Patent ID: 6864700

Claim:
A system for electrically coupling a semiconductive device to an electrical apparatus, the system comprising: an interposer, the interposer comprising: a substrate comprised of an electrically insulating ceramic material, the substrate having an outermost surface and being configured for receiving thereon a semiconductive device such that said semiconductive device lies at least in part on said outermost surface and is unimbedded into said substrate; and a plurality of electrical conductors on the substrate, each electrical conductor having a receiving end for connecting to the semiconductive device at electrically conductive terminals of said semiconductive device, and a terminal end for connecting to an electrical apparatus, such that electrical circuitry within the semiconductive device is electrically coupled to the electrical apparatus when the semiconductive device is connected to said plurality of receiving ends of the electrical conductors and said plurality of terminal ends of the electrical conductors are connected to the electrical apparatus; and a connector for holding the semiconductive device stationary relative to the interposer by contact engagement with said semiconductive device and with said substrate, wherein said contact engagement is effectuated through direct contact between the connector with the semiconductor device or through an adhesive in contact with said connector, and wherein at least some of said terminals arc located in the region between said semiconductive device and said outermost surface of said substrate.