Interposer device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsByron A Alcorn, Shane Ward, Peter Andrew Seiler
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Abstract
An interposer for connecting a module to an M.2 socket includes a different form factor connector. The interposer includes an M.2 connector to couple the interposer to the M.2 socket. The M.2 connector is formed to mate with the M.2 socket. The interposer includes a different form factor socket to couple the interposer to the module including the different form factor connector. The different form factor socket is formed to mate with the different form factor connector.
Claims15
An interposer for connecting a module to an M.2 socket comprising a different form factor connector comprising:
- an M.2 connector to couple the interposer to the M.2 socket, the M.2 connector formed to mate with the M.2 socket;
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- a different form factor socket to couple the interposer to the module comprising the different form factor connector, the different form factor socket formed to mate with the different form factor connector.
A system for connecting a computing device to a module comprising:
- an M.2 socket coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB) of the computing device;
- an interposer comprising:
- an M.2 connector formed to mate with the M.2 socket;
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- a different form factor socket to couple the interposer to a different form factor connector of the module, the different form factor socket formed to mate with the different form factor connector.
An interposer for connecting an M.2 socket to a module comprising a differently-keyed M.2 connector comprising:
- an M.2 connector to couple the interposer to the M.2 socket, the M.2 connector formed to mate with the M.2 socket;
- a differently-keyed M.2 socket differently keyed relative to the M.2 socket to couple the interposer to the module comprising the differently-keyed M.2 connector, the differently-keyed M.2 socket formed to mate with the differently-keyed M.2 connector;
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- an auxiliary cable coupled between a printed circuit board (PBC) of the computing device and the interposer, the auxiliary cable supporting a number of interfaces not supported by the M.2 socket but required by the different form factor socket and its associated module.
The interposer of claim 15, wherein the interposer is a flexible cable comprising a number of traces between the M.2 connector and the differently-keyed M.2 socket that are arranged such that a number of pins associated with the M.2 connector are reassigned to corresponding pins in the differently-keyed M.2 socket to enable the module to send and receive data as required to provide intended functionality to the computer module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.