US 12,266,877 B2
CXL memory expansion riser card
Isaac Q. Wang, Austin, TX (US); Jordan Chin, Austin, TX (US); and James L. Petivan, III, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,733.
Prior Publication US 2024/0006791 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 43/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/737 (2013.01) [G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interface apparatus for installing memory modules to an information handling system, the apparatus comprising:
a riser card including a first card-edge connector on a first edge of the riser card, and a second card-edge connector on a second edge of the riser card, wherein the first card-edge connector is associated with a first interface type and the second card-edge connector is associated with a second interface type, wherein the first interface type is different from the second interface type; and
an adapter including a first socket on a first side of the adapter, and a second socket on a second side of the adapter opposite to the first side, wherein the first socket and the second socket are associated with the second interface type, and wherein the first socket is configured to receive the second card-edge connector of the riser card, and wherein the second socket is configured to receive a first memory module.