Bei Jing Ji Intraoperative
Motherboard factories are when producing the motherboard (Main board) of the super transmission of tool (HyperTransport) interface, need carry out the super-transmission interface test earlier to obtain the monitoring of yield, and the super-transmission interface test mode is that the utilization outer testing system carries out from board test now, promptly, super transmission compatibility test plate sees through super test transmission interface ((HyperTransport Device-Under-Test, HT-DUT) connector is to surpass the transmission compatibility test, and when the motherboard of actual production tool super-transmission interface, then original super test transmission interface (HT-DUT) connector is removed, and with super transmission extended interface (HyperTransport Expansion, HTX) connector connector replacement.
Yet aforesaid way is to very inconvenience of motherboard factories, this be since when test employed motherboard be the motherboard of the super test transmission interface of tool (HT-DUT) connector, then be the super motherboard that transmits extended interface (HTX) connector connector of tool when producing, so need design and produce above-mentioned two kinds of different motherboards simultaneously, after to be tested the finishing, then abandon the motherboard of the super test transmission interface of tool (HT-DUT) connector connector, manpower and cost waste in the motherboard design that causes the super test transmission interface of tool (HT-DUT) connector and the production run.
Or there are motherboard factories to try super transmission extended interface connector (HTX) and super test transmission interface (HT-DUT) connector are designed simultaneously on a motherboard, though so can avoid wasting manpower and the cost of test with motherboard, the electric appliance component and the circuit institute cost accumulated that increase super test transmission interface (HT-DUT) connector at each motherboard are rather huge.Therefore under cost consideration, motherboard factories still adopt now and aforementionedly design and produce two kinds of different motherboard modes simultaneously and carry out the motherboard manufacturing.
Being relevant to super transmission extended interface and super test transmission interface in the known technology is to adopt the mode of being located at single motherboard respectively, but possibly can't provide comprehensively and total solution for saving processing procedure manpower and production cost now.Therefore, provide a kind of host board structure of perfect super-transmission interface to have very active demand.
Embodiment
See also shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 be for host board structure one preferred embodiment of tool super-transmission interface of the present invention schematic side view.The host board structure of tool super-transmission interface of the present invention mainly is to be provided with in the motherboard 1 one to surpass transmitting device 2 and constitute, relate to the super transmission of a kind of tool (HyperTransport, HT) host board structure of interface, wherein this motherboard 1 is that the electric binding of electronic package and the device of communication switching are provided in the computer system; And should super transmitting device 2 be electric interfaces with super transport communication protocol, and this super-transmission interface be meant high speed information by point-to-point (chip-to-chip interconnect) between the integrated circuit of institute of hyper transport technology alliance (HyperTransport TechnologyConsortium) standard transmit interconnection technique with and the communication protocol of connector technique.
Aforesaid motherboard 1 is to have several information processing chip (not shown), bridging chip group (Bridge Chipset) (not shown) and several interface slots 14.Wherein those information processing chips are information computings such as calculating, comparison, selection, the judgement actions in order to the information of carrying out, and comprise central processing element group (Central Processing Unit, CPU), microprocessor (Micro Control Unit, MCU), digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), system single chip (System-on-a-Chip, SoC) and system combination chip (System-Level Integration, various high power arithmetic processors SLI); This bridging chip group is in order to coordinate the frequency or the work of this information processing chipset and peripheral unit; And this slot is in order to install various adapters (Interface Card), and use the various data of transmission or provide adapter required electric power, connect extended interface slot (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended such as run-in index periphery part, PCI-X), string type Peripheral Component Interconnect slot (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCI-E), draw and quicken to connect slot (Accelerated Graphics Port, AGP) and Industry Standard Architecture slot (Industry Standard Architecture, various slots interface such as ISA).
See also Fig. 1 and also further consult shown in Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, Fig. 2 A is first stereographic map for a preferred embodiment of the present invention expansion board, and Fig. 2 B is second stereographic map for a preferred embodiment of the present invention expansion board.Aforementioned super transmitting device 2 of the present invention is to have 1 the first to surpass a transmission connector 20 and an expansion board (Riser Card) 22, wherein this information transmission protocol and interface connector that the first surpasses transmission connector 20 is to define according to super-transmission interface, and be electrically connected in this motherboard 1, and be arranged in this motherboard 1, in order to form the attachment unit interface that gas is situated between and connects of to power; And this expansion board 22 is board structure of circuit, and this expansion board 22 is that the interface slot 14 that sees through this motherboard 1 reaches the purpose that is arranged at this motherboard 1, and by interface slot 14 to obtain electric power supply.
In aforesaid embodiment, this expansion board 22 has 1 and the second surpasses transmission connector 220 and several and three surpass transmission connector 222.Wherein this second to surpass transmission connector 220 are super-transmission interfaces, and the second surpassing transmission connector 220 and this, the first to surpass transmission connector 20 be to adopt super test transmission interface (HyperTransport Device-Under-Test, HT-DUT) definition, and this second surpasses transmission connector 220 and also the first surpasses transmission connector 20 with this simultaneously and form and be electrically connected; The three to surpass transmission connector 222 be to adopt super transmission extended interface (HyperTransport Expansion, HTX) Ding Yi interface connector for those.
The aforesaid transmission connector 220 that the second surpasses the first surpasses transmission connector 20 formed being electrically connected with this, be to see through a flexible printed circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC) 3 pliability circuit is reached, and these flexible printed circuit board 3 two ends are to have respectively to cooperate this first to surpass transmission connector 20 and this second surpasses the interface connector of transmission connector 220, and carry out information transmission with the super-transmission interface specification.
In addition, this expansion board 22 is can select the first to surpass transmission connector 20 by this second to surpass being electrically connected of transmission connector 220, this expansion board 22 with this and directly be situated between and connect this interface slot 14 and a line of electric force directly is electrically connected in the arbitrary form in the power supply unit (Power Supply) and obtains electric power supply.
Aforesaid super transmission extended interface (HTX) connector is the mutual connecting interface (chip-to-chip interconnect) of a kind of tool super-transmission interface chip, and the extensible connecting interface that carries out the signal transmission each other for a kind of subsystem (subsystem) with super-transmission interface and adapter with super-transmission interface, and should the support of super transmission extended interface optionally eight super transmission link interfaces or the super transmission link interface of sixteen bit, in addition, this expansion board 22 is the communication interface Jie's access node structures with mutual corresponding matching with this interface slot 14, lift a concrete embodiment, this expansion board 22 is to adopt Peripheral Component Interconnect (Peripheral Component Interconnect with this interface slot 14, PCI), and tool should super transmission extended interface connector mechanism's specification can be applicable to rack-mount server (Rack-mounted server), knife edge type server (Blade server) or vertical type server (Pedestal server).Should super test transmission interface (HT-DUT) connector be a kind of connecting interface that the super-transmission interface chip carries out the signal transmission each other that has, outer testing system (external test system) is carried out from board test (off-boardtest), mat and super transmission compatibility test is provided.
See also shown in Figure 3ly, it is the mainboard architecture synoptic diagram for another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Aforesaid information processing chip is a central processing element group 10, this central processing element group 10 comprises one first central processing element 100 and one second central processing element 102, this bridging chip group 12 comprises a north bridge chips 120 (North Bridge or title Graphics and Memory Controller Hub, MCH) and South Bridge chip a 122 (South Bridge, or claim Input and Output Controller Hub, ICH).
See also shown in Figure 4ly, Fig. 4 is the information transmission of a preferred embodiment of the present invention expansion board and electric power supply synoptic diagram.The host board structure of tool super-transmission interface of the present invention is when running, the information of a large amount of super-transmission interface specifications can directly see through this and the first surpass test transmission interface connector 20, this flexible printed circuit board 3 and this and the second surpass transmission connector 220 and be sent to this expansion board 22, and the second surpasses transmission connector 220 and the by this of this expansion board 22 and three surpass transmission connector 222 and have the super function that interconnects demand and super test transmission demand of transmitting concurrently to reach.Wherein, these expansion board 22 required electric power are to see through this interface slot 14 of this motherboard 1 to obtain electric power supply.
In addition, see through the combination of this expansion board 22 and this interface slot 14, this expansion board 22 is arranged on this motherboard 1, minimum to be formed in the structure of board space (on-board space) with minimum connecting interface (being single face slot 14), also meet the optimum utilization of minimum space.So mechanism of the present invention specification (mechanicai specification) can be applicable to rack-mount server (Rack-mounted server) or vertical type server (Pedestal server).
Moreover, based on aforesaid super transmitting device 2, this the first surpasses transmission connector 20 is first central processing element 100 or second central processing elements 102 that can select to be electrically connected in this central processing element group 10, therefore can see through and the first surpass the electric test that transmission connector 20 carries out this central processing element group 10 in the super transmitting device 2 of this usefulness, outer testing system is carried out from board test, mat and super transmission compatibility test is provided, and see through the in the super transmitting device 2 of this usefulness and three surpass transmission connector 222 and carry out the expansion of electronic packages such as internal memory.
In addition, based on aforesaid super transmitting device 2, this the first surpasses transmission connector 20 is north bridge chips 120 or the South Bridge chips 122 that can select to be electrically connected in this this bridging chip group 12, therefore can see through and the first surpass the electric test that transmission connector 20 carries out this this bridging chip group 12 in the super transmitting device 2 of this usefulness, outer testing system is carried out from board test, and see through the in the super transmitting device 2 of this usefulness and three surpass transmission connector 222 and carry out the expansion of electronic packages such as internal memory.
In sum, because the present invention is the host board structure of the combination of utilization expansion board and slot with super test transmission connector of formation tool and super transmission expansion connector, so when surpassing test transmission, can use the super test transmission connector of expansion board to surpass the transmission compatibility test, and then guarantee that the yield of the super transmission of tool motherboard is controlled.
In addition because the present invention is the combination of utilization expansion board and slot, so host board structure of the present invention can with minimum at board space and minimum connecting interface, satisfy super test transmission interface simultaneously and surpass the demand of transmitting extended interface.And produce two kinds of motherboards with design simultaneously in known technology, or so that super test transmission interface and the super mode of transmitting extended interface to be set on the motherboard, the present invention more can effectively save manpower required in the motherboard processing procedure and cost.
So the present invention not only can provide super test transmission interface and super transmission extended interface, and can be with the structure of minimum at board space and minimum connecting interface, reach the optimization environment for use in processing procedure manpower, production cost and host board structure space, so the present invention has progressive and meets the key element of applying for patent of invention.