Patent ID: 7540743

Claim:
A memory module socket disposed on a principal surface of a mainboard, and adapted to mechanically receive and electrically connect a memory module with a mainboard, the memory module socket comprising: a first unit socket having a plurality of first socket pins adapted to electrically connect a first connector disposed on an edge of the memory module; and a second unit socket having a plurality of second socket pins adapted to electrically connect to a second connector disposed on the memory module orthogonal to the first connector, wherein the memory module as installed in the memory module socket is parallel to the principal surface of the mainboard, the plurality of first socket pins has a linear layout arrangement of side-by-side pins and the plurality of second socket pins has a complex arrangement of pins, and the complex arrangement of pins comprises a staggered or zigzag arrangement of pins, wherein the first connector of the memory module is laterally inserted into the first unit socket and then the memory module is pivoted to electrically connect the second connector with the second unit socket.