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US 2008/0288906 A1Published application
Integrated system on module
OwnerTroy D. Kopischke, John J. Michael +4inventors
InventorsTroy D. Kopischke, John J. Michael, Kurt T. Larson, Gary F. Soebbing, Hans A. Rempel, Richard A. Kinnunen
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Abstract
An electronic product includes a circuit board, an integrated system on module, and an application-specific module. The integrated system on module and the application-specific module are integrated with the circuit board. A method of forming the circuit board is disclosed, as well as a method of forming the electronic product.
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An electronic product comprising:
- a circuit board;
- an integrated system on module comprising a plurality of integrated system on module components arranged within a bounded region of the circuit board, the integrated system on module components being further arranged to perform a desired system function;
- an application-specific module comprising a plurality of application-specific module components arranged outside of the bounded region of the circuit board, the application-specific module components further arranged to perform an application-specific function;
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- a common interface proximate to the bounded region, wherein the integrated system on module and the application-specific module are electrically coupled at the common interface, and wherein the integrated system on module and the application-specific module are integrated with the circuit board.
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A method of generating a circuit board layout:
- defining a common interface between an integrated system on module and an application-specific module, the common interface being proximate to an edge of a bounded region;
- defining a first layout of the integrated system on module including a plurality of integrated system on module components within the bounded region;
- defining a second layout of the application-specific module including a plurality of application-specific module components outside of the bounded region;
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- merging the first layout with the second layout at the common interface to generate a circuit board layout that includes the first layout and the second layout and defines an electrical coupling between the integrated system on module and the application-specific module at the common interface.
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A method of generating a layout for an integrated system on module:
- defining a common interface for electrically coupling the integrated system on module and an application-specific module on a single circuit board, wherein the common interface is proximate to an edge of a region of space;
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- defining a layout for an integrated system on module within the region of space and conforming to the common interface, the integrated system on module comprising a plurality of components arranged to perform a system function and to communicate with an application-specific module.
A method of forming a layout for an electronic product:
- defining a common interface proximate to an edge of a bounded region;
- defining a first layout for a first integrated system on module including a first plurality of components, wherein the first layout conforms to the common interface and fits within the bounded region;
- defining a second layout for a second integrated system on module including a second plurality of components, wherein the second layout conforms to the common interface and fits within the bounded region;
- defining a third layout for an application-specific module including a third plurality of components, wherein the third layout conforms to the common interface and is arranged to be outside of the bounded region;
- selecting from among the first layout and the second layout;
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- merging the selected layout with the third layout to define a fourth layout for an electronic product including an electrical coupling between the selected layout and the third layout at the common interface, wherein the fourth layout is arranged to be constructed on a single circuit board.
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A method of forming a layout for an electronic product:
- defining a common interface proximate to an edge of a bounded region;
- defining a first layout for a first integrated system on module including a first plurality of components, wherein the first layout conforms to the common interface and fits within the bounded region;
- defining a second layout for a first application-specific module including a second plurality of components, wherein the second layout conforms to the common interface and is arranged to be outside of the bounded region;
- defining a third layout for a second application-specific module including a third plurality of components, wherein the third layout conforms to the common interface and is arranged to be outside of the bounded region;
- selecting from among the second layout and the third layout;
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- merging the first layout with the selected layout to define a fourth layout for an electronic product including an electrical coupling between the selected layout and the third layout at the common interface, wherein the fourth layout is arranged to be constructed on a single circuit board.
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