Abstract:
A PCB having a card slot receiving a card provided with signal input/output pins and a circuit element to provide extended capability is inserted, and having data transmission pins, a power pin and a ground pin in correspondence to the signal input/output pins, comprises an electronic device internally provided for impedance matching with the card, and having a first end connected to one of the data transmission pins and a second end connected to one of the power pin and the ground pin. With this configuration, a card slot internally comprises an electronic device for impedance matching, so that a space of the PCB can be efficiently utilized.
Abstract:
A midplane has a first side to which contact ends of a first differential connector are connected and a second side opposite the first side to which contact ends of a second differential connector are connected. The midplane includes a plurality of vias extending from the first side to the second side, with the vias providing first signal launches on the first side and second signal launches on the second side. The first signal launches are provided in a plurality of rows, with each row having first signal launches along a first line and first signal launches along a second line substantially parallel to the first line. The second signal launches are provided in a plurality of columns, with each column having second signal launches along a third line and second signal launches along a fourth line substantially parallel to the third line.
Abstract:
A high-speed short-loop bus topology that routes the bus into a first expansion connector and out of a first expansion card inserted within the connector is disclosed. The bus is not routed out of the first expansion connector. Instead, the bus is routed from the first expansion card into a second expansion card by a jumper mechanism. The bus is routed through the second expansion card and out of a second expansion connector housing the second expansion card, where the bus can be terminated or routed into another expansion connector having another expansion card. By routing the bus in this manner, it is shorter than prior art buses found in loop-through bus systems and capable of substantially maintaining a uniform transmission line impedance. Moreover, the operating bandwidth of the short-loop bus is increased since the bus is short and does not have stubs or signal reflections.
Abstract:
An apparatus for buffering power transients in a supply power for expansion cards inserted into expansion slots on a computer motherboard. The apparatus comprises a printed circuit board, a connector on the printed circuit board, and at least one capacitor on the printed circuit board. The connector is configured to fit into one of the expansion slots on the motherboard, and comprises at least one power pin and at least one ground pin. The at least one capacitor is connected to the power and ground pins of the connector and has sufficient capacitance to buffer power transients within the supply power to the expansion slots.
Abstract:
A chassis and associated telecommunication circuit card are disclosed. The chassis has heat dissipation and flame containment features while accommodating a high density of the circuitry cards. Embodiments include an inner housing with a double-layer middle floor dividing the chassis into top and bottom chambers. Each layer has partially aligned slots, and an air gap is provided between the two layers. Embodiments also include a double-layer mesh cover with an air gap existing between the two mesh layers. Projections and grooves are provided on the inner surfaces of the inner housing to receive circuit cards having a guide on one edge and a fin on another. The circuit card includes conductor structures such as multiple board layers with paired and segregated conductors. The circuit card also includes some components positioned to cooperate with the ventilation features of the chassis and includes some components chosen for low-power consumption or reduced flammability.
Abstract:
The memory module includes a plurality of memory devices, a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is disposed at a first position on the memory module. The first connector is configured to carry low-speed signals for the memory devices. The second connector is disposed at a second position on the memory module, different from the first position. The second connector is configured to carry high-speed signals for at least one of the memory devices. The high-speed signals are a higher speed form of signaling than the low-speed signals. The memory system may include at least one slot electrically connected to a chip set and at least one memory module electrically connected to the slot via the first connector. A transmission line such as a fiber optic cable electrically connects the second connector and the chip set.
Abstract:
A data transmission interconnect assembly (e.g., a router) capable of transmission speeds in excess of 40 Gbps in which a line-card is detachably coupled to a backplane using flexible flat cables that are bent to provide a continuous, smooth curve between the connected boards, and connected by a connection apparatus that employs cable-to-cable interface members that are transparent to the transmitted signal waves. Microspring contact structures are formed on the cables, or on a contact structure pressed against the cables, to provide interface arrangements that are smaller than a wavelength of the transmitted signal. A connector apparatus uses a cam mechanism to align the cables, and then to press a contact structure, having micro spring interface members formed thereon, against the cables. An alterative contact structure uses anisotropic conductive film.
Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board for high-frequency signals includes: a multilayer wiring board unit including, at least one wiring layer, one or more ground layers configured by a conductive material, insulating layers between the layers, and a first external electrode electrically connected to a transmission line on an episurface; and a connector unit including a second external electrode electrically connected to the first external electrode, and a fitting portion for holding on the multilayer wiring board unit an external circuit board or an external connector. The distance d between the first external electrode (7) and the ground layer perpendicularly below and most closely disposed to the first external electrode is determined within the range dlnulldnulldu with respect to the values dl and du defined based on tolerance of the impedance nullZ.
Abstract:
A compact electromagnetic coupler for use with digital transmission system is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first transmission structure, including a portion having a geometry. A second transmission structure having the geometry and positioned proximate the portion of the first transmission line structure having the geometry to form a compact electromagnetic coupler with the first transmission structure a geometry of the electromagnetic coupler to enable placement within a footprint of a standard card connector. The compact electromagnetic coupler so formed enables reconstruction of the logical state and timing of a signal transmitted along the first transmission structure.
Abstract:
On the surface of a back board 30 are provided outermost-layer signal lines 6a, 6b, each having a length different form each other on the basis of the difference in length between connector lines 3a, 3b, and these outermost-layer signal lines are connected with the connector lines 3a, 3b, respectively. A digital signal nullanull generated in the circuit of a daughter board 10 reaches a through hole 2a through an internal-layer signal line 1a traced within the internal layer of the daughter board 10, and is further transmitted to an internal-layer signal line 5a of the back board 30 through the connector line 3a, the outermost-layer signal line 6a, and a through hole 4a. The digital signal nullanull is further transmitted to an internal-layer signal line nullanull via a through hole 4anull, a connector line 3anull, and a through hole 2anull.