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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lan H. Hoang, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Takayoshi Katahira, San Jose, CA (US);
Leilei Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Raghunandan R. Chaware, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/144 (2013.01); H05K 1/117 (2013.01); H05K 2201/041 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10454 (2013.01);
Abstract
Stacked circuit board structures are described. In an embodiment, a plurality of vertical devices serves as electrical interconnections between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. In an embodiment, a plurality of vertical interconnects or pins serve as electrical interconnections between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The vertical interconnects or pins may be arranged side-by-side with a plurality of vertical or horizontal devices.