Patent ID: RE42318

Claim:
A semiconductor module, comprising: a heat spreader comprising a solid block of heat spreading material having a substantially planar first side, a substantially planar opposing second side and a respective edge between the first side and the second side ; a flexible circuit including a first portion bonded to at least part of the first side of the heat spreader, a second portion wrapped around the respective edge of the heat spreader, and a third portion bonded to at least part of the second side of the heat spreader; at least two semiconductors coupled to the flexible circuit and thermally coupled to said the heat spreader , wherein one of the semiconductors is disposed at the first side of the heat spreader and another one of the semiconductors is disposed at the second side of the heat spreader ; and, a plurality of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to said semiconductors, where at least one of said electrically conductive leads is common to both of said semiconductors; and a termination resistor electrically coupled to at least one of said semiconductors. a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the flexible circuit proximate to the second portion of the flexible circuit, where each of the plurality of electrical contacts is electrically coupled to at least one of the semiconductors via the flexible circuit, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts are configured to removeably couple the semiconductor module to corresponding electrical contacts formed in a slot on a circuit board when a portion of the semiconductor module, including the respective edge of the heat spreader, the second portion of the flexible circuit wrapped around the respective edge of the heat spreader, and the plurality of electrical contacts, is inserted into the slot.