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Quadrilateral multichip computer systems and printed circuit boards therefor

US5870621A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1994
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K1/0216
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system (6) includes a printed circuit board (302), a microprocessor chip (102), a peripheral unit chip (110), a card interface chip (112), and a display controller chip (114) mounted on the printed circuit board (302) at vertices of a quadrilateral (303). A clock buffer chip (180) is mounted on the printed circuit board (302) in the interior of the quadrilateral (303) and connected to each of the microprocessor chip (102), peripheral unit chip (110), card interface chip (112), and display controller chip (114). Other circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed.

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