Patent ID: 7335979

Claim:
An article of manufacture, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of conductive layers, and also having at least one conductive path from one of the conductive layers to a surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of conductive layers also comprises: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer directly coupled to the first conductive layer without the interposition of a reinforcing core layer; a further layer adhered to the substrate, wherein the further layer includes at least one feature in contact with the further layer and on a surface of the further layer, the at least one feature having disposed on a surface of the feature a generally planar conductive land, the surface of the feature and the generally planar conductive land oriented at an angle and tilted relative to the surface of the further layer, the generally planar conduct land contacting a pad at the surface of the further layer; and the pad coupled through a plated through hole and at least one via to at least one of the plurality of conductive layers; and a socket carrying at least one contact thereof to engage the at least one land, as the surface of the substrate is moved into proximity with the surface of the socket.