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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis Craig, Sherwood, OR (US);
James Noble, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/500 ;
Abstract
A microprocessor assembly is located on a daughterboard, which is configured to be physically and electrically coupled to a motherboard. One of the electrical terminals in an electrical connector between the daughterboard/motherboard is coupled to either a ground or a voltage supply V on the daughterboard, depending on the type of microprocessor used. The electrical connector passes either the ground or V signal to a semiconductor device on the motherboard to automatically identify the type of microprocessor on the daughterboard.