Electromagnetic bus coupling
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsYinan Wu, Mark Naylor, John L. Critchlow, Karl Wyatt, John R. Benham
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Abstract
A connector is configured for insertion and removal of a digital device. The connector has contacts arranged to make electrical connection to conductors on the digital device while the digital device is inserted in the connector. A first electromagnetic coupler is connected to at least one of the contacts of the connector. The electromagnetic coupler is configured for electromagnetic coupling at an interface to a second electromagnetic coupler that is connected to a communication bus.
Claims26
Apparatus comprising
- a connector configured for insertion and removal of a digital device, the connector having contacts arranged to make electrical connection to conductors on the digital device while the digital device is inserted in the connector, and
- a first electromagnetic coupler connected to at least one of the contacts of the connector, the electromagnetic coupler being configured for electromagnetic coupling at an interface to a second electromagnetic coupler that is connected to a communication bus.
A system comprising
- a circuit board,
- a bus arranged on the circuit board,
- electromagnetic couplers defined at locations along the bus,
- sockets having electromagnetic couplers and contacts for connection to contact pads of device boards, the sockets being mounted to define interfaces across which electromagnetic coupling of signals can occur between the electromagnetic couplers defined along the bus and the electromagnetic couplers on the sockets.
A system comprising
- a circuit board,
- a bus arranged on the circuit board,
- electromagnetic couplers defined at locations along the bus,
- sockets having electromagnetic couplers and contacts for connection to contact pads of device boards, the sockets being mounted to define interfaces across which electromagnetic coupling of signals can occur between the electromagnetic couplers defined along the bus and the electromagnetic couplers on the sockets, and
- device boards mounted in the sockets.
A method comprising
- conducting digital signals along a bus,
- at locations along the bus, electromagnetically coupling the digital signals to sockets,
- within the sockets conducting the digital signals to contacts, and
- conducting the signals from the contacts to boards plugged into the sockets.
A method comprising
- mounting sockets on a circuit board at locations of electromagnetic bus couplers, and
- populating the circuit board with components that include a processor coupled to a bus served by the electromagnetic bus couplers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.