Patent ID: 7214886

Claim:
A multilayer chip carrier, comprising: a first layer of dielectric material having a plurality of signal pads formed thereon arranged in a pattern of signal pads related to signal pads within a footprint of at least one chip to be carried by said chip carrier, said plurality of signal pads including a first set of signal pads near the edge of said chip footprint with each pad of said first set of signal pads having a conductive line connected thereto extending beyond the edge of said chip footprint and a second set of signal pads with each pad of said second set of signal pads having a conductive line connected thereto extending to connect to respective signal pads of another set of signal pads positioned closer to the edge of said chip footprint with said another set of signal pads positioned closer to the edge of said chip footprint each having a conductive via connected thereto extending through said first layer of dielectric material to form a set of conductive vias in said first layer of dielectric material; a second layer of dielectric material having a first set of signal pads formed thereon with respective ones of said first set of signal pads arranged to connect to respective ones of said set of conductive vias extending through said first layer of dielectric material and with each pad of said first set of signal pads having a conductive line connected thereto extending to connect to respective signal pads of a second set of signal pads on said second layer of dielectric material positioned closer to the edge of said chip footprint, each pad of said second set of signal pads having a conductive via connected thereto extending through said second layer of dielectric material to form a set of conductive vias in said second layer of dielectric material; and a third layer of dielectric material having a set of signal pads formed thereon with respective ones of said signal pads of said third layer of dielectric material arranged to connect to respective ones of said set of conductive vias extending through said second layer of dielectric material and with each pad of said set of pads on said third layer of dielectric material having a conductive line connected thereto extending beyond the edge of said chip footprint.