Patent ID: 8471376

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a substrate; a first component disposed on the substrate, wherein the first component is one of a semiconductor die or an interposer, wherein the first component has (i) a first surface coupled to the substrate and (ii) a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; a first one or more interconnect structures formed on the second surface of the first component; a mold compound formed to substantially encapsulate the first component; one or more vias formed in the mold compound to facilitate coupling the first one or more interconnect structures with a second component; and a second one or more interconnect structures formed on the first surface of the first component to electrically couple the first component with the substrate, wherein the second one or more interconnect structures are configured to route one or both of power signals and input/output signals between (i) the first component, and (ii) the substrate.