PCIe card edge connector for power delivery
US10804631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/721
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device includes a circuit board with circuit components, and first edge finger tab extending from the circuit board, and a second edge finger tab extending from the circuit board. The first edge finger tab includes electrical contacts to provide signaling to and from particular circuit components of the circuit board, and is to mate with a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-compatible edge card connection mechanism of a baseboard. The second edge finger tab includes electrical contacts to provide power delivery to the circuit board, is to mate with a second edge card connection mechanism of the baseboard. In some aspects, the second edge finger tab may be a PCIe-compatible feature that is typically to prevent the device from being inserted into a legacy PCI edge card connection mechanism, or with a PCIe-compatible feature that is typically to engage a retention mechanism of a baseboard.
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