Yen Chiu Chang

US Patent:

20150173236, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Dec 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/105558

Inventors:

- Beaverton OR, US
John P. Curtin - Richardson TX, US
Yen W. Chang - Wylie TX, US
William Kelly - Mesquite TX, US
Brian Haarberg - Richardson TX, US
Daniel Gray - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

Tektronix, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

H05K 7/18
H05K 1/03
H05K 7/14

Abstract:

A system compatible for use with ATCA includes a chassis comprising a first and a second plurality of slots for receiving circuit boards. The chassis further includes a midplane having a front surface and a back surface. The midplane extends between the first plurality of slots and the second plurality of slots. The midplane has a first plurality of connectors affixed to the front surface and has a second plurality of connectors affixed to the back surface. Each connector is arranged to accept a circuit board. The midplane forms an interconnection scheme such that one of the first plurality of slots is directly connected to one of the second plurality of slots. The one of the first plurality of slots and the one of the second plurality of slots extend in opposite directions from their respective connections on the midplane.