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US 7,244,137 B2Granted
Integrated socket and cable connector
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsTim A. Renfro, Jiteender P. Manik, Michael Li
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated socket is disclosed. The socket includes a socket grid to receive one or more pins from a component, a frame coupled to the socket grid to provide structural support, and a cable receptacle integrated into the socket to receive a cable.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a first socket coupled to a motherboard, the first socket having a socket grid to receive a plurality of pins from a first component and a first cable connector integrated into the socket to receive a cable, the first socket coupling some of the pins to the motherboard and some of the pins to the first cable connector;
- a second socket coupled to the motherboard, the second socket having a socket grid to receive a plurality of pins from a second component and a second cable connector integrated into the socket to receive a cable, the second socket coupling some of the pins to the second cable connector;
- a cable having one end connected to the first cable connector and another end connected to the second cable connector to establish a coupling between the first component and the second component and to separate the coupling between the first component and the second component through the cable from connections through the motherboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.