MXM Graphics Card Connector Module for Desktop PCI-Express Slot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional desktop computer motherboards cannot accommodate graphics cards with Mobile PCI-Express Module (MXM) formats due to the lack of a suitable converting interface, limiting the use of graphics cards designed for portable computers.
Innovation Solution
A graphics card connector module that includes a card body with a first coupling connector for a single PCI-Express slot, a graphics card connector for the graphics card, and a second coupling connector for the display device, allowing for signal coupling compatible with the PCI-Express industry standard, enabling the use of graphics cards with MXM formats on desktop computers using a single PCI-Express slot.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional desktop motherboard uses standard PCI-Express slots, then it can accommodate desktop graphics cards, but it cannot accommodate MXM format graphics cards designed for portable computers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a converter module as an intermediary device that includes a first connector compatible with MXM graphics cards and a second connector compatible with desktop PCI-Express slots. This converter module acts as a mediator that enables signal transmission between the two incompatible interfaces, allowing MXM graphics cards to be used in desktop computers without requiring complex modifications to the motherboard or graphics card themselves.
2Productivity
If two PCI-Express slots and switching unit are used to enable two-card processing mode, then operating speed during image processing is increased, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The converter module is designed with multi-functionality to support both single graphics card operation and dual graphics card operation (SLI mode). The module includes switching mechanisms that can route signals to support either one or two MXM graphics cards connected to a single desktop PCI-Express slot, eliminating the need for separate switching units and multiple slots while maintaining the capability for parallel processing operations.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a graphics card connector module for being connected to a motherboard device, the motherboard including a primary slot coupling over N channels, said graphics card connector module comprising a first coupling connector adapted to be coupled to the primary slot of the motherboard; and a second coupling connector adapted to be connected electrically to a display device; the first coupling connector having a plurality of up to N conductive terminals adapted to be each electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the channels of the primary slot.