Patent ID: 9671836
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A memory system comprising: a housing with a front side, a left side, a back side and a right side, two or more c-shell units positioned horizontal and adjacent each other on a right side of the memory system, wherein each c-shell unit is comprised of at least two sled-less memory bays and the at least two sled-less memory bays are positioned vertically relative to each other, and wherein each of the at least two sled-less memory bays is adapted to receive a memory device; two or more c-shell units positioned horizontal and adjacent each other on a left side of the memory system, wherein each c-shell unit is comprised of at least two sled-less memory bays and the at least two sled-less memory bays are positioned vertically relative to each other, and wherein each of the at least two sled-less memory bays is adapted to receive a memory device; a single printed circuit board (PCB) for each c-shell unit, wherein the PCBs are vertically mounted to a corresponding c-shell unit; and a control logic configured to control access to and from the memory devices for storing data to the memory devices and retrieving data from the memory devices, wherein each PCB comprises traces to route signals between the control logic and the memory devices.