Electromagnetic coupler socket

• US 20010024888A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 09/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Knight, Thomas F. Jr., Naylor, Mark E., Critchlow, John L., Marketkar, Nandu J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,533,586 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4086 Bus impedance matching, e.g. termination
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0266 Arrangements for providing Galvanic isolation, e.g. by means of magnetic or capacitive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0268 with modulation and subsequent demodulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/12 Compensating for variations in line impedance
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0237 High frequency adaptations H05K1/0216 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0239 Signal transmission by AC coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/14 Structural association of two or more printed circuits providing electric connection to or between printed circuits H05K1/11, H01R12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/361 Assembling flexible printed circuits with other printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/95 Electrical connector adapted to transmit electricity to mating connector without physical contact, e.g. by induction, magnetism, or electrostatic field

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a first device having one or more conductive areas to form a portion of an electromagnetic coupler and a socket to mount the first device relative to a second device having one or more conductive areas to form the electromagnetic coupler.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first device having one or more conductive areas to form a portion of an electromagnetic coupler; and

a socket to mount the first device relative to a second device having one or more conductive areas to form the electromagnetic coupler.

2. The apparatus of

claim 1

, wherein the first device comprises a carrier having the one or more conductive areas for the first device.

3. The apparatus of

claim 2

, wherein the carrier comprises a dielectric to form a portion of the electromagnetic coupler.

4. The apparatus of

claim 2

, wherein the carrier is a flex circuit.

5. The apparatus of

claim 1

, wherein the socket comprises a connector to electrically couple the first device to the second device.

6. The apparatus of

claim 5

, wherein the first device comprises a circuit board and wherein the connector comprises an edge connector to receive an edge of the circuit board of the first device.

7. The apparatus of

claim 5

, wherein the connector comprises one or more contact pins to insert in the second device.

8. The apparatus of

claim 1

, wherein the socket comprises a base and an arm extending from the base to support the first device.

9. The apparatus of

claim 8

, wherein the first device comprises a circuit board and the arm comprises a guide to support the circuit board of the first device.

10. The apparatus of

claim 8

, wherein the arm comprises a latch to secure the first device relative to the second device.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a base comprising a connector, the connector to mount a first device having one or more conductive areas relative to a second device having one or more conductive areas to form an electromagnetic coupler.

12. The apparatus of

claim 11

, wherein the connector electrically couples the first device to the second device.

13. The apparatus of

claim 11

, wherein the connector comprises an edge connector to receive an edge of a circuit board of the first device.

14. The apparatus of

claim 11

, wherein the connector comprises one or more contact pins to insert in the second device.

15. The apparatus of

claim 11

, comprising an arm extending from the base to support the first device.

16. The apparatus of

claim 15

, wherein the arm comprises a guide to support a circuit board of the first device.

17. The apparatus of

claim 15

, wherein the arm comprises a latch to secure the first device relative to the second device.

18. A method comprising:

mounting a socket to a first device having one or more conductive areas forming a portion of an electromagnetic coupler; and

mounting a second device having one or more conductive areas relative to the first device with the socket to form the electromagnetic coupler.

19. The method of

claim 18

, wherein the mounting the socket comprises inserting contact pins of the socket in the first device.

20. The method of

claim 18

, wherein the mounting the second device comprises inserting an edge of a circuit board of the second device in an edge connector of the socket.

21. The method of

claim 18

, wherein the mounting the second device comprises supporting the second device with an arm extending from a base of a socket.

22. The method of

claim 21

, wherein the arm comprises a guide and wherein the mounting the second device comprises supporting a circuit board of the second device with the guide.

23. The method of

claim 21

, wherein the arm comprises a latch and wherein the mounting the second device comprises securing the second device relative to the first device with the latch.

24. An apparatus comprising:

a first device having one or more conductive areas to form a portion of an electromagnetic coupler; and

a socket to mount a second device relative to the first device to form the electromagnetic coupler.

25. The apparatus of

claim 24

, wherein the first device comprises a dielectric to form a portion of the electromagnetic coupler.

26. The apparatus of

claim 24

, wherein the socket comprises a connector to electrically couple the second device to the first device.

27. An apparatus comprising:

a first device having one or more conductive areas to form a portion of an electromagnetic coupler;

a second device having one or more conductive areas to form a portion of the electromagnetic coupler; and

a socket to mount the first device relative to the second device to form the electromagnetic coupler.

28. The apparatus of

claim 27

, wherein the first device comprises a carrier having the one or more conductive areas for the first device and wherein the carrier comprises a dielectric to form a portion of the electromagnetic coupler.

29. The apparatus of

claim 27

, wherein the second device comprises a dielectric to form a portion of the electromagnetic coupler.

30. The apparatus of

claim 27

, wherein the socket comprises a connector to electrically couple the first device to the second device.