Patent ID: 6746257
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An enhanced memory module assembly comprising:a memory module including a substrate with a plurality of conductive traces arranged in an edge thereof; a first connector detachably and electrically assembled to said edge of said substrate and including a first housing defining a plurality of terminal cells with a plurality of first terminals assembled therein, each first terminal including a first end resiliently abutting against a corresponding conductive trace and a second end, said first housing including a pair of towers and a pair of reinforced pillars having different heights located at opposite ends thereof, each of said towers and said reinforced pillars defining a slot for retaining said substrate; and a second connector electrically connected to said first connector and including a second housing,_a plurality of second terminals corresponding to said first terminals being assembled in said second housing, said first and second terminals being electrically connected when said first and second connectors are mated.