Super Micro Computer Patent Grants

Server capable of accessing and rotating storage devices accommodated therein

Granted: May 18, 2021
Patent Number: 11013137
A server capable of rotating and accessing storage devices accommodated therein includes a server chassis, a motherboard, a power supply module, two racks, and a system cooling module. The server chassis includes two side plates and an accommodating space between the two side plates. The power supply module is disposed in the accommodating space and arranged corresponding to the motherboard. The racks are arranged parallel to each other and detachably connected to the server chassis. A…

Device and method for testing a computer system

Granted: May 18, 2021
Patent Number: 11009547
A computer system includes a circuit board, one or more electronic components and a board management controller (BMC). The electronic components are disposed on the circuit board. The BMC is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the one or more electronic components. The BMC is configured to enable/initiate a boundary scan test for the one or more electronic component.

Tool-less storage device adaptor tray with slider mechanism

Granted: March 23, 2021
Patent Number: 10957361
A storage device tray has a form factor designed to support a larger storage device, and is configured to secure a small storage device, thereby acting as an adapter between storage device sizes. The storage device tray includes a sliding mechanism configured with pegs that may couple to screw holes in the storage device. The sliding mechanism also exerts a force against the storage device to secure that storage device, and may be locked to further secure that storage device. At least…

Setting the impedance of signal traces of a circuit board using a reference trace

Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number: 10849220
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.

Accommodating structure of data storage unit and accommodating assembly thereof mounted on server

Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number: 10847188
An accommodating structure of data storage unit includes a carrier case formed by integrated injection molding. The carrier case is a plastic piece comprising a housing, a pair of elastic arms connected with the housing and a push block connected with the elastic arms. The housing has a receiving space, and the push block has a tab at a side away from the receiving space. Moreover, the present invention further provides an accommodating assembly of data storage unit. The components of…

Server apparatus with horizontal push-pull operating structure

Granted: November 3, 2020
Patent Number: 10827641
A server apparatus with a horizontal push-pull operating structure includes a chassis having a base plate and chassis plates with guiding slots; a carrying tray on the base plate and inserted into the chassis plates, the carrying tray having carrying board and side boards having sliding slots formed corresponding to the guiding slots; and an operating structure having a moving arm with a gear rack thereon and a gear sector clamped between the moving arm and the side board and having an…

Air guide cover

Granted: September 22, 2020
Patent Number: 10785888
An air guide cover fixed on a motherboard having slot connectors and main coolers. The air guide cover includes an air guide body and a clip assembly. The air guide body covers the slot connectors correspondingly. The clip assembly has a first U-clip and a second U-clip, both of which connected to the air guide body. The first U-clip and the second U-clip are individually snapped and fixed to the clips of the slot connectors and the fixtures of the main coolers, respectively. In this…

Adaptable storage bay for solid state drives

Granted: September 22, 2020
Patent Number: 10782747
A solid state drive (SSD) storage bay includes storage trays and connector cards. A storage tray has a an interposer and an SSD module. A connector of the interposer is connected to a connector of the SSD module, and another connector of the interposer is connected to a connector of a connector card. The connector card includes terminals that connect to a bus of a computer system. The interposer includes wirings that allow electrical signals to propagate between the two connectors of the…

Data storage device for server

Granted: July 7, 2020
Patent Number: 10706894
A data storage device includes a tray, a circuit board module and two storage units. The tray has a carrying space. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, a pair of adapter slots and a connection slot. The pair of adapter slots are disposed with an interval at one side of the tray, and the storage units are arranged side by side in the carrying space. Each storage unit includes a carrying box and a storage component. The carrying box is pivoted with a handle, and two sides of…

Switch circuit and method of operating the same

Granted: June 23, 2020
Patent Number: 10693458
A switch circuit includes a first conductive terminal configured to receive a first signal from a first pin of a connector, a second conductive terminal configured to receive a second signal from a second pin of the connector, a third conductive terminal electrically connected to a third pin of the connector, and a fourth conductive terminal electrically connected to a fourth pin of the connector. The third conductive terminal outputs a first power signal of a first voltage level to the…

Hard drive module and hard drive removable enclosure thereof

Granted: May 26, 2020
Patent Number: 10665269
A hard drive module includes a hard drive and a hard drive removable enclosure. The hard drive includes a bottom surface having a first securement hole formed to indent inward thereon and a lateral surface having a second securement hole formed to indent inward thereon. The second securement hole is fluidly connected to the first securement hole. The bottom surface of the hard drive is received on a carrier plate. A primary positioning pin penetrates into the first securement hole from…

Supporting and positioning structures of server chassis

Granted: February 25, 2020
Patent Number: 10575431
A supporting and positioning structure of server chassis including a metal plate combined with the chassis. A supporting body is combined at a lateral side of the mounting plate facing the server rack and includes a base and a pair of supporting plates. The base is fixed on the mounting plate, and the pair of supporting plates are arranged in parallel and at an interval so that a slot is formed therebetween. Moreover, a roller is rotatably disposed in the slot so that the chassis of the…

Server rack with ultra-long chassis

Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number: 10568230
A structure includes a server rack, one pair of rails and one chassis. The server rack includes supporting columns spaced apart. The rails are disposed at opposite sides of the server rack. The chassis is slidably coupled between the pair of rails; the chassis includes a bottom plate, a pair of first side plates and second side plates. The bottom plate, the first side plates and second side plates are enclosed to form an accommodating space; the first side plates are disposed at opposite…

Server structure

Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number: 10568229
A server structure having a tray, a mother board, a computing device, a computing device, a plurality of slot connectors and an air shroud is provided. The mother board is stacked on the tray, and a top surface of the mother board is exposed. The computing device is arranged on the top surface of the mother board and electrically connected to the mother board. The slot connectors are arranged on the top surface of the mother board and arranged in parallel and at intervals, and the slot…

Method and system for powering multiple computer platforms in symmetric configuration

Granted: February 11, 2020
Patent Number: 10558252
Techniques pertaining to powering multiple platforms with a minimum impact on air passage in a predefined environment are disclosed. Instead of connecting each of the platforms in a chassis to a power supply therein, embodiments of the present invention uses what is referred to as cascading powering to power all platforms within minimum cable delivery. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a motherboard is disposed between two power supply units that are used to power the…

Winds shroud and server using the same

Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number: 10555441
A wind shroud and a server using the wind shroud is provided. The wind shroud includes a cover and an arc air guide rib. The cover includes an air guide plate, two baffles connected to the air guide plate, two openings, and an air guide passage communicating between the two openings. The arc air guide rib is connected to an inner surface of the air guide plate. Two ends of the arc air guide rib are connected to respective inner surfaces of the two baffles. A length of each baffle is…

Hot swapping technique for expansion cards

Granted: January 14, 2020
Patent Number: 10534409
One embodiment of the present disclosure set forth a system for hot swapping an expansion card. The system includes a fastener mechanism for coupling an expansion card to a motherboard. The system further includes a switch for controlling voltage supply to the expansion card. When the fastener mechanism is in an activated state, the fastener mechanism secures the expansion card to the motherboard and the switch causes voltage to be supplied to the expansion card. When the fastener…

Server structure having detachable carrier

Granted: November 5, 2019
Patent Number: 10470330
A server structure includes a tray, a carrier and a releasing knob. The tray has an internal bottom surface, and a latch and a stopping arm are arranged thereon. The latch protrudes in the tray and parallel with the internal bottom surface. The stopping arm extends along the internal bottom surface and a stopping portion is defined thereon. The stopping portion protrudes from the internal bottom surface. The carrier for accommodating a hard disk drive is accommodated in the tray. A…

Globally distributed virtual cache for worldwide real-time data access

Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number: 10462249
A globally distributed virtual cache is configured to provide storage resources for users around the globe. A user of the virtual cache uses a computing device to access data that is stored in storage centers included within the virtual cache. Those storage centers may be surface-based, atmosphere-based, or space-based. When the user accesses the same data repeatedly, the virtual cache migrates that data to a storage center that is closer to the user, thereby reducing latencies…

Composite cable assembly and server having the same

Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number: 10462928
A composite cable assembly includes flat cables, a cable unit and fastening units. Each flat cable includes conductor assemblies and a shielding layer covering the conductor assemblies. The cable unit includes transmission lines. The transmission lines are arranged horizontally and in contact with the shielding layer of the flat cable closest to the transmission lines. The cable unit contacts the flat cable closest to the cable unit, the cable unit and each flat cable are together bent…