Method for implementing a RF module on a motherboard
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorChing-Hwa Yang
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Abstract
A method for implementing a wireless radio frequency (RF) module on a motherboard is described. First, the whole wireless RF module is formed on a daughter board, and at least one through hole is formed at or near the edge of the daughter board. Finally, the daughter board is mounted in the motherboard by a method such as surface mount design (SMD), and the through hole is filled with a conductive material to connect circuits on the daughter board and the motherboard to each other.
Claims18
A method for forming a wireless network unit on a motherboard for a computer, the method comprising:
- providing a daughter board;
- forming a digital signal processing module and at least one contact on said motherboard, wherein a wire of said digital signal processing module is extended to said contact;
- forming a wireless radio frequency (RF) module and at least one through hole on said daughter board, wherein a wire of said wireless RF module is extended to said through hole;
- fastening said daughter board on a surface of said motherboard, wherein said through hole is located on said contact;
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- filling said through hole with a conductive material, wherein said conductive material contacts said through hole and said contact, electronically connecting to each other the wire of said wireless RF module and the wire of said digital signal processing module.
A computer system with a wireless network unit, comprising:
- a motherboard;
- a digital signal processing module formed on said motherboard;
- at least one contact formed on said motherboard, wherein a wire of said digital signal processing module is extended to said contact;
- a daughter board fastened on a surface of said motherboard;
- a wireless radio frequency (RF) module formed on said daughter board;
- at least one through hole formed in said daughter board and located on said contact, wherein a wire of said wireless RF module is extended to said through hole;
- and
- a conductive material filling said through hole, wherein said conductive material contacts both the wire of said wireless RF module and said contact for said wireless RF module, and said digital signal processing modules are connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.