Patent ID: 8905794

Claim:
A connector and package assembly comprising: a package including a die coupled along a substrate; a heat sink coupled over the die, and the package includes a side access port between the heat sink and the substrate on a side of the package; a connector including: a plug coupled with the substrate at the side access port, the plug having a plurality of contacts provided on two or more plug terraces, the two or more plug terraces are in a stepped arrangement, and a receptacle arranged for coupling with the plug and a cable, the receptacle having a plurality of contacts provided on two or more receptacle terraces, the two or more receptacle terraces are in a corresponding stepped arrangement to the two or more plug terraces; and a package clip coupling the heat sink with the substrate, the package clip includes a receptacle guide having one or more guide surfaces and the side access port is within the receptacle guide, the plug is positioned within the receptacle guide, and the receptacle guide is arranged to align and guide coupling of the receptacle with the plug.