Radial circuit board, system, and methods
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1. A circuit board module comprisinga connector;
- a plurality of components radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and
an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components;
at least one input-output device, wherein said array of substantially equidistant electrical connections connects the connector and said input-output devices; and
a second array of substantially equidistant electrical connections positioned between said input-output device and said components.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to circuit boards with radially arrayed components. One specific embodiment is a memory circuit board with memory components, such as, for example, DRAM chips, radially arrayed around a central point. The present invention also relates to stacking and connecting multiple circuit boards with radially arrayed components. Another embodiment of the invention involves methods of preparing radially arrayed components on a circuit board module with substantially equidistant paths to the components.
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1. A circuit board module comprising
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a plurality of components radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components; at least one input-output device, wherein said array of substantially equidistant electrical connections connects the connector and said input-output devices; and a second array of substantially equidistant electrical connections positioned between said input-output device and said components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A circuit board module comprising:
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a connector; wherein said connector comprises pressure pins arrayed on the bottom of said circuit board module; a plurality of components radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A circuit board module comprising:
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a connector; wherein said connector comprises a male/female connector on the bottom of said circuit board module; a plurality of memory chips radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components; and a male/female connector on the top of said circuit board module configured to connect with the male/female connector of a second circuit board module.
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7. A circuit board module comprising:
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a connector; a plurality of memory chips radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components; and wherein said connector further comprises; a post mechanically connected to a second circuit board with a predetermined cross-sectional shape; and
whereinsaid circuit board module further comprises a center aperture that is congruent with a peripheral edge of said predetermined cross-sectional shape of said post; said center aperture having a first set of electrical contacts and said post having a second set of electrical contacts at its peripheral edge, said first and second set of electrical contacts being configured such that when said circuit board is placed over said post so that its aperture is around said post said first and second electrical contacts connect to each other and provide an electrical connection and mechanical connection for said circuit board to said post; and said post includes electrical connections between said second contacts and said second circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A stackable memory system comprising:
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a circuit board; and a plurality of circuit board modules comprising; a connector; a plurality of components radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; and an array of substantially equidistant electrical connections electrically coupling said connector and said components; wherein one or more components on said circuit board modules are memory chips, and said circuit board modules are adapted to communicate with said circuit board via the connector on said circuit board module, wherein said connectors comprise; a post mechanically connected to said circuit board with a predetermined cross-sectional shape comprising at least one set of electrical contacts; and wherein each circuit board module has a center aperture that is congruent with a peripheral edge of said predetermined cross-sectional shape of said post and with at least one set of electrical contacts in contact with the set of contacts on said post. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a first circuit board module with memory chips radially disposed; a main circuit board; an apparatus for connecting said first circuit board module over said main circuit board; an input-output device on said first circuit board module located in a position that is approximately equal distant from each of the memory chips; a first array of equidistant electrical connection lines between said input-output device and said memory chips; and a second array of electrical connection lines between said input-output device and said apparatus for connecting said circuit board to said main circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing comprising:
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providing a circuit board module; providing a circuit board module connector on said circuit board module; disposing a plurality of components radially arrayed substantially equidistant around said connector; electrically connecting said components to said circuit board module connector; providing a main circuit board with a main circuit board connector; and connecting said circuit module connector with said main circuit board connector. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of stacking circuit board modules comprising:
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providing a main circuit board with a connector; and providing first and second circuit board modules with components radially disposed substantially equidistance from a connector on aid circuit board module; wherein said first circuit board is connected to said main circuit board and said second circuit board is connected to said first circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method of stacking circuit board modules comprising:
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providing a main circuit board with a post comprising a predetermined cross-sectional shape; providing a first and second circuit board module with components radially disposed substantially equidistant from an aperture that is congruent with a peripheral edge of said predetermine cross-sectional shape of said post; stacking said first and second circuit board modules one over another; and coupling said first and second circuit board modules with said post. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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