Patent ID: 7821792

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a plurality of first cell boards, each first cell board defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a first cell board planar surface; a first interconnect card defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a first interconnect card planar surface, wherein the first cell boards are coupled to the first interconnect card such that a portion of the peripheral edge of each of the first cell boards faces a portion of the peripheral edge of the first interconnect card, and the first cell board planar surfaces and the second interconnect card planar surface together define a first common plane, the first interconnect card providing routing between the first cell boards; a plurality of second cell boards, each second cell board defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a second cell board planar surface; a second interconnect card defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a second interconnect card planar surface, wherein the second cell boards are coupled to the second interconnect card such that a portion of the peripheral edge of each of the second cell boards faces a portion of the peripheral edge of the second interconnect card, and the second cell board planar surfaces and the second interconnect card planar surface together define a second common plane, the second interconnect card providing routing between the second cell boards; a first switch card defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a first switch card planar surface; and a second switch card defined by a peripheral edge that surrounds a second switch card planar surface, wherein the first switch card and the second switch card are arranged such that the first and second switch card planar surfaces define a common switch card plane, and wherein the first switch card and the second switch card each provides routing for at least some of the first cell boards and at least some of the second cell boards.