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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Abhijit Mahajan, Bangalore, IN;
Ali Sarfaraz, Alamo, CA (US);
Abhijit Mahajan, Bangalore, IN;
Ali Sarfaraz, Alamo, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein are ball grid array configurations for reducing path distances. In an exemplary embodiment, there is presented a memory system. The memory system comprises a printed circuit board, a memory controller, and a memory. The printed circuit board comprises a first layer and a second layer. The memory controller comprises a first plurality of pins connected to the first layer and a second plurality of pins connected to the second layer. The memory comprises a first plurality of pins connected to the first layer and a second plurality of pins connected to the second layer. The first layer comprises a plurality of connection paths connecting the first plurality of pins of the memory to the first plurality of pins of the memory controller. The second layer comprises a plurality of connection paths connecting the second plurality of pins of the memory to the second plurality of pins of the memory controller.