Coupler Assembly for a Scalable Computer System and Scalable Computer System
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDieter Staiger, Harald Huels
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Abstract
The invention relates to a coupler assembly for electrically coupling at least two boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d) comprising interconnected integrated circuits, which coupler assembly provides high-speed constrained electrical interconnection (130) between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d), for example CPU-busses, SMP-busses and IO-busses. The electrical interconnection (130) provides signal timing alignment and signal integrity for signals exchanged between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d).
Claims23
A coupler assembly for electrically coupling at least two boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d), which boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d) comprise interconnected integrated circuits, and which coupler assembly provides high-speed constrained electrical interconnection (130) between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d), for example CPU-busses, SMP-busses and IO-busses, the coupler characterized in that the electrical interconnection (130) provides signal timing alignment and signal integrity for signals exchanged between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d).
A scalable computer system, comprising at least a coupler assembly (100) exhibiting at least two connectors (120a, 120b, 120c, 120d) for at least two boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d), which boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d) comprise interconnected integrated circuits, wherein the coupler assembly (100) provides high-speed constrained electrical interconnection between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d), for example CPU-busses, SMP-busses and IO-busses, the system characterized in that the electrical interconnection (130) provides signal timing alignment and signal integrity for signals exchanged between the coupled boards (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d).
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