically coupled to the VRM and at least one connector from among the first and second set of connections, and an interconnect layer formed on a surface of the IHS and separated therefrom by an insulating layer, the interconnect layer providing a plurality of electrical pathways that enable the VRM to be electrically coupled to at least a portion of the first and second set of connections.