Patent ID: 9507743
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G06F,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method for connecting and communicating across a plurality of printed circuit boards of a computer system, each printed circuit board comprising two or more processor chips attached to the printed circuit board and a plurality of connectors, wherein a first subset of the two or more processor chips are connected to a first subset of the plurality of connectors and wherein a second subset of the two or more processor chips are connected to a second subset of the plurality of connectors, wherein the number of printed circuit boards is an even number greater than or equal to 4, the method comprising: arranging the printed circuit boards in two groups, each group being arranged in a different stacking direction; and connecting the two or more processor chips, which are attached to each one of the printed circuit boards of one of the groups, for communication to the processor chips of at least one printed circuit board of the other group.