A device comprising a power core wherein said power core comprises: at least one embedded singulated capacitor layer containing at least one embedded singulated capacitor wherein said embedded singulated capacitor comprises at least a first electrode and a second electrode and wherein said embedded singulated capacitor is positioned on the outer layer of the power core with both first and second electrodes of the capacitor on the outer layer of the power core so that at least one Vcc (power) terminal and at least one Vss (ground) terminal of a semiconductor device can be directly connected to at least one first and at least one second electrode, respectively.