Patent ID: 6423909
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting and interconnecting electronic devices, comprising:a. a circuit board having a top side and a bottom side; b. a first connector, said first connector including a first plurality of pins being connected to a first connector trace field on or within said top side; c. a second connector, said second connector including a second plurality of pins being connected to a second connector trace field on or within said bottom side; d. a via trace field, said via trace field including a top via field and a bottom via field, said top and bottom via fields being substantially identical in size and configuration to said first and second connector trace fields, said via trace field being located on or within said board between said first and second connectors, said via trace field including via connectors passing through said board and interconnecting said top and bottom via fields; e. a plurality of top differential bus trace pairs on or within said top side of said board, interconnecting said first connector field and said top via field; and, f. a plurality of bottom differential bus trace pairs on or within said bottom side of said board, interconnecting said second connector field and said bottom via field.