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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey J Cronin, Blain, MN (US);
Travis J Schaff, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ; H05K / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710100 ; 710101 ; 361688 ; 361737 ;
Abstract
Reversing the orientation of the processors in a dual-processor arrangement enables the overall length of the host bus to be reduced. In addition, less board layers may be required because the number of data and address/control bus crossovers is also reduced. Furthermore, the heat-dissipation surfaces of the processors may be aligned to face one another thereby forming a channel. This makes it more efficient to cool the processors because heat may be drawn away from each processor with a common fluid stream that can be propelled through the channel with a single fluid propeller.