Patent ID: 7014472

Claim:
A device module comprising: a circuit board; a plurality of devices mounted to a first side of the circuit board; a first set of contact points provided adjacent to a first lateral edge of the circuit board for connecting to a first external data bus; a second set of contact points provided adjacent to a second lateral edge of the circuit board for connecting to a second external data bus; a plurality of signal paths provided on the circuit board, each signal path extending between a first contact point in the first set of contact points and a second contact point in the second set of contact points, wherein the plurality of signal paths are interconnected to at least some of the plurality of devices mounted on the circuit board; wherein the first lateral edge of the circuit board and the second lateral edge of the circuit board are provided on the first side of the circuit board; and wherein each of the plurality of signal paths has substantially an identical length and a same number of one or more turns on the board.