An apparatus comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes: a multilayer lamination of layers; vias on a surface of the PCB; and bonding pads that couple a ball grid array of an integrated circuit (IC) package to layers through the vias, wherein the bonding pads includes: first bonding pads in a first area of the PCB, each first bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the first area, second bonding pads arranged in a second area of the PCB, each second bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the second area, and third bonding pads arranged in a third area of the PCB, each third bonding pad being coupled to two or more vias of the vias in the third area, wherein the third area is located between the first area and the second area is disclosed.