Intergrated processor substrate protective enclosure for use in desktop PC systems

摘要

An electronic cartridge which includes a cover. The cover is coupled to a substrate which has an integrated circuit package. A portion of the cover extends over and is spaced from a plurality of conductive pads located along an edge of the substrate. The conductive pads can be inserted into a card edge electrical connector that is mounted to a motherboard. The cover of the present invention protects the conductive pads while allowing the substrate to be plugged into a card edge connector.