What Does Daughterboard Mean?
A daughterboard is type of circuit board that plugs in or is attached to the motherboard or similar expansion card to extend its features and services. A daughterboard complements the existing functionality of a motherboard or an expansion card.
A daughterboard is also known as daughter card, piggyback board, riser card or mezzanine board.
Techopedia Explains Daughterboard
A daughterboard is connected directly to the motherboard. Unlike expansion cards, which connect with the motherboard using bus and other serial interfaces, daughterboards are usually directly embedded through soldering. Like a motherboard, a daughterboard has sockets, pins, plugs and connectors to be attached to other boards. Typically, daughterboards are released as a post-launch update to a motherboard or expansion card. For example, a MIDI daughterboard is used to add on the functionality of the sound card.
