Enabling universal core motherboard with flexible input-output ports

A host platform, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a connector;
• and
• a serialization/deserialization path to couple the one or more processors to the connector;
• and
• low speed data and power paths to couple the one or more processors to the connector, wherein the one or more processors are to receive an identification of a type of input-output (IO) port on a module and to communicate with the module via the connector according to the type of IO port, wherein the IO port is a first IO port on the module, the module further includes a second IO port and a multiplexer to couple the first IO port and the second IO port concurrently to the connector, and the one or are processors are to concurrently receive power from the first IO port via the connector and the multiplexer and transmit data to the second IO port via the connector and the multiplexer.

A computing device, comprising:

• a host platform;
• and
• a plurality of modules, wherein:
• each module of the plurality of modules comprises an expansion card plugged into the host platform, an input-output (IO) port carried on the expansion card and circuitry carried on the expansion card;
• each IO port is of a different type;
• and
• the host platform is to communicate with each IO port according to the type of the IO port, wherein one module of the plurality of modules comprises a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, a second USB port, and a multiplexer coupled to the first and second USB ports, and the host platform is to receive power from the first USB port and the multiplexer while transmitting DisplayPort-over-USB-C data via the second USB port and the multiplexer.