Claims
- 1. A method of connecting integrated circuit modules, each module having an interlocking edge adjacent to an attachment surface, and an integrated circuit element attached to the attachment surface, comprising:
connecting the interlocking edges of the integrated circuit modules, the interlocking edges being sized to be securely received by an adjacent interlocking edge so as to create a structural connection between adjacent integrated circuit modules; and connecting the integrated circuit elements to allow the integrated circuit elements to communicate.
- 2. The method of connecting integrated circuit modules of claim 1, wherein each interlocking edge comprises a plurality of teeth and a plurality of recesses, each recess disposed between adjacent teeth and sized to securely receive a respective tooth of an adjacent interlocking edge, wherein said connecting the interlocking edges further comprises:
aligning the teeth and respective recesses of the interlocking edges; and combining the teeth and respective recesses of the interlocking edges such that a structural connection is formed.
- 3. The method of connecting integrated circuit modules of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit modules comprise a plurality of first and second integrated circuit modules, wherein the interlocking edge of each first integrated circuit module further comprises a ridge member, and the interlocking edge of each second integrated circuit module further comprises a recess sized to securely receive the ridge, and wherein said connecting the interlocking edges further comprises:
aligning each ridge member with a respective recess; and combining the ridge member and the respective recess such that a structural connection is formed.
- 4. The method of connecting integrated circuit modules of claim 1, wherein said connecting comprises
determining angles between the attachment surfaces of adjacent integrated circuit modules; connecting the interlocking edges of adjacent integrated circuit modules at the determined angle to form a structural connection.
- 5. The method of connecting integrated circuit modules of claim 4, wherein the angles are determined based upon the shape of a housing in which integrated circuit modules are housed, and/or an optimal pathway between the integrated circuit elements, wherein the optimal pathway is the most efficient combination of pathways, internal or external to the integrated circuit modules, that allows the integrated circuit elements to communicate with each other.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/670,107, filed Sep. 26, 2000, now pending, which is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 09/596,437, filed Jun. 19, 2000 in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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