公开(公告)号：US20240405459A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18327100

申请日：2023-06-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Navneet K. SINGH ,  Aiswarya PIOUS ,  Samarth ALVA ,  Sharvil DESAI ,  Ralph JENSEN ,  Carlos MARISCAL ,  Michael CROCKER ,  Kevin MA ,  Pedro Jose MARTINEZ NARVAEZ

IPC: H01R12/52 ,  H05K3/36

Abstract: According to the various aspects, the present disclosure is directed to printed circuit board assemblies having a plurality of printed circuit board units or modules that use board connectors for joining the printed circuit board units. In an aspect, the board connector has a first surface, which may be a top surface, and an opposing second surface, which may be a bottom surface, and a plurality of openings, including a first set of connector openings for providing electrical connections between the at least two plurality of printed circuit board units. In another aspect, a method that includes forming a first printed circuit board unit with a first connecting portion and a second printed circuit board unit with a second connecting portion, and the first and second connecting are electrically coupled with the printed circuit board connector.

公开(公告)号：US20220107465A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17553053

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Ralph JENSEN ,  Michael T. CROCKER ,  Aaron GORIUS ,  Kevin P. MA

IPC: G02B6/38 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04J14/02

Abstract: Apparatus and methods employing wormhole structures supporting ultra-high density optical routing systems. Microstructures comprising wormhole tunnels are formed in optical looms with wormhole openings arranged in patterns, such as a high-density XY grid. Optical fibers are inserted into respective wormhole tunnels, and sleeves are used to precisely align fiber ends. A rack loom comprising a wormhole backplane is fabricated in a similar manner, with wormhole openings arrayed in the same patterns. The sleeves comprise plug-receptacle sleeve pairs, where when an optical loom (or connector bar of the optical loom) face urged toward the front face of the rack loom, the plug and receptacle sleeves are mated, resulting in precise alignment of the optical fiber ends in the pairs of sleeves. Palpebral structures may also be fabricated to provide a self-cleaning function with optional lubrication. The solutions provide more than an order of magnitude improvement over current fiber connector densities, while substantially reducing costs.