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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Kenneth Hubbard, San Jose, CA (US);
Jie Xue, Andover, MA (US);
Yida Zou, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhiping Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kenneth Hubbard, San Jose, CA (US);
Jie Xue, Andover, MA (US);
Yida Zou, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhiping Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An area array device has a grid array of primary electrical contacts coupled to a coupling surface of the device and configured to carry data signals between the area array package and a circuit board. The area array device also has an additional series of secondary electrical contacts coupled to the coupling surface of the device and configured to carry power signals between the area array package and the circuit board. The additional series of secondary electrical contacts provides a relatively large amount of power to the area array package while allowing a manufacturer to maintain the number of primary electrical contacts of the grid array configured to carrying data signals and therefore maintain the overall performance of the area array package.