Reconfigurable I/O Module Board for Adaptable Graphics Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information handling systems face challenges in maintaining thin profiles while accommodating powerful graphics processing due to limited internal space, with existing connectors like MxM connectors increasing thickness and complexity, and requiring costly redesigns for different form factors.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a flexible compression jumper connector with compressible communication contacts and a adjustable jumper trace array cable allows for adjacent placement of motherboards and graphics boards, reducing thickness and enabling efficient communication without the need for complex heat pipe systems, using a reconfigurable I/O module board to adapt to various orientations and form factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If MxM connectors are used to connect motherboards and graphics boards, then electrical communication is established, but the thickness and complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into two separate compression jumper connectors: one connecting the motherboard to the graphics board, and another connecting the graphics board to the display device. This segmentation eliminates the need for complex MxM connectors while maintaining reliable electrical communication across multiple interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The compression jumper connector design serves multiple functions: it provides electrical connection, allows for thickness adjustment through compressible contacts, and enables flexible board spacing. This universal connector type replaces specialized MxM connectors across different connection points in the system.
2Reliability
If MxM connectors are used to connect motherboards and graphics boards, then electrical communication is established, but the thickness of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compression jumper connector incorporates compressible contacts that can deform to accommodate varying board thicknesses. This flexibility allows the connector to maintain reliable electrical communication without requiring a fixed, thick connector structure, thereby reducing overall system thickness.
Solution Approach 2:
The compressible contacts in the connector provide dynamic adjustment capability, allowing the connector to adapt to different board spacing requirements. This dynamic characteristic enables the system to maintain thin profile while ensuring reliable electrical connection regardless of slight variations in board thickness or positioning.
3Power
If graphics processing components are made more powerful, then graphics performance is improved, but the internal space required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional vertical stacking arrangement to a horizontal/adjacent placement configuration of the graphics board next to the motherboard. This dimensional change in board arrangement allows for more efficient space utilization, enabling powerful graphics components to be accommodated in thin-profile systems with limited internal volume.
4Adaptability or versatility
If components are redesigned for different form factors, then adaptability to various models is improved, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The compression jumper connector is designed as a universal component that can be used across multiple connection points and different system configurations. This universal design allows the same connector type to serve various form factors and models, eliminating the need for costly redesigns while maintaining adaptability to different system requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The compressible contacts provide dynamic adjustment capability that allows the same connector design to accommodate varying board thicknesses and spacing requirements across different form factors. This dynamic characteristic enables a single connector design to adapt to multiple models without requiring model-specific variations, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.
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AI summary
A system and method of implementing an adaptable graphics board comprising the adaptable graphics board including a graphics processor, graphics memory, and a reconfigurable I/O module interface are having a plurality of electrical contacts, a dual compression connector having a first array of compressible electrical spring contacts on a first side and a second array of compressible electrical spring contacts on a second side operatively coupled to the first side via a dual compression connector printed circuit board layer, the first side of the dual compression connector operatively coupled to the reconfigurable I/O module interface of the adaptable graphics board, and a reconfigurable I/O module board having external display data ports disposed along an edge, wherein the reconfigurable I/O module board is operatively coupled to the adaptable graphics board via the second side of the dual compression connector. The dual compression connector is oriented between the adaptable graphics board and the reconfigurable I/O module board in a first orientation selected from a plurality of available orientations to provide I/O connectivity between the graphics processor and the external display data ports aligned along a first edge of the adaptable graphics board.