CN101547550B - Server system and circuit board thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a server system, which comprises a mother board, a bridge board, a plurality of processing units, a plurality of connecting units and a plurality of first wirings. The processing units are configured on the mother board, while the connecting units are used for connecting the mother board and the bridge board. The first wirings are arranged in the line layer of the bridge board, for coupling one of the connecting units to the other connecting unit. Therefore, at least part of the processing units can transmit signals with each other on the bridge board through the connecting units.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of structure of mainboard, and particularly relevant for a kind of structure that is used for the mainboard of server system (Blade Server).
Background technology
Fig. 1 illustrates the system architecture diagram into a kind of Blade Server of multiplied unit.Please refer to Fig. 1, Blade Server 100 comprises processing unit 102,104,106 and 108.In addition, each processing unit also disposes fin 112,114,116 and 118 respectively.In addition, processing unit 102,104,106 and 108 can also be coupled to each other, and uses mutual transmission signal.In general, the signal that is transmitted between the processing unit 102,104,106 and 108 all is a high speed signal.
Fig. 2 illustrates the circuit block diagram into the Blade Server of traditional multiplied unit.Please refer to Fig. 2, in the multiplied unit Blade Server, all processing units 102,104,106 and 108 all are to be configured on the mainboard 202.Mainboard 202 is printed circuit board (PCB)s, and it comprises a plurality of line layers and ground plane.
Because the signal that is transmitted between the processing unit 102,104,106 and 108 all is a high speed signal, so the path of transmission signal need be assigned to line layers different in the mainboard 202 between these processing units.In addition, because the cause of heat radiation, processing unit 102,104,106 and 108 often needs to arrange in line, and it is staggered that this just causes signal transmission path may produce in the process of wiring.Cause also needs to dispose a plurality of ground planes these line layers is separated in the mainboard 202 for this reason.Between processing unit 102,104,106 and 108, need wiring to transmit the signal, deliver to processing unit 102,104,106 and 108 from the signal demand that peripheral circuit sent in addition.And the signal transmission path of these peripheral circuits needs to route to other line layer again.Therefore, greatly increase with regard to the number of plies that causes mainboard 202.
Hold above-mentionedly, the number of plies of mainboard 202 increases, and can make the thickness thickening of mainboard 202, and this just may cause mainboard 202 to be plugged in smoothly on the main frame of Blade Server.In addition, owing on mainboard 202, need the zone of multilayer line layer probably to have only the zone at processing unit place.Therefore, if for the zone of part increases the number of plies of whole mainboard, just some waste unavoidably.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the invention provides a kind of mainboard, can keep under the situation of thickness own, allow the wiring of a plurality of signal transmission paths.
In addition, the present invention provides a kind of server system again, can not increase the thickness of mainboard itself, and allow a plurality of processing units to transmit high speed signal each other.
The invention provides a kind of mainboard, comprise motherboard, bridge plate, a plurality of linkage unit and a plurality of first wiring.Wherein, bridge plate has the multilayer line layer; Linkage unit can connect motherboard and bridge plate; A plurality of first wirings are configured in the line layer in the bridge plate, in order to one of them is coupled to another linkage unit with these linkage units.By this, electronic signal just can be transmitted between motherboard and bridge plate.
From another angle, the invention provides a kind of server system, comprise motherboard, bridge plate, a plurality of processing unit, a plurality of linkage unit and a plurality of first wiring.Processing unit is configured on the motherboard, and linkage unit then is to be used for connecting motherboard and bridge plate.These first wirings are configured in the line layer in the bridge plate, in order to one of them is coupled to another linkage unit with these linkage units.By this, the processing unit to small part can and transmit signals with each other on bridge plate through linkage unit.
Because the present invention can utilize bridge plate to be used as the platform that transmits signal between processing unit mutually, so the thickness of motherboard can be kept necessarily.In addition, because bridge plate only needs to be responsible for providing the platform that transmits signal between processing unit mutually, so size do not need too greatly, and reduces the cost of mainboard hardware effectively.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the system architecture diagram into a kind of Blade Server of multiplied unit.
Fig. 2 illustrates the circuit block diagram into the Blade Server of traditional multiplied unit.
Fig. 3 illustrates and is the circuit block diagram according to a kind of server system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates and is the end view according to the circuit board of a kind of server system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 3 illustrates and is the circuit block diagram according to a kind of server system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 3, the server system 300 that present embodiment provided for example is a Blade Server, comprises mainboard 306, and a plurality of processing unit, for example 308,310,312 and 314.In the present embodiment, mainboard 306 comprises motherboard 302 and bridge plate 304.Wherein, processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 can be configured on the motherboard 302.And on motherboard 302, can also dispose a plurality of sockets (Sockets) 316,318,320 and 322.These sockets 316,318,320 and 322 are to be used for processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 is fixed on the motherboard, and the interface that inputs or outputs as signal.
In addition, in the present embodiment, can also dispose a plurality of rectifiers 324,326,328 and 330 on the motherboard 302.These rectifiers 324,326,328 and 330 can couple processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 respectively, to be used for supplying these processing units 308,310,312 and the required power supply of 314 runnings.In addition, though this area have and know usually that the knowledgeable should be known among Fig. 3 and do not illustrate, yet on motherboard 302, also should have other peripheral circuit module, memory module for example.For processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 can be managed, or these peripheral circuit modules are carried out data access, therefore on motherboard 302, also dispose interface unit 332.By interface unit 332, processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 just can couple the peripheral circuit module on the motherboard 302.In the present embodiment, interface unit 332 is to see through a bus 334 to be coupled to processing unit 308,310,312 and 314.
Fig. 4 illustrates and is the end view according to the circuit board of a kind of server system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please merge with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, on circuit board 306 provided by the present invention, can also dispose a plurality of linkage units 402,404,406 and 408, be used for bridge plate 304 is coupled on the motherboard 302.Can learn from Fig. 3, the position of bridge plate 304 can be above rectifier 324,326,328 and 330 the relative position place.In addition, select among the embodiment at some, server system that present embodiment provides 300 can also comprise a plurality of fin 410,412,414 and 416, can couple processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 respectively.
In the present embodiment, linkage unit 402,404,406 and 408 can couple socket 316,318,320 and 322 respectively.Wherein, motherboard 302 can be a multilayer board, and it has a plurality of line layers.Therefore, socket 316,318,320 and 322 and the wiring 418,420,422 and 424 of linkage unit 402,404,406 and 408 can lay respectively at a wherein line layer in the motherboard 302.By this, processing unit 308,310,312 and 314 just can electrically connect mutually with bridge plate.
In server system 300, each processing unit all needs to couple with other processing unit, therefore just needs corresponding wiring.Yet, since some be routed in may be interlaced with each other on the position, the wiring 428 between for example wiring between the processing unit 308 and 312 426, and processing unit 310 and 314.Therefore, in the present embodiment, these staggered wirings can be configured in the bridge plate 304.Bridge plate 304 also can be a multilayer board, and it also has a plurality of line layers.And these are configured in the wiring in the bridge plate, then couple corresponding linkage unit respectively.For example, wiring 426 couples linkage unit 402 and 406 respectively, connects up 408 then can couple linkage unit 404 and 408.
In addition, in the present embodiment, there is not staggered wiring, for example in the line layer that 430,432,434 and 436 can be configured in motherboard 302.By this, each processing unit just can transmit signals with each other with other processing unit by above-mentioned wiring.
Though in the present embodiment, do not have staggered wiring to be configured in the motherboard, yet the present invention is not as limit.This area has knows that usually the knowledgeable can be according to the situation of reality, and adjusts the position of wiring.In addition, though in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, processing unit is that a straight line is arranged, and knows that usually the knowledgeable also can change the position of processing unit according to the situation of reality yet this area has.
In sum, because in the present invention, staggered wiring takes place can be configured on the bridge plate.Therefore, the present invention can't increase the thickness of motherboard.In addition, the size of bridge plate is limited, therefore can reduce the whole cost of mainboard.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly has the knack of this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. mainboard comprises:
One motherboard;
One bridge plate has the multilayer line layer;
A plurality of linkage units are in order to connect this motherboard and this bridge plate, so that electronic signal can be transmitted between this motherboard and this bridge plate; And
A plurality of first wirings are configured in the line layer in this bridge plate, in order to one of them is coupled to another linkage unit with these linkage units.
2. mainboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this motherboard has the multilayer line layer.
3. mainboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this motherboard is a printed circuit board (PCB).
4. mainboard as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this bridge plate is a printed circuit board (PCB).
5. server system comprises:
One motherboard;
A plurality of processing units are configured on this motherboard; And
One bridge plate, in order to transmission signals, this bridge plate has a plurality of line layers; And
A plurality of linkage units in order to connect this motherboard and this bridge plate, make these processing units wherein can see through these linkage units and transmit signals with each other on this bridge plate to small part; And
A plurality of first wirings are configured in the line layer in this bridge plate, in order to one of them is coupled to another linkage unit with these linkage units.
6. server system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, this motherboard has a plurality of sockets, in order to these processing units are fixed on this motherboard, and the signal that these processing units produced is sent on this motherboard, and each these socket be coupled to these linkage units one of them, deliver on this bridge plate and transmit in order to the signal that processing unit produced of correspondence is seen through corresponding linkage unit, or see through corresponding linkage unit and receive signal by another processing unit transmitted from this bridge plate.
7. server system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this motherboard has a plurality of line layers.
8. server system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of second wirings, is configured in the line layer in this motherboard, in order to one of them is coupled to another socket with these sockets.
9. server system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this motherboard is a printed circuit board (PCB).
10. server system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this bridge plate is a printed circuit board (PCB).
11. server system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of circuit modules, is arranged on this motherboard.
12. server system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, also comprises an interface unit, is configured on this motherboard, in order to these circuit modules are coupled to these processing units.
13. server system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, also comprises a bus, is configured between this interface unit and these processing units.
14. server system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of rectifiers, is configured on this motherboard, and couples these processing units respectively.
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