Patents Assigned to Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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Patent number: 11632857Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
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Patent number: 11599988Abstract: A target image of a target circuit board and a gold image of a gold circuit board are taken by an image acquisition system. Fiducial points are located on the target image and on the gold image. Perspective transformation is performed on the target image using the fiducial points on the target image for reference and on the gold image using the fiducial points on the gold image for reference. After perspective transformation, an anomalous section of the target image is identified by identifying pixels that have different intensities between the target image and the gold image, the anomalous section being indicative of an unauthorized modification to the target circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Bo-Han Wo, Chun-Yi Lin, Yu-Lung Shih, Kai Cheng Wen, Kevin Wei-Chou Chen, Yu-Jung Liang, Pei Hsiang Yang, Jenn-Chih Chou
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Patent number: 11594832Abstract: The present disclosure is related to electronic devices. At least some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device comprising a circuit board, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector and the second connector are disposed on the circuit board. The first connector is different from the second connector. The second connector is adjacent to the first connector. The first connector is arranged along a reference line in a first direction, and the second connector is adjacent to the reference line in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Hsiao Chung Chen, Tan Hsin Chang, Yueh Ming Liu, Yu Chuan Chang, Hung Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20230027552Abstract: A fluid immersion cooling system includes a fluid tank that contains a layer of a dual-phase coolant fluid and one or more layers of single-phase coolant fluids. The dual-phase and single-phase coolant fluids are immiscible, with the dual-phase coolant fluid having a lower boiling point and higher density than a single-phase coolant fluid. A substrate of an electronic system is submerged in the tank such that high heat-generating components are immersed at least in the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid. Heat from the components is dissipated to the dual-phase coolant fluid to generate vapor bubbles of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The vapor bubbles rise to a layer of a single-phase coolant fluid that is above the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The vapor bubbles condense to droplets of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The droplets fall down into the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Yueh Ming LIU, Yu Hsiang HUANG, Yu Chuan CHANG, Tan Hsin CHANG, Hsiao Chung CHEN, Chia-Wei CHEN, Chih-Ta CHEN, Cheng-Hung LIN, Ming-Te HSU
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Patent number: 11502433Abstract: A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Mau-Lin Chou, John Chen, Manhtien V. Phan
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Patent number: 11445633Abstract: A telecommunication cabinet with anti-theft function includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door, a fan module, and a plurality of coupling parts. The cabinet body includes a cabinet and a telecommunication module. The cabinet door covers the cabinet body and is provided with a snap hole. A bottom side of the cabinet door is provided with an installation opening. The fan module includes multiple fans and an elastic clip, and the elastic clip is provided with a bump. When the fan module is placed into the cabinet door from the installation opening, the bump is positioned in the snap hole. The fan module is coupled to the bottom side of the cabinet door.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Chia-Wei Chen, Tienen Chao
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Publication number: 20220255248Abstract: A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Mau-Lin CHOU, John CHEN, Manhtien V. PHAN
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Publication number: 20220225534Abstract: A telecommunication cabinet with anti-theft function includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door, a fan module, and a plurality of coupling parts. The cabinet body includes a cabinet and a telecommunication module. The cabinet door covers the cabinet body and is provided with a snap hole. A bottom side of the cabinet door is provided with an installation opening. The fan module includes multiple fans and an elastic clip, and the elastic clip is provided with a bump. When the fan module is placed into the cabinet door from the installation opening, the bump is positioned in the snap hole. The fan module is coupled to the bottom side of the cabinet door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Wei CHEN, Tienen CHAO
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Publication number: 20220192040Abstract: A telecommunication cabinet includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door module, and a detachable hinge. The cabinet body includes a cabinet and a telecommunication module disposed in the cabinet. The cabinet door module includes a cabinet door and a function module. The detachable hinge includes a first shaft seat, a second shaft seat and a pivot shaft. The cabinet door module is pivotally rotatable with respect to the cabinet through the pivot shaft inserted to the first shaft seat and the second shaft seat. The cabinet door module is detachably coupled to the cabinet body to facilitate replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Wei CHEN, Tienen CHAO
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Patent number: 11362935Abstract: A computer network includes a server computer having communication ports that are wired to switch ports of two separate network switches. The network switches receive link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) packets from other network devices, and automatically aggregate corresponding switch ports into a port channel aggregation based on the contents of the LLDP packets.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventor: Sahul Hameed Abdul Kader Jailani
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Publication number: 20220183144Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
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Patent number: 11350534Abstract: A telecommunication cabinet includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door module, and a detachable hinge. The cabinet body includes a cabinet and a telecommunication module disposed in the cabinet. The cabinet door module includes a cabinet door and a function module. The detachable hinge includes a first shaft seat, a second shaft seat and a pivot shaft. The cabinet door module is pivotally rotatable with respect to the cabinet through the pivot shaft inserted to the first shaft seat and the second shaft seat. The cabinet door module is detachably coupled to the cabinet body to facilitate replacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Wei Chen, Tienen Chao
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Patent number: 11316904Abstract: A server management switch discovers and identifies its switch ports that are connected to communication ports of baseband management controllers (BMC's) of server computers. The server management switch isolates the identified BMC-connected switch ports such that network traffic on a BMC-connected switch port is restricted to a switch port that has a connection, either directly by a link or over a server management network, to a server management computer. Network traffic on BMC-connected switch ports are monitored and controlled in various ways to further protect the BMC's from security attacks.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventor: Sahul Hameed Abdul Kader Jailani
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Patent number: 11297713Abstract: A circuit board has an electrical circuit and a connector that is attached to the circuit board. The connector has metal contacts. A housing of the connector has an embedded reference metal layer that is disposed under a single-ended metal contact or differential metal contacts. The reference metal layer sets the impedance of the single-ended metal contact or the differential metal contacts.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Manhtien V. Phan, Mau-Lin Chou, Chih-Hao Lee
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Publication number: 20220104384Abstract: A pole mount system has an enclosure, an enclosure mounting assembly, and a clamp system. The enclosure mounting assembly is affixed to the exterior of the enclosure. The clamp system grips the pole. The enclosure mounting assembly and the clamp system have complementary fastening structures to secure the enclosure to the pole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Wei CHEN, Tienen CHAO
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Publication number: 20220084174Abstract: A target image of a target circuit board and a gold image of a gold circuit board are taken by an image acquisition system. Fiducial points are located on the target image and on the gold image. Perspective transformation is performed on the target image using the fiducial points on the target image for reference and on the gold image using the fiducial points on the gold image for reference. After perspective transformation, an anomalous section of the target image is identified by identifying pixels that have different intensities between the target image and the gold image, the anomalous section being indicative of an unauthorized modification to the target circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Bo-Han WO, Chun-Yi LIN, Yu-Lung SHIH, Kai Cheng WEN, Kevin Wei-Chou CHEN, Yu-Jung LIANG, Pei Hsiang YANG, Jenn-Chih CHOU
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Patent number: 11259435Abstract: A system includes a support frame residing within a region conforming to a 3.5-inch form-factor disk drive specification, and a plurality of data storage drives, wherein each data storage drive resides entirely within the region. Each data storage drive conforms to a 2.5-inch form-factor disk drive specification, is mounted on the support frame via at least one external mounting hole that is positioned on a surface of the data storage drive in conformance with the 2.5-inch form-factor disk drive specification, is communicatively coupled to a backplane via an electrical connection device, and the electrical connection device includes a flexible electrical connector that, when coupled to a first end of the data storage drive, does not extend beyond the region, and has a removal tab through which a removal force is exerted to urge the data storage drive away from the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventor: Hsiao-Chung Chen
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Patent number: 11245644Abstract: A computer network includes a server computer having communication ports that are wired to switch ports of two separate network switches. The network switches receive link aggregation control packets from the server computer, and automatically aggregate corresponding switch ports into a single logical port channel based on contents of the control packets.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventor: Sahul Hameed Abdul Kader Jailani
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Publication number: 20220007501Abstract: A circuit board has an edge connector with signal traces. The signal traces are formed on a dielectric layer of the circuit board. A reference trace is formed within the dielectric layer or on another surface of the dielectric layer. Parameters of the reference trace are adjusted to set an impedance of a single-ended signal trace or a differential impedance of two adjacent signal traces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Super Micro Computer, Inc.Inventors: Manhtien V. PHAN, Mau-Lin CHOU, Chih-Hao LEE
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Patent number: 11209990Abstract: An apparatus including a control unit, a memory having computer program code, and N groups of storage units electrically connected to the control unit is disclosed. Each of the N groups of storage units has N storage units, each of the N storage units has N storage regions, wherein N is a positive integer. The memory and the computer program code configured to, with the control unit, cause the apparatus to perform: storing a first data segment into an ith storage region of a first storage unit of a kth group of storage units; storing a fourth data segment into an ith storage region of a first storage it of a (k+1)th group of storage units; storing a fifth data segment into an ith storage region of a second storage unit of the (k+1)th group of storage units; and storing a sixth data segment into an ith storage region of a third storage unit of the (k+1)th group of storage units.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventor: Hung-Ming Chien