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Electronic interconnection method and apparatus for minimizing propagation delays

  • US 6,015,300 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1997
  • Issued: 01/18/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A module interconnect for minimizing electronic signal propagation delay comprising:

  • a backplane having a first side and a second side;

    a first plurality of connector rows, each row containing at least one connector mounted on said backplane in a generally parallel side by side relation with at least one connector of another one of said first plurality of rows, each connector within said first plurality of rows having a plurality of contacts, said connectors within said first plurality of rows mounted within a first area of said backplane;

    a second plurality of connector rows, each row containing at least one connector mounted on said backplane in a generally parallel side by side relation with at least one connector of another one of said second plurality of rows, each connector within said second plurality of rows having a plurality of contacts, said connectors within said second plurality of rows mounted within a second area of said backplane, each one of said second plurality of connector rows containing a first connector having a first connector end disposed adjacent to at least one connector within one of said first plurality of connector rows, said second plurality of rows disposed non-parallel with respect to said first plurality of rows, and wherein said first area of said backplane does not overlap said second area of said backplane on either side of said backplane; and

    a plurality of signal lines for carrying digital information signals comprising at least first and second voltage levels, each of said plurality of signal lines interconnecting at least one contact of a connector within one of said first plurality of connector rows with a contact of a connector in each of only a subset of said second plurality of connectors.

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