Patent ID: 8033836

Claim:
A method of assembling an electronic module for a computer system, the method comprising: providing a plurality of connectors configured to be in electrical communication with corresponding socket connectors of a computer system; providing a circuit comprising: a plurality of contacts configured to be in electrical communication with a plurality of electrical components; and a flexible portion comprising: a dielectric layer; a plurality of electrical conduits extending across a region of the flexible portion and in electrical communication with at least some contacts of the plurality of contacts; and an electrically conductive layer extending across the region of the flexible portion, the electrically conductive layer superposed with the plurality of electrical conduits with the dielectric layer between the electrically conductive layer and the plurality of electrical conduits, wherein the electrically conductive layer does not overlay one or more portions of the dielectric layer in the region of the flexible portion; and operatively coupling the at least some contacts of the plurality of contacts with at least some connectors of the plurality of connectors, wherein said operatively coupling comprises bending the flexible portion.