Mxm graphics card adapter
AssigneeLEAP Computing, Inc.
InventorFrank Joshua Alexander Nataros
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Abstract
A graphics card adapter that includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCI Express (PCI-E) interface for transferring graphics information via a PCI-E bus, and a plurality of MXM connectors coupled to the PCB for matingly engaging with graphics cards having a corresponding MXM interface. The graphics card adapter further includes a switch arranged on the PCB which configures a graphics bus between the switch and each of the graphics cards via the corresponding MXM interface, wherein each of the graphics bus is configured to have a substantially equal bandwidth, and wherein the switch multiplexes the PCI-E bus between each of the graphics busses.
Claims18
A graphics card adapter, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCI Express (PCI-E) interface for transferring graphics information via a PCI-E bus;
- a plurality of MXM connectors coupled to said PCB for matingly engaging with graphics cards having a corresponding MXM interface;
- and
- a switch arranged on said PCB which configures a graphics bus between said switch and each of said graphics cards via said corresponding MXM interface, wherein each of said graphics bus is configured to have a substantially equal bandwidth, and wherein said switch multiplexes said PCI-E bus between each of said graphics busses.
A method for processing graphics data, comprising:
- receiving a first graphics data from a computer with a graphics card adapter via a PCI Express (PCI-E) bus, said graphics card adapter being comprised of:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCI-E interface for transferring graphics data via said PCI-E bus;
- a plurality of MXM connectors coupled to said PCB for matingly engaging with graphics cards having a corresponding MXM interface;
- a switch arranged on said PCB which configures a graphics bus between said switch and each of said graphics cards via said corresponding MXM interface;
- configuring, with said switch, each of said graphics bus to have a substantially equal bandwidth;
- multiplexing said PCI-E bus between each of said graphics busses with said switch;
- and
- sending a second graphics data from the graphics card adapter to the computer via the PCI-E bus.
A graphics data processing system, comprising:
- a computer having a PCI-E bus for transmitting graphics data;
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- a graphics card adapter coupled to said computer, said graphics card adapter comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCI Express (PCI-E) interface for transferring graphics information via said PCI-E bus;
- a plurality of MXM connectors coupled to said PCB for matingly engaging with graphics cards having a corresponding MXM interface;
- and
- a switch arranged on said PCB which configures a graphics bus between said switch and each of said graphics cards via said corresponding MXM interface, wherein each of said graphics bus is configured to have a substantially equal bandwidth, and wherein said switch multiplexes said PCI-E bus between each of said graphics busses.
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