US 12,393,542 B2
Expansion card adaptation
P. Daniel Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US); and James Michael Dupuy, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,354.
Prior Publication US 2024/0394208 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4081 (2013.01) [G06F 1/183 (2013.01); G06F 11/325 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
an edge connector comprising a plurality of pin fingers, the edge connector conforming with a first connector type;
a socket connector configured to receive a computer expansion card conforming with a second connector type; and
a printed circuit board (“PCB”) comprising a logic adapter configured to convert a first set of signals associated with the first connector type into a second set of signals associated with the second connector type, wherein the logic adapter comprises a serializer input/output expander configured to multiplex a plurality of digital inputs into a plurality of bits.