Controlnet, Inc.

Larry W Haugen

Vinod K Bhardwaj

An integrated module incorporates not only a cable socket, but also a chip carrier for an integrated circuit and a daughter card for discrete components. The module can be mounted on any printed circuit board, within a switch, router, hub or other network device. A network socket, one or more integrated circuits and all discrete components (resistors, capacitors, coil, etc.) are contained within the module. The functionality of a transceiver and a media access controller are split into a digital portion and an analog portion. Each of the digital and analog functionality is implemented on a separate integrated circuit and both integrated circuits are placed next to one another in the chip carrier within the integrated module. Shielding around the socket is extended to surround the entire integrated module. The metal shielding extends underneath the integrated module and contacts the copper base of the chip carrier to serve as a heat sink. Any number of integrated modules are ganged together and a single electromagnetic shield placed around all of the integrated modules. A light pipe is used in conjunction with the socket instead of traditional light-emitting diodes. A chip carrier by itself has pins bent both downward to interface to a particular device such as computer board, network switch, hub, router, etc., and pins bent upward to attach to an above daughter card. A chip carrier also contains one or more integrated circuits and a daughter card mounted on top of the chip carrier.

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Lincoln City, OR, United States of America

Larry W Haugen