US Patent:
20190037708, Jan 31, 2019
Inventors:
- Santa Clara CA, US
Timothy SWETTLEN - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
H05K 3/40
H01L 23/498
H05K 3/34
Abstract:
The systems and methods described herein are directed to using a plurality of interface elements (e.g., sockets) and/or stud-bump elements embedded into board substrates (e.g., a motherboard) to enable the interchange of variable configuration components (e.g., electronic components, chips, and the like) that are mounted on package substrates having ball grid arrays (BGAs). In some aspects, this interchange can be accomplished while leaving the pre-existing board substrate design and various peripheral system components of the board substrate unchanged.