Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1993-02-10
1994-11-08
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
174254, H05K 100
Patent
active
053632753
ABSTRACT:
Discrete computational elements are provided that will be connected to a base unit, and to one another or I/O devices, in order to configure a particular computer system. The base unit provides the electrical power required to energize the computational elements. A plurality of identically configured substrates are joined in a layered relation and are electrically connected with one another. These substrates are capable of being fabricated of different lengths such that they can extend outwardly from the computational element and may be connected to other computational elements. At least one integrated circuit will be placed on one side of the joined substrates and is electrically connected to each substrate layer. In this manner the ICs will be able to communicate with chips on other computational elements. A support member is also included that stiffens the plural substrate layers and independently distributes electrical power through voltage and ground potential planes, and interconnected substrate layers, to the chips. The support member will be disposed adjacent the substrate layers on a side opposite the ICs and independently attachable to the base unit by using electrical connection pins, a pluggable lip portion, or the like.
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IBM TDB, "High Density Flexible Connector", vol. 32, No. 7, Dec. 1989, pp. 344-345.
Frankeny Jerome A.
Frankeny Richard F.
Hermann Karl
Imken Ronald L.
International Business Machines - Corporation
McBurney Mark E.
Picard Leo P.
Sparks Donald A.
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