Patent ID: 6837720

Claim:
A processor-based system, comprising: a first board; a second board; and a first connector coupled to the first board, comprising: a first set of one or more wafers, comprised between a top supporting member and a bottom supporting member, with one or more electrical connectors, wherein the one or more electrical connectors are coupled to one or more first pins, wherein the one or more first pins are oriented substantially ninety degrees from the one or more electrical connectors and coupled to the first board; a first power module; a first guide module for aligning the first connector with a second connector coupled to the second board, wherein the first power module and the first guide module are outside an enclosure formed by the top and bottom supporting members, and wherein the second connector comprises: a second set of one or more wafers with one or more mating receptacles, wherein the one or more mating receptacles receive the one or more electrical connectors, wherein the one or more mating receptacles are coupled to one or more second pins, wherein the one or more second pins are oriented substantially ninety degrees from the one or more mating receptacles and coupled to the second board; a second power module to couple to the first power module to electrically couple the first connector to the second connector; and a second guide module for aligning the second connector with the first connector to parallelly couple the first board to the second board.