US 12,016,123 B2
High-capacity computer modules
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US); Michael E. Leclerc, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Eric R. Prather, Santa Clara, CA (US); Scott J. Campbell, Sunnyvale, CA (US); James M. Cuseo, Cupertino, CA (US); Rodrigo Dutervil Mubarak, San Jose, CA (US); Ian A. Guy, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Daniel D. Hershey, Los Gatos, CA (US); Mariel L. Lanas, Palo Alto, CA (US); Michael D. McBroom, Celeste, TX (US); David C. Parell, Palo Alto, CA (US); Bartley K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US); Danny L. McBroom, Leander, TX (US); and Houtan R. Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/889,041.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/855,879, filed on May 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0383206 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/141 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0273 (2013.01); H05K 5/0295 (2013.01); H05K 7/1405 (2013.01); H05K 7/1409 (2013.01); H05K 7/20163 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising:
a computer system comprising:
a main-logic board;
a first socket on the main-logic board; and
a second socket on the main-logic board;
a first computer module comprising:
a first board comprising:
a first card edge extending from a first side of the first board and located in the first socket, wherein the first card edge has a first shape and a first plurality of contacts having a first pinout, and wherein a position of the first card edge on the first side, and the first shape and first pinout of the first card edge, are compliant with a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) standard;
a second card edge extending from the first side and located in the second socket and having a second shape and a second plurality of contacts having a second pinout, wherein the second shape and second pinout are not compliant with a PCI standard; and
a plurality of circuits.