Patent ID: 7827515

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of designing a chip package comprising: obtaining a chip package design configured for a fully functional chip; evaluating a chip that includes a plurality of processor cores, wherein the evaluation includes obtaining an operational status of a first processor core of the plurality of processor cores; configuring a first IO block of the package design based on the operational status of the first processor core; configuring a stackup of the package design based on the configuration of the first IO block; and outputting a modified package design based on the stackup, wherein the operational status of the first processor core is defective and the chip is partially functional, wherein configuring the first IO block comprises: mapping an IO bump of an inner row of the first IO block to the first processor core; and mapping an IO bump of an outer row of the first IO block to a second processor core of the plurality of processor cores, wherein an operational status of the second processor core is active, and wherein the first IO block is located on a periphery of the package design.