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US 6,674,644 B2Granted
Module and connector having multiple contact rows
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorJurgen Schulz
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Abstract
A module and a corresponding connector that include multiple rows of contacts is described. In one embodiment, the module may include a channel formed in a bottom edge of the module. A plurality of contacts may be disposed on the inner surface of the channel and the outer surface of the module. A complementary connector is also described.
Claims25
A module, comprising:
- a supporting member, the supporting member comprising a first end, a second end, and a bottom end;
- integrated circuits coupled to the supporting member;
- a channel formed in the supporting member along the bottom edge of the supporting member and extending between the first end and the second end;
- a plurality of contacts electrically coupled to the integrated circuits, wherein a portion of the contacts are disposed on an outer surface of the module;
- and wherein a portion of the contacts are disposed on an inner surface of the channel.
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A computer system comprising a module coupled to a connector;
- the module, comprising:
- a supporting member, the supporting member comprising a first end, a second end, and a bottom end;
- integrated circuits coupled to the supporting member;
- a module channel formed in the supporting member along the bottom edge of the supporting member and extending between the first end and the second end;
- a plurality of contacts electrically coupled to the integrated circuits, wherein a portion of the contacts are disposed on an outer surface of the module;
- and wherein a portion of the contacts are disposed on an inner surface of the channel;
- the connector comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end and a second end;
- at least two connector channels formed in the housing, the channels extending from the first end to the second end;
- a plurality of contacts disposed on inner surfaces of the channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.