Patent ID: 6906407

Claim:
An integrated circuit assembly comprising: an integrated circuit having a plurality of conductive interconnect pads disposed on a first surface; a programmable integrated circuit having a first and a second surface with a plurality of conductive interconnect pads disposed on the first and the second surface; a mechanical coupler providing attachment between the integrated circuit and the programmable integrated circuit such that at least one of the plurality of conductive interconnect pads disposed on the first surface of the integrated circuit make electrical contact with at least one of the plurality of conductive interconnect pads disposed on the first surface of the programmable integrated circuit; and wherein the integrated circuit is one of: random access memory, flash memory, disk drive circuitry, print head circuitry, analog signal processing, digital signal processing, optical interface circuitry, energy storage, radio frequency circuitry, amplification, accelerometry, gyroscope circuitry, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and global positioning technology.