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System and method for bridging bus segments on a backplane and coupling single board computers to a backplane

  • US 6,356,966 B1
  • Filed: 09/12/2000
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A backplane assembly in accordance with cPCI bus architecture, the backplane assembly comprising:

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

    a 10-row slot in the backplane, the 10-row slot including at least 9 rows of pin locations at which the backplane is configured to receive pins extending transversely into the backplane from at least one of the first surface of the backplane and the second surface of the backplane;

    a plurality of 7-row slots in the backplane, each of the 7-row slots including 7 rows of pin locations at which the backplane is capable of receiving pins extending transversely into the backplane from at least the first surface of the backplane, wherein at least a first 7-row slot exists on a first side of the 10-row slot and at least a second 7-row slot exists on a second side of the 10-row slot;

    a routing means for coupling at least some of the pin locations of the at least 9 rows of the 10-row slot with at least some of the pin locations of at least some of the 7 rows of at least some of the 7-row slots; and

    a plurality of connectors positioned adjacent to at least some of the 7-row slots and the 10-row slot.

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