Server device

TWM688373UActive Publication Date: 2026-10-11ASROCK IND COMPUTER CORP
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Patent Information

Application Number
TW115202581
Authority / Receiving Office
TW · TW
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-03-24
Publication Date
2026-10-11
Estimated Expiration
2036-03-23

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Abstract

A server device. The server device includes a motherboard device and a peripheral expansion device. The motherboard device includes a first Miniature Cold Edge Input / Output (MCIO) connector and a second MCIO connector. The peripheral expansion device includes a third MCIO connector, at least one first Peripheral Component Quick Interconnect (PCIe) interface slot, a fourth MCIO connector, and at least one second PCIe interface slot. The motherboard device is electrically connected to the first peripheral device and the second peripheral device, respectively, via the third and fourth MCIO connectors in the peripheral expansion device.
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Claims

1. A server device, comprising: A motherboard device includes a first miniature cold edge input / output (MCIO) connector and a second MCIO connector; The system also includes a peripheral expansion device comprising: a third MCIO connector; at least one first peripheral component quick interconnect (PCIe) interface slot coupled to the third MCIO connector for electrically connecting at least one first peripheral device; a fourth MCIO connector; and at least one second PCIe interface slot coupled to the fourth MCIO connector for electrically connecting at least one second peripheral device, wherein the motherboard device is electrically connected to the at least one first peripheral device and the at least one second peripheral device, respectively, via the third MCIO connector and the fourth MCIO connector in the peripheral expansion device.

2. The server device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of channels of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is different from the number of channels of the at least one second PCIe interface slot, and the number of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is different from the number of the at least one second PCIe interface slot.

3. The server device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one first PCIe interface slot has 4 channels and the number of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is 2, and the at least one second PCIe interface slot has 8 channels and the number of the at least one second PCIe interface slot is 1.

4. The server device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the number of pins of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is 64 and the number of pins of the at least one second PCIe interface slot is 98.

5. The server device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first MCIO connector to the fourth MCIO connector has 8 channels and each of the first MCIO connector to the fourth MCIO connector has 74 pins.

6. The server device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server device is a high-performance computing (HPC) server.

7. The server device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the peripheral expansion device is an MCIO to PCIe expansion card.

8. The server device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first MCIO connector and the third MCIO connector are electrically connected via a first ribbon cable, and the second MCIO connector and the fourth MCIO connector are electrically connected via a second ribbon cable.

9. The server device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one first PCIe interface slot has 2 channels and the number of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is 4, and the at least one second PCIe interface slot has 4 channels and the number of the at least one second PCIe interface slot is 2.

10. The server device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one first PCIe interface slot has 2 channels and the number of the at least one first PCIe interface slot is 4, and the at least one second PCIe interface slot has 8 channels and the number of the at least one second PCIe interface slot is 1.