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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Jean-françois Dubé, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arthur M. Lawson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Timothy M. Beyers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald A. Blackwell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jean-François Dubé, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arthur M. Lawson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Timothy M. Beyers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald A. Blackwell, Saratoga, CA (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an adapter for enabling a host device having an electrical connector compatible with a first protocol that is not connectable with a connector assembly associated with a second protocol to be usable with the second protocol. The adapter includes a printed circuit board having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first interface formed to removably connect with an electrical connector associated with a first protocol. The second end includes a second interface formed to removably connect with a connector assembly associated with the second protocol. A method of making the adapter includes configuring the first interface on the printed circuit board and integrating the second interface with the printed circuit board. One embodiment includes an adapter for enabling a host device with SFP electrical connectors to be usable with an SAS/SATA protocol.