Fabric may include one or more conductive strands. An insertion tool may insert an electrical component into the fabric during formation of the fabric. The electrical component may include an electrical device mounted to a substrate and encapsulated by a protective structure. An interconnect structure such as a metal via or printed circuit layers may pass through an opening in the protective structure and may be used to couple a conductive strand to a contact pad on the substrate. The protective structure may be transparent or may include an opening so that light can be detected by or emitted from an optical device on the substrate. The protective structure may be formed using a molding tool that provides the protective structure with grooves or may be molded around a hollow conductive structure to create grooves. An electrical component mounted to the fabric may be embedded within printed circuit layers.

A system on package SoP module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side and an opposing second side, a first IC attached to the first side, a second IC attached to the second side. The PCB also provides electrical paths for connecting the first IC and the second IC. Conductors by which the second IC is attached to the PCB also allow for electrical testing of the first IC when the SoP is in a system level state.

Printed circuit board (PCB) structures and methods of assembling them are described herein. In some embodiments, a PCB structure may include a first mounting hole; first, second, and third projections radiating from the first mounting hole; and a second mounting hole adjacent to the third projection. The first and second mounting holes located at opposite ends of the third projection. The second mounting hole to cause an electrical coupling of a bottom integrated circuit (IC) module to a connection structure included in a PCB, and the first mounting hole, the first projection, and the second projection to cause positioning of a top IC module above the bottom IC module and electrical coupling of the top IC module to the connection structure.

A three-dimensional (3D) inductor structure comprising: a first semiconductor die including: a first conductive pattern; and a second conductive pattern spaced apart from the first conductive pattern; a second semiconductor die stacked on the first semiconductor die, the second semiconductor die including: a third conductive pattern; a fourth conductive pattern spaced apart from the third conductive pattern; a first through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating the second semiconductor die and electrically connecting the first conductive pattern with the third conductive pattern; and a second TSV penetrating the second semiconductor die and electrically connecting the second conductive pattern with the fourth conductive pattern, and a first conductive connection pattern included in the first semiconductor die and electrically connecting a first end of the first conductive pattern with a first end of the second conductive pattern, or included in the second semiconductor die and electrically connecting a first end of the third conductive pattern with a first end of the fourth conductive pattern.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a substrate, first conductors, second conductors, a connector, third conductors, an electronic component, and a first wiring. The first conductor is complied with a first USB standard. The second conductor is complied with a second USB standard. The connector is mounted on the first conductors or the second conductors. The first wiring connects one of the first conductors, one of the second conductors, and one of the third conductors.

A semiconductor chip module includes a PCB including first and second faces; a buffer on the first face; a first chip on the first face, and including a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, a first signal being provided to the first connection terminal, and a second signal being provided to the second connection terminal; a second chip on the second face, and including a third connection terminal to which the first signal is provided, and a fourth connection terminal to which the second signal is provided. The first connection terminal and the third connection terminal receive the first signal from the buffer at the same time. The first connection terminal be is closer to the buffer as compared with the second connection terminal. The third connection terminal is closer to the buffer as compared with the fourth connection terminal.

A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB and a second PCB disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other, such that a second side of the first PCB is opposite to a first side of the second PCB; wherein the second PCB has a first set of side connectors on its first side and a second set of side connectors on its second side, configured for both electrical power supply to and signal communication with the second PCB; the second PCB both electrically and mechanically connected to the second side of the first PCB via a first elastomeric connector; and the second PCB electrically connected to the first PCB via its second set of side connectors and a flexible electrical connector that is electrically connected to the second set of side connectors and the first PCB.

Described are apparatuses for modular printed circuit boards (PCB) and methods for producing modular PCBs. An apparatus may include a first PCB module with a first pattern of routing structures on one or more layers of the first PCB module. The apparatus may further include a second PCB module with a second pattern of routing structures on one or more layers of the second PCB module. The second pattern of routing structures may be aligned with and electrically coupled to the first pattern of routing structures without connectors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Configurable central processing unit (CPU) package substrates are disclosed. A package substrate is described that includes a processing device interface. The package substrate also includes a memory device electrical interface disposed on the package substrate. The package substrate also includes a removable memory mechanical interface disposed proximately to the memory device electrical interface. The removable memory mechanical interface is to allow a memory device to be easily removed from the package substrate after attachment of the memory device to the package substrate.

The embodiments described herein describe technologies for memory systems. One implementation of a memory system includes a motherboard substrate with multiple module sockets, at least one of which is populated with a memory module. A first set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled to the module sockets. The first set of data lines includes a first subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between a memory controller and a first socket and a second subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between the memory controller and a second socket. A second set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled between the first socket and the second socket. The first and second sets of data lines can make up a memory channel.