Socket for receiving a single-chip video controller and circuit board containing the same

A computer system comprising:

• a circuit board having electronic components mounted thereon which are electronically interconnected and which cooperate to form a part of a computer system, said electronic components including at least a microprocessor, memory circuits, input/output ports, and a bus and circuit structure for interconnecting said electronic components, said microprocessor, memory circuits, input/output ports, and bus and circuit structure forming an accelerated graphic port (AGP) circuit architecture;
• at least one vide output terminal;
• a video controller integrated circuit socket mounted on said circuit board, said socket being adapted to receive a single-chip plug-in video controller integrated circuit having embedded memory, said socket having terminals for supplying signals to and receiving signals from a single-chip plug-in AGP compliant video controller integrated circuit, said terminals including power supply terminals for separately supplying power from said wiring board to different electronic circuit portions of a single-chip plug-in AGP compliant video controller integrate circuit;
• said socket being electrically interconnected on said board to allow exchange of information between a single-chip plug-in video controller mounted therein and one or more of electronic components and said video output terminal.

A socket for mounting a single-chip plug-in video controller having embedded video memory to a circuit board comprising:

• a socket body;
• a plurality of lead receiving terminals in said body for receiving a plurality of leads of a single-chip video controller having embedded video memory;
• a plurality of mounting leads respectively electrically connected to said receiving terminals, said mounting leads extending from said body and being adapted to be mounted on a circuit board and interconnected with the electrical wiring thereon;
• said lead receiving terminals and mounting leads being sufficient in design and number to carry accelerated graphics port (AGP) compliant signals to and from the circuit board, said receiving terminals and mounting leads including terminals and mountings leads for separately supplying power from said circuit board to different electronic circuit portions of an AGP compliant single-chip video controller having embedded video memory.

A circuit board for a computer system comprising:

• a wiring board having electronic components mounted thereon which are electronically interconnected and which cooperate to form at least a part of a computer system, said electronic components comprising a microprocessor, memory circuits, input/output ports, and a bus and circuit structure which form an accelerated graphics port (AGP) circuit architecture;
• at least one video output terminal;
• a video controller integrated circuit socket mounted on said wiring board, said socket being adapted to receive a single-chip plug-in video controller integrated circuit having embedded video memory, said socket having terminals for supplying signals to and receiving signals from a single-chip plug-in AGP compliant video controller integrated circuit, said terminals including power supply terminals for separately supplying power from said wiring board to different electronic circuit portions of a single-chip plug-in AGP compliant video controller integrated circuit;
• said socket being electrically interconnected on said board to allow exchange of information between a single-chip plug-in video controller mounted therein and one or more of said electronic components and said video output terminal.

A computer system comprising:

• a circuit board having electronic components mounted thereon which are electronically interconnected and which cooperate to form a part of a computer system, said electronic components including at least a microprocessor, memory circuits, input/output ports, and a bus and circuit structure for interconnecting said electronic components, said microprocessor, memory circuits, input/output ports, and bus and circuit structure forming an accelerated graphics port (AGP) circuit architecture;
• at least one video output terminal;
• a video controller integrated circuit socket mounted on said circuit board, said socket being adapted to receive a single-chip plug-in video controller integrated circuit having embedded memory, said socket having terminals for supplying signals to and receiving signals from a single-chip plug-in AGP compliant video controller integrated circuit;
• said socket being electrically interconnected on said board to allow exchange of information between a single-chip plug-in video controller mounted therein and one or more of electronic components and said video output terminal.

A socket for mounting a single-chip plug-in video controller having embedded video memory to a circuit board comprising:

• a socket body;
• a plurality of lead receiving terminals in said body for receiving a plurality of leads of a single-chip video controller having embedded video memory;
• a plurality of mounting leads respectively electrically connected to said receiving terminals, said mounting leads extending from said body and being adapted to be mounted on a circuit board and interconnected with the electrical wiring thereon;
• said lead receiving terminals and mounting leads being sufficient in design and number to carry accelerated graphics port (AGP) compliant signals to and from the circuit board.