A method of making a stacked microelectronic assembly includes providing a first microelectronic package that includes a first substrate having a first dielectric layer, conductive posts, and conductive traces extending along the surface of the first dielectric layer; providing a second microelectronic package including a second substrate that includes a second dielectric layer; securing a microelectronic element to one of the surfaces of at least one of the first or second substrates; and joining the conductive posts of the first substrate with the fusible masses of the second substrate. The posts may include a plurality of aligned posts which are aligned in a first row extending in a single orthogonal direction along a surface of the first substrate away from a portion of the first substrate that faces a face of the microelectronic element. The aligned posts are disposed beyond one of the edges of the microelectronic element.