Extended universal serial bus connectivity
AssigneeSMART Modular Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGrady D. Lambert, Ryan C. McDaniel
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus is provided for extended universal serial bus connectivity. In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board having a plurality or traces. The plurality of traces includes a first set of traces defining a universal serial bus. The first set of traces is routed between a connector site and an interface circuitry site. The plurality of traces also includes a second set of traces. The second set of traces defines extended signals of the universal serial bus. The second set of traces is routed between the connector site and the interface circuitry site.
Claims14
An apparatus, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of traces, the plurality of traces including a first set of traces including four traces, the first set of traces defining a universal serial bus by defining a power trace, a ground trace, a first data signal and a second data signal, the first set of traces being routed between a first connector site and an interface circuitry site;
- the first set of traces being also routed between a second connector site and the interface circuitry site, the plurality of traces also including a second set of traces including two traces, the second set of traces defining extended signals of the universal serial bus by including traces for a reset signal and a write protect signal, the second set of traces being routed between the second connector site and the interface circuitry site, wherein the first connector site and the second connector site are spaced apart from one another, further comprising a connector connected to the first connector site, the connector including conductors coupled to the first set of traces.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of traces, the plurality of traces including a first set of traces defining a universal serial bus by defining a power trace, a ground trace, a first data signal and a second data signal, the first set of traces being routed between a connector site and an interface circuitry site, the plurality of traces also including a second set of traces, the second set of traces defining extended signals of the universal serial bus by including traces for a reset signal and a write protect signal, the second set of traces being routed between the connector site and the interface circuitry site, wherein the first connector site and the second connector site are spaced apart from one another, and wherein the first set of traces and the second set of traces are configured to define sets of signal further comprising a FLASH memory chip coupled to the printed circuit board, the memory chip coupled to the interface circuitry site through traces of the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.