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US 2006/0080484 A1Published application
System having a module adapted to be included in the system in place of a processor
OwnerJoel Lefebvre, Raphael Gay +1inventors
InventorsJoel Lefebvre, Raphael Gay, Stephen Uhlmann
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Abstract
A system comprises a plurality of processor sockets and a module adapted to be received into at least one of the processor sockets in place of a processor. The sockets are electrically connected by way of communication links. Each socket has a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the communication links. The module has electrical contacts that electrically mate with the contacts of the socket to thereby electrically connect together at least two of the communication links.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a plurality of processor sockets electrically coupled by way of communication links, each socket adapted to receive a processor adapted to communicate with other devices in said system via communication links, and each socket has a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to said communication links;
- and
- a module adapted to be received into at least one of said processor sockets in place of a processor, the module has electrical contacts that electrically mate with the electrical contacts of the socket to thereby electrically connect together at least two of said communication links.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a plurality of electrical pathways, each pathway electrically connecting pairs of electrical contacts;
- wherein the apparatus is adapted to reside on a system board in place of a processor.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for receiving a plurality of processors;
- and
- means for electrically connecting together links to devices with which an absent processor would otherwise connect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.