# US 2017/0286353 A1 · Peripheral component interconnect express (pcie) card having multiple pcie connectors > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0286353 A1 - Document ID: US20170286353A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/621,825 - Filed: 2017-06-13 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-12 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Vladimir Tamarkin; Wayne Genetti; David Schweitzer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170286353A1 ## CPC - G06F 13/4282: {on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus (on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247)} - G06F 1/16: Constructional details or arrangements - G06F 1/185: Mounting of expansion boards - G06F 1/186: Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure - G06F 13/4022: {using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network (G06F13/4009 takes precedence)} - G06F 13/409: {Mechanical coupling (back panels H05K7/1438)} - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - H01R 12/721: {cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits} - H01R 12/722: {coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits} - H01R 12/727: {Coupling devices presenting arrays of contacts} - H01R 12/73: connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R 12/737: {Printed circuits being substantially perpendicular to each other (for printed connections H05K3/366)} - H05K 1/0296: {Conductive pattern lay-out details not covered by sub groups H05K1/02 - H05K1/0295 (H05K1/11 takes precedence; lay-out adapted to mounted component configuration H05K1/18)} - H05K 1/145: {Arrangements wherein electric components are disposed between and simultaneously connected to two planar printed circuit boards, e.g. Cordwood modules} - H05K 3/308: {Adaptations of leads (connectors to printed circuits H01R12/00)} - H05K 5/0286: {Receptacles therefor, e.g. card slots, module sockets, card groundings} - H05K 7/1422: {Printed circuit boards receptacles, e.g. stacked structures, electronic circuit modules or box like frames} - G06F 2213/0026: PCI express - H05K 2201/10: Details of components or other objects attached to or integrated in a printed circuit board - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a circuit board, a device located on the circuit board, a first Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connector located on the circuit board and coupled to the device, and a second PCIe connector located on the circuit board and coupled to the device. The first PCIe connector is arranged to couple to a first connector of an additional circuit board. The second PCIe connector is arranged to couple to a second connector of the additional circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a first circuit board; a first Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connector located on the first circuit board; a second PCIe connector located on the first circuit board; a second circuit board including a first PCIe slot and a second PCIe slot; a PCIe riser including a first end inserted into the first PCIe slot, wherein the first PCIe connector is inserted into a second end of the PCIe riser; and a PCIe cable coupled between the second PCIe connector and the second PCIe slot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the PCIe cable includes an end inserted into the second PCIe slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second PCIe connector is coupled to the PCIe cable at a female end the PCIe cable. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first circuit board includes a first edge and a second edge, the first PCIe connector includes conductors located at the first edge, and the second PCIe connector includes conductors located at the second edge. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first circuit board includes conductive contacts coupled to an input/output (I/O) connector located on the first circuit board, and the I/O connector is located at a third edge of the first circuit board, ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first edge of the first circuit board, is opposite from the second edge of the first circuit board. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second PCIe connectors includes a first group of conductors on a first side of the first circuit board and a second group of conductors on a second side of the first circuit board, and wherein: the first group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged. based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a first side of a printed-circuit-board (PCB); the second group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a second side of the PCB; the first group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the second side of the PCB; and the second group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the first side of the PCB. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first circuit board includes conductive contacts coupled to an input/output (I/O) connector located on the first circuit board, and the I/O connector is between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein first circuit board includes conductive contacts coupled to an input/output (I/O) connector located on the first circuit board, and first circuit board is between the I/O connector and the second circuit board. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second circuit board includes a motherboard. ### Claim 11 An apparatus comprising: a first circuit board; a first Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connector located on the first circuit board, and a second PCIe connector located on the first circuit board, each of the first and second PCIe connectors including a first group of conductors on a first side of the first circuit board and a second group of conductors on a second side of the first circuit board, wherein: the first group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a first side of a printed-circuit-board (PCB); the second group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a second side of the PCB; the first group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the second side of the PCB; and the second group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the first side of the PCB; and a second circuit board including a PCIe slot; and a PCIe cable coupled between the PCIe slot and the second PCIe connector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first circuit board is parallel to the second circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the PCIe cable includes a female end coupled to the second PCIe connector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first circuit board includes conductive contacts coupled to a network connector located on the first circuit board, and the network connector is between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first circuit board includes conductive contacts coupled to a network connector located on the first circuit board, and first circuit board is between the network connector and the second circuit board. ### Claim 16 An apparatus comprising: a first circuit board; a first Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) connector located on the first circuit board; a second PCIe connector located on the first circuit board; a second circuit board including a first PCIe slot and a second PCIe slot, wherein the first PCIe connector is inserted into the first PCIe slot; and a PCIe cable including a first end coupled to the second PCIe slot, and a second end coupled to the second PCIe connector. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first end of the PCIe cable is a male end, and a second end of the PCIe cable is a female end. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first circuit board includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first PCIe connector includes conductors located at the first edge, and the second PCIe connector includes conductors located at the second edge. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the first and second PCIe connectors includes a first group of conductors on a first side of the first circuit board and a second group of conductors on a second side of the first circuit board, and wherein: the first group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a first side of a printed-circuit-board (PCB); the second group of conductors of the first PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for a second side of the PCB; the first group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the second side of the PCB; and the second group of conductors of the second PCIe connector is arranged based on PCIe connector pin-out specification for the first side of the PCB. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first circuit board is part of an expansion card and the second circuit board is a motherboard.