Patent ID: 8854833
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) dual-in-line memory module (DIMM) comprising: a circuit board; a control chip arranged on the circuit board; a plurality of storage chips arranged on the circuit board and connected to the control chip; a first extending board extending from a first end of the circuit board, a first edge connector arranged on the first extending board, to be connected to a storage device interface of a motherboard, wherein the first edge connector comprising a pair of signal input pins, a pair of signal output pins, and three first ground pins, the signal input pins and the signal output pins are connected to the control chip; a second extending board extending from the first end of the circuit board, a space defined between the first and the second extending boards, a bottom edge of the second extending board being in alignment with a bottom edge of the circuit board, a second edge connector arranged on the bottom edges of the second extending board and the circuit board, to be inserted into a first type of expansion slot of the motherboard, wherein the second edge connector comprises a plurality of second power pins connected to the control chip and the storage chips, and a plurality of second ground pins; and a third edge connector arranged on a top edge of the circuit board opposite to the bottom edge, to be inserted into a second type of expansion slot of the motherboard, wherein the third edge connector comprises a plurality of third power pins connected to the control chip and the storage chips, and a plurality of third ground pins.