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PCI and expansion bus riser card

  • US 5,734,840 A
  • Filed: 08/18/1995
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A PCI and expansion bus apparatus comprising:

  • an expansion bus disposed within a planar board and having a plurality of slots for receiving circuit boards therein,a PCI bus disposed within said planar board and having at least one slot for receiving PCI circuit boards therein,a riser card connected to one of said plurality of slots of said expansion bus and said at least one PCI slot, said riser card including;

    at least one expansion bus slot for connecting an expansion adapter card to said expansion bus,at least one PCI slot for connecting a PCI adapter card to said PCI bus, said PCI slot being connected to said PCI bus on said planar by a first plurality of PCI lines, andwherein said expansion bus is disposed between said PCI bus such that each of the first plurality of PCI lines from said riser card to said PCI bus do not exceed a PCI bus stub length requirement.

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