Patent ID: 7378726

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first integrated circuit package comprising a first integrated circuit die and a first integrated circuit package substrate, the first integrated circuit package substrate defining a first plurality of openings; a second integrated circuit package comprising a second integrated circuit die and a second integrated circuit package substrate, the second integrated circuit package substrate defining a second plurality of openings; and a third substrate comprising a plurality of conductive projections, wherein each of the plurality of conductive projections is disposed within a respective one of the first plurality of openings and a respective one of the second plurality of openings; wherein one of the plurality of conductive projections contacts a first conductive element of the first integrated circuit package and a second conductive element of the second integrated circuit package; wherein the first conductive element is electrically connected to the first integrated circuit die and the second conductive element is electrically connected to the second integrated circuit die; wherein the third substrate comprises a plurality of solder balls, and wherein the one of the plurality of conductive projections is electrically connected to one of the plurality of solder balls.