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Motherboard with board having terminating resistance

US6328572A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2000
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The motherboard MB.sub.1 of the present invention is a motherboard comprising a plurality of plug connectors 12 installed on the front face of the board 11 and a bus line for inter-connecting these plug connectors so as to allow inter-communication of daughter boards DB.sub.1 -DB.sub.7 connected to the plug connectors 12. The motherboard is configured such that a termination board TB.sub.1 having a terminating resistance to decrease reflection noise of the bus line is connected to the plug connector at the last slot S8 of the bus line among the plug connectors 12, 12, . . . installed on the front face of the motherboard. Alternatively, the motherboard is configured such that the termination board is connected to the rear face of the last slot S8.

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