Apparatus for connecting semiconductor modules

Method for connecting semiconductor modules, the method comprising providing at least two receiving devices for a respective semiconductor module;

• providing a contact device having a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts, the first and second groups being able to be connected to one another by a variable connection module;
• providing a group of lines for connecting the receiving devices to the first group of contacts, a subgroup of the first group of contacts being assigned to the lines of the first receiving device;
• providing a first connection module for connecting a subgroup of the first group of contacts to the second group of contacts if a receiving device is populated;
• and
• providing a second connection module for connecting the first group of contacts to the second group of contacts if two receiving devices are populated.

An apparatus for connecting first and second semiconductor modules, the apparatus comprising:

• first and second receiving devices for receiving respective first and second semiconductor modules;
• a contact device having a first contact group and a second contact group, the first contact group having a first subgroup and a second subgroup;
• a first set of lines connecting the first subgroup to the first receiving device;
• a second set of lines connecting the second subgroup to the second receiving device;
• a variable connection module interposed between the first contact group and the second contact group, the connection module being configured
• to connect the first and second subgroups to the second contact group when both the first and second receiving devices are populated and
• to connect only the first subgroup to the second contact group when only the first receiving device is populated.

A method for connecting first and second semiconductor modules, the method comprising:

• providing first and second receiving devices for receiving respective first and second semiconductor modules;
• providing a contact device having a first contact group and a second contact group, the first contact group having a first subgroup and a second subgroup;
• connecting the first subgroup to the first receiving device and the second subgroup to the second receiving device;
• connecting the first and second subgroups to the second contact group when both the first and second receiving devices are populated;
• and
• connecting only the first subgroup to the second contact group when only the first receiving device is populated.