Side stacking apparatus and method
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1. A module comprising:
- a first integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to a second IC by a physical connection located between facing surfaces of the first and second ICs, wherein the facing surfaces of the first and second ICs extend along a first plane; and
a third IC electrically connected to the physical connection, wherein the third IC includes a facing surface from which an electrically-conductive element extends, wherein the electrically-conductive element is electrically and physically connected to the physical connection, and wherein the facing surface of the third IC lies in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane.
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Abstract
A module has at least two ICs connected to each other such that they lie in different planes and are arranged as a first stack of ICs, a third IC is connected to at least one of the at least two ICs, wherein the third IC is off plane from both of the at least two ICs.
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1. A module comprising:
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a first integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to a second IC by a physical connection located between facing surfaces of the first and second ICs, wherein the facing surfaces of the first and second ICs extend along a first plane; and a third IC electrically connected to the physical connection, wherein the third IC includes a facing surface from which an electrically-conductive element extends, wherein the electrically-conductive element is electrically and physically connected to the physical connection, and wherein the facing surface of the third IC lies in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A module comprising:
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a stack of integrated circuits (ICs) including a first IC that is electrically connected to a second IC by a physical connection located between facing surfaces of the first and second ICs; and a third IC including a facing surface from which an electrically-conductive element extends, wherein the facing surface of the third IC is positioned along a lateral surface of the stack, and wherein the third IC is electrically connected by the electrically-conductive element to at least one of the first or second ICs at the physical connection located between the facing surfaces of the first and second ICs. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A module comprising:
a first integrated circuit (IC) electrically and physically coupled to both a second IC and a third IC at a common connection point, wherein the first IC includes a first element extending from a first facing surface, wherein the second IC includes a second element extending from a second facing surface, wherein the third IC includes a third element extending from a third facing surface, wherein the first, second, and third elements are electrically and physically connected at the common connection point, and wherein the third facing surface lies in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the first and second facing surfaces lie. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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electrically connecting a first integrated circuit (IC) to a second IC via a physical connection located between facing surfaces of the first and second ICs, wherein the facing surfaces of the first and second ICs extend along a first plane; and electrically connecting a third IC to the physical connection, wherein the third IC includes a facing surface from which an electrically-conductive element extends, wherein the electrically-conductive element is electrically and physically connected to the physical connection, and wherein the facing surface of the third IC lies in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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electrically connecting a first integrated circuit (IC) to a second integrated circuit by a physical connection located between facing surfaces of the first and second ICs to form a stack of ICs; positioning a third IC on a lateral surface of the stack of ICs, wherein the third IC includes a facing surface from which an electrically-conductive element extends; and electrically connecting, via the electrically-conductive element, the third IC to at least one of the first or second ICs at the physical connection located between the facing surfaces of the first and second ICs. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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